Celebration of world Environment Day In a ceremony presided over by David Ongare, Director of Environmental Compliance, on behalf of the Director General Mamo B. Mamo exceptional students were honored for their unwavering commitment, hard work, and strong advocacy for environmental awareness. The event, held at the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, also known […]
Continue ReadingFormer US president Donald Trump In an electoral system in which money is the ultimate kingmaker, Donald Trump has been courting the country’s billionaires — and they have their checkbooks ready. The ability of the 77-year-old presumptive Republican presidential nominee to raise money from average Americans is unchallenged, and his historic criminal conviction in […]
Continue ReadingBy AFPMore by this Author Colombo, Police on Monday said they had found 87 bomb detonators at a Colombo bus station, a day after a string of attacks on churches and hotels that killed nearly 300 people. A statement said police found the detonators at the Bastian Mawatha Private bus stand, 12 of them scattered […]
Continue ReadingBy AFPMore by this Author COLOMBO, A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing more than 160 people, including dozens of foreigners. But the BBC in their latest update said at least 2017 people have been killed. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the […]
Continue ReadingBy AMOS NGAIRAMore by this Author With uncertainty still persisting on the burial date of legendary Congolese musician Lutumba Simaro in Kinshasa, some Kenyans who had hinted that they would travel to DR Congo for the funeral have had to put their plans on hold. Initial reports had indicated that a State funeral for the […]
Continue ReadingBy AFPMore by this Author JUBA South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Saturday urged opposition leader Riek Machar to return home “urgently” to help form a government of national unity. A failure by the former vice president to do so would destroy any hope for peace in the war-torn country, he said. “Even now, it’s […]
Continue ReadingBy DAILY MONITORMore by this Author Wegnew Dessie is a middle-aged man of Ethiopian origin, who lives in South Africa. When we meet for interview, he greets us with a smile and does not seem bothered by life. DEPRESSED He speaks softly. But this is before he tells his story. He studied medicine, but did […]
Continue ReadingDarij Krajcic, a Member of Parliament for the Marjan Sarec List (LMS) party and a senior partner in the ruling coalition resigned on Thursday for stealing a sandwich from a supermarket. He told local media he was annoyed at being “treated like air” and decided to test the supermarket’s security by walking out. “I must have stood some […]
Continue ReadingBy David Mercer, news reporter A gunman who killed five people and wounded several police officers at a warehouse near Chicago opened fire as he was being fired by the company, authorities say. Police named the killer as 45-year-old Gary Martin, who had worked at the Henry Pratt manufacturing company in Aurora, Illinois for 15 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday. “Proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible,” commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu said, citing logistical issues. He said the difficult decision […]
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