Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of Mars
Japanese scientists will launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
Two killed in Ivory Coast election violence
At least two people were killed in ethnic clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara’s controversial announcement he would run for a third term, a hospital source and local residents said Sunday. Young opposition supporters on Saturday took to the streets to voice loud and violent protest in several major cities, especially the southern […]
Tens of thousands in Belarus protest President’s 6th term re-election
Demonstrators massed in central Minsk on Sunday after opposition leaders called for a huge rally to demand the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the latest in a wave of protests against his disputed re-election. The authoritarian leader dispatched his notorious riot police to disperse spontaneous rallies that erupted after he claimed a sixth presidential […]
COVID-19: Ghana teachers welcome ‘one hot meal initiative’ but prefer cash
By Rasheed Sobowale Nigeria’s neighbour, Ghana, is mulling the introduction of “one hot meal initiative” for students and teachers, ahead of its preparation for the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, stated this in his fifteenth (15th) address on measures to contain COVID-19 in the country. The teachers in […]
Can Trump thread the electoral college needle again? It’ll be tough
Donald Trump loves recounting how everyone told him he wouldn’t win in 2016, but he now has his work cut out to prove the doubters wrong a second time on November 3.
Trump’s sister calls him ‘cruel’, ‘liar’ on secret recordings ― Report
Donald Trump’s older sister described the United States (US) president as cruel and a liar whose lack of principles meant he could not be trusted, according to secretly made recordings published Saturday. It was the latest unflattering insider account to target the president, only instead of a jilted aide or business associate, it was from […]
