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Sydney court grants squatter ownership of $1.8m house

A squatter, Bill Gertos was in the process of adding at least $1 million to his name if he could find a buyer for his 3-bedroom residential property in Sydney, New South Wales. Gertos, a property and tax agent got the house for nothing. According to reports, he was in search for property in the […]

Germany’s unemployment rate rises to 5 per cent

Germany’s unemployment rate rose more than expected in October, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a manufacturing crisis in Europe’s largest economy is spilling over to the labour market. Data from the Federal Labour Office showed the number of people out of work increased by 6,000 to 2.287 million in seasonally adjusted terms. That compared […]

More witnesses to testify against Trump, as House prepares impeachment rules

Two U.S. State Department officials will testify before House of Representatives investigators in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday while lawmakers prepare to weigh rules formalizing the impeachment process ahead. Ukraine specialists Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson are set to appear before  House committees a day after a senior White House official […]

Police find 12 migrants alive in refrigerated truck in Belgium

Belgian police found 12 migrants alive in a refrigerated truck at a motorway parking area in northern Belgium on Wednesday after the driver alerted authorities, a federal police spokeswoman said. ALSO READ: Vietnam says trying to speed up identification of UK truck dead The driver, who was transporting fruit and vegetables, called the police who found […]

Teenage climate activist, Thunberg turns down award

16-year-old climate activist, Greta Thunberg turned down an environmental award and £40,000 (N18.6 million) in prize money by the Nordic Council. The Swedish campaigner revealed this in an Instagram post while appreciating the acknowledgement of the Council. Revealing why she turned down the award, the teenager said: “What we need is for our politicians and […]

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