First case of latest mpox variant detected in UK: health authority
An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Wednesday. The…
Oil hovers at one-month low with supply drivers back in focus
Oil prices held at more than one-month lows, after sliding in the previous two sessions, as markets weighed a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and rising OPEC+ crude supplies…
Regional government will not allow the Yoruba voice in the United Nations
By Adigun Makanjuola Regional government will not allow the Yoruba voice in the United Nations. It will not allow us have our ambassadors and high commissioners in common wealths countries.…
Only Yoruba sovereignty is the authentic solution for the Yoruba people
By Adigun Makanjuola If any Yoruba person, whatever is their status in Nigeria , is telling you that they are working on a regional structure for the Yoruba people within…
US announces visa restriction policy for Ghana
WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday announced a visa restriction policy for individuals Washington deems responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana, ahead of the December presidential and parliamentary elections…
Spanish PM in India seeking to bolster trade ties
NEW DELHI, India – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was welcomed to India Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade alongside counterpart Narendra Modi, as Madrid seeks to boost investment in…
Greenhouse gases hit new record highs in 2023: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the United Nations warned Monday. Levels of the three…
UN chief ‘shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction’ in north Gaza
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza, where Israeli forces are carrying out attacks they say aim…
Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace Owens
Australia has rejected far-right provocateur Candace Owens’ visa application ahead of a planned national speaking tour, with the immigration minister, Tony Burke, saying she had the “capacity to incite discord”.…
Situation in northern Gaza ‘catastrophic’, says WHO chief
GENEVA – The World Health Organisation chief warned on Oct 26 of a disastrous situation in the north of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, with “intensive military operations unfolding around and…