Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to protein pioneers Baker, Hassabis and Jumper
Reuters STOCKHOLM – U.S. Scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work on decoding the structure of…
Many soldiers feared dead in Nigeria’s southeastern Imo State as gunmen attack army camp
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Gunmen in Nigeria’s southeastern Imo State have reportedly attacked an army camp in Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area, leaving many soldiers dead, local news outlets reported on Wednesday. In…
Kenya’s senate to consider impeachment of deputy president
Reuters NAIROBI – Kenya’s senate will next week debate whether to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the senate speaker said on Wednesday, after the national assembly voted to impeach Gachagua.…
Nigerian senior military officer detained in Abuja for allegedly stealing rice palliatives and selling military equipments including generator sets and operational vehicles
Opeyemi Olamilekan A Nigerian military commander, Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq of 3 Brigade Kano State has been reportedly detained in a military police guardroom in the capital Abuja for allegedly…
Pyongyang to ‘permanently’ shut border with South Korea
AFP North Korea’s army said on Wednesday it was moving to “permanently shut off and block the southern border” with the South and had informed the US military to prevent…
North Korea’s Kim calls Putin “closest comrade” in birthday message, says “Pyongyang will always stand by Moscow”
Agency Report North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toasted his “closest comrade” Vladimir Putin on Monday in a birthday message that claimed the countries’ deepening military alliance would make them “invincible”.…
Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X, ending standoff over disinformation
AFP Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk’s social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month…
Cameroon says President Biya is well despite long absence
Martins Olasehinde Cameroon has assured that its nonagenarian President is well, following his long absence from the central African country. “The President is in good health and will be back…
Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing
Reuters MEXICO CITY – The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero, traveled alone to an out-of-town meeting before he was killed, Mexico’s security minister said…
Sparks fly as Orban berates EU ‘elites’ in parliament trip
AFP Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban sent sparks flying at the European Parliament Tuesday as he told the EU to change tack or face “defeat” in Ukraine, and promised to pop…