Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off Nigeria

reuters-en Sunday, January 24, 2021 3:07:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual. One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the.......

Matt Hancock reveals 77 cases of South Africa coronavirus variant found in UK Mirror

msn-uk Sunday, January 24, 2021 3:49:00 PM EAT | info [other]

At least 77 cases of the South African variant of the coronavirus have been found in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. But the cases are all linked to travellers arriving in the UK, rather than community transmission, Matt Hancock added. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr cases were under.......

Give five more years to BJP, will make Assam flood-free: Amit Shah

dnaindia Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:38:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Asserting that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government has made Assam free from bullets and agitations, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged people to give five more years to make the state free from flood too. While addressing 'Vijay Sankalp Samaroh' rally in poll-bound Assam's.......

Covid: New Zealand reports first case in the community in months

yahoo-au Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:44:00 PM EAT | info [other]

New Zealand has been praised for its handling of the pandemic. New Zealand has reported its first case of Covid-19 outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months. Health officials said a 56-year-old woman who had recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing a compulsory two-week period of managed isolation....

Suspected jihadists kill three Mali soldiers: military

guardian-ng Sunday, January 24, 2021 5:15:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Soldiers carry flag-draped coffins of the comrades, that the army said were killed. REUTERS/Matthieu Rosier Twin attacks on the army in central Mali overnight killed three soldiers while five of the alleged attackers were also left dead, security sources said Sunday....

Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge

wsoctv Sunday, January 24, 2021 5:30:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a government minister of Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba who died of COVID-19, at the Heroes Acre in Harare, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa who presided over the burial called the pandemic "evil" and urged people to wear masks, practice social.......

Council chairman, nephew killed by gunmen in Taraba

dailytrust Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:28:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Police in Jalingo, Taraba state have confirmed the killing of the Chairman of Ardo-kola local government area, Hon. Salihu Dovo and his nephew, Timothy Aminu by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The spokesman of the command, DSP David Misal has however revealed that three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident....

W. Sahara rebels launch attack, warn Morocco of escalation

modernghana Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:54:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco over the disputed territory of Western Sahara on Sunday vowed a military escalation, hours after launching an overnight attack. The Polisario Front said they had bombarded the Morocco-controlled area of Guerguerat, a crossing point between Western Sahara and Mauritania in a UN-patrolled buffer zone....

Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu's passing

eyewitness-news Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:51:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu’s passing. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church during his official funeral in his hometown of Emalahleni. JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said it was unbearable that.......