One million flock to Pope’s Congo Mass on day of peace and forgiveness
Francis also condemned the plundering of Africa’s natural wealth by foreign powers.
Month: February 2023
Couple ‘leave their baby at airport check-in’ and try to board Ryanair flight after ‘refusing to buy ticket for tot’
A COUPLE left their baby at an airport check-in and tried to board a Ryanair flight after refusing to buy a ticket for the tot, police said.
The parents who were Belgian passport holders were arrested by cops after they left their son at the check-i…
Dances With Wolves star arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting young girls
A star of the Oscar-winning film Dances With Wolves has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting young indigenous girls in the US.
Stormy Daniels mocks Trump’s grammar in Truth Social post and says he accidentally confirmed her story
Daniels mocks one-time president for using wrong grammar in Truth Social post
Constant shelling forces Bakhmut residents underground as Russia bombards eastern Ukraine
After 11 months of the war, the fighting remains intense on the eastern front of Ukraine and particularly in Bakhmut.
German beer sales up in 2022 after COVID pushed them down
Official figures show that German beer sales rose in 2022 after COVID-19 restrictions weighed on brewers in the previous two years.
Turkish base northern in Iraq comes under rocket attacks
Unidentified attackers fired eight rockets at a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the Counter-Terrorism Group, a security organisation in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, has announced.
Pope Francis, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence
Francis began the second day of his visit to the continent with a direct appeal to the warring groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo to put down their weapons and forgive one another.
Disruption across UK as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks – as it happened
UK public warned of ‘significant disruption’ from strikes involving teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train driversKevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, speaking from a teachers’ picket line in Warwick,…
How Rabiu Kwankwaso became wildcard in Nigerian presidential race
Nigeria’s forthcoming presidential election is a departure from the traditional two-man race. Can Rabiu Kwankwaso win?