PRIME MINISTER, Abdalla Hamdok, of Sudan has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power…
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Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty in Epstein sex trafficking trial
SOCIALITE, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been convicted for her role in the sexual abuse and grooming of young girls by the American financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a court in lower Manhattan,…
Desmond Tutu: South Africa anti-apartheid hero dies aged 90
ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of…
Europeans reimpose restrictions as omicron sweeps continent
LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, triggering calls for protests from…
RwandaAir suspends flights to southern Africa
By ZBC Reporter RWANDA has made an official decision to suspend flights to Southern Africa due to travel bans imposed by some western countries in the wake of the Covid-19…
US boss fires 900 employees over Zoom
A United States boss of a firm has made headlines for firing around 900 of his staff on a Zoom call. “If you’re on this call you’re part of the…
Edward Shames, the last remaining member of World War II’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ dies at 99
US Colonel Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army has died aged 99. Shames “passed away peacefully at…
Barbados hails Rihanna ‘national hero’
RIHANNA has been declared a national hero of Barbados, as the country celebrates its transition to an independent republic. “May you continue to shine like a diamond,” the country’s prime…
US places new restrictions amid Omicron variant spread
US President, Joe Biden, has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast. From next week, international…
Barbados becomes a new republic
BARBADOS has officially become a new Republic, after removing Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn…