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About 161,000 people have protested across France on Saturday in objection to new regulations introduced by the country’s authorities to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Franceinfo television channel reported that some 11,000 people demonstrated in Paris. There were scuffles on the edges of the protest in Paris near the Champs-Elysees, which […]

Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said Monday. Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge, which bring respite from […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday reshuffled his government for the first time since the left-wing coalition came to power in January 2020. Sanchez said it represented “a generational renewal” because the mean age of the ministers was now 50 instead of 55. And women now make up 63 […]

At least 27 people died in two road accidents in Algeria overnight, including when a bus smashed into a truck, local media reported Saturday. In one crash on Friday night, a bus and truck collided on a road connecting Constantine to the Mediterranean port of Jijel in the northeast of […]

Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, was found guilty of contempt of court on Tuesday, and sentenced to 15 months in jail. South Africa’s Constitutional Court gave the sentence after Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in February. Thereafter, the inquiry’s […]

Eighteen Al-Shabab militants were executed on Sunday in Galkayo town of Mudug, the Puntland State of Somalia, after being sentenced to death earlier by the court.NAN reports. The Chairperson of Puntland state court, Mohamud Abdi Mohamed, said that the court proceedings followed through different stages before the execution. “Puntland State […]

Lebanon witnessed a night of protests and riots against worsening living conditions, which left several protesters and 10 soldiers injured. By early today, Lebanese troops were deployed in the northern city of Tripoli to secure state institutions. Sporadic protests were reported throughout Lebanon on Saturday as the country’s 20-month economic […]

A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s Confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the […]

At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured when a fire broke out at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to the local government.AFP reports. Local media reported that most of the victims were boarding pupils aged between seven and 16. […]

The Boko Haram insurgency has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five, mostly from disease and hunger, the UN warned Thursday. Previous data showed that Boko Haram militants, who launched an insurgency in 2009 that has since spread to neighbouring countries, have killed more than 40,000 people and […]