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The Egyptian authorities have repatriated 13 artefacts that were illegally taken out of the country and found in the United Kingdom and Germany, the North African nation’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. The return of the items was the result of co-ordinated efforts by the Ministry of Tourism, theContinue Reading

  At least 68 migrants from the Horn of Africa, mostly from Ethiopia, died in a boat wreck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, BBC reported, citing the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The incident occurred on 3 August. The boat was carrying 157 people. Sixty-eightContinue Reading

By – Lawal Sale One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, generating tsunamis of up to four meters (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. The magnitude 8.8 quake struck at 8:24 a.m. off Petropavlovsk in theContinue Reading

Nigerian poet and activist Maryam Bukar has been officially appointed as a UN global peace advocate, according to the organisation’s website. Bukar will support the advancement of the “Women, Peace and Security” and “Youth, Peace and Security” agendas through poetry, public speaking and digital platforms. “Her commitment to the causeContinue Reading