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Eight-year-old Inbar likes to cool off in her small backyard pool in Israel with her favourite swimming buddy – her pet python. The 11-foot yellow serpent, named Belle, is one of her family’s many pets, living happily together on an animal sanctuary in an agricultural community in southern Israel. She …

At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise further as many people are missing. Several houses were washed away and …

France is to end subsidised Covid testing from mid-October in a bid to encourage the country’s vaccination drive. However people who have already been vaccinated will still be allowed to get tested free of charge. From 15 October, the date on which Covid-19 screening tests will no longer be systematically …

Users of social media platform, Facebook have their accounts shut out across the world in what is described as a ‘crash’ Subsequently, many users of the messaging platforms, Whatsapp and Instagram have also been experiencing these glitches. The glitch which occurred on October 4, 2021 has left many users in …

A BOEING 747’s engine burst into flames in dramatic scenes after an apparent botched landing at East Midlands Airport last night. No one is believed to have been injured on the jumbo-jet cargo carrier, which arrived from Leipzig in Germany and lit up the evening sky with orange flames. The …

Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Eleven accusers – nine women and two men – took the stand over the searing six-week trial to describe sexual humiliation and violence at his …

President Akufo-Addo is in the United States of America for the 76th UN General Assembly Some Ghanaians welcomed the president Whiles some praised his government, others also criticized his government But for the location and faces of white security officers, one would have concluded it was just some Ghanaian groups …

The Vice-president of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has stated that Ghana’s 2020 polls that saw the re-election of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was free and fair. Vice-president Harris made this known on Thursday, 23 September 2021, when she held bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo at the …

The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. A statement from the Islamist group saying secondary classes would resume made no mention of girls or women. One Afghan schoolgirl told the BBC she was devastated. “Everything …

The US and UK are facing growing international criticism over a new security pact signed with Australia. The deal – seen as an effort to counter China – will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. But the move angered France, which said it …