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Barbados Says Goodbye to Queen, Transforms into Republic

AP/ Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past…

3 years ago

Uganda Risks Losing Only International Airport over Chinese Loan

Agency Report/ On Tuesday, 17 November 2015, the Uganda government signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank)…

3 years ago

Spanish Watchdog Chides Ex-Barcelona Star, Iniesta, for Promoting Crypto on Social Media

Femi Ashekun/ Spain's National Securities Market Commission has said athletes and influencers have "responsibility" to remind followers of crypto risks,…

3 years ago

3 White Men Convicted of Murder in Killing of Unarmed Black Man, Ahmaud Arbery

Russ Bynum (AP)/ Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was…

3 years ago

Joy Turns to Horror as SUV Speeds into Christmas Parade, Killing 5, Injuring 40

AP/ A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an…

3 years ago

Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills 91, Injures over 100

Ninety-one people were killed and over 100 wounded in the capital of Sierra Leone yesterday when a fuel tanker exploded…

3 years ago

Protesters in Sudan Burn Tyres, Block Roads Day after Coup

Samy Magdy (AP)/ Pro-democracy protesters blocked roads in Sudan’s capital with makeshift barricades and burning tires Tuesday, a day after the…

3 years ago

Japan’s Princess Mako Marries Commoner, Loses Royal Status, $1.23M Entitlement

Femi Ashekun/ Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations today, AP reports. She said their marriage…

3 years ago

US Derivatives Regulator Approves $200M Record Payment to a Whistleblower

Femi Ashekun/ The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (GFTC) has awarded almost $200 million to a former Deutsche Bank employee who…

3 years ago

Former US Secretary of State, Collin Powell, Dies of COVID-19 Complications

Pat Stevens/ The first Black US secretary of state, Colin Powell, died today at the age of 84 due to…

3 years ago