The whole of the United Kingdom has been experiencing a heatwave that has sent temperatures soaring over 30C in the last five days making average daytime temperature in London, UK that was all but covered in snow last April, higher than average temperature in Lagos, Nigeria. Wednesday marked the 15th consecutive day in England without […]
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Nelson Mandela has been reported to be ‘steadily improving’ at a Pretoria hospital as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour to mark his 95th birthday. According to the BBC, South Africans are being urged to mark the former president and anti-apartheid leader’s 67 years of public service with […]
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Queen Elizabeth II has expressed her desire to see her great grandchild and eventual British monarch soon, before she proceeds on her annual holiday. Her grandson Prince William and his wife, Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child any time soon. The queen expressed her desire while visiting a primary school, Wiggonby […]
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African American celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their disbelief over the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who stood trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin, the 17yr old teenager in Florida. Zimmerman, 29, was found ‘Not guilty’ by a jury of 6 late Saturday afternoon after more than 16 hours of Jury deliberations. The […]
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An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet caught fire while parked at Heathrow airport, London on Friday leading to a temporary closure of the airport. All runways were closed for nearly 90 minutes after the fire at 16:30 BST. No passengers were aboard the plane at the time, a Heathrow spokesman said. Fifty Dreamliners worldwide […]
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The body of Fusilier Lee Rigby has arrived at his regiment’s garrison church for a vigil on the eve of his funeral, the BBC reports. The soldier, from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was killed in Woolwich, south-east London in May. Drummers escorted the cortege to Bury Parish Church, with onlookers applauding as it passed. […]
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The head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour has been sworn in as Egypt’s Interim President. Born in Cairo, 23rd December 1945, he graduated from Cairo University Law school in 1967, earned a postgraduate degree in Law in 1969 and received his licence to practise Law in 1970. He’s been deputy head of […]
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Egypt’s Constitutional Court top Judge, Adli Mansour, is to be sworn in as interim leader, following the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi by the Egyptian Army. According to the BBC Middle-East service, this announcement was made Wednesday, by the Army Chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. It has also been reported that Mohammed Morsi has been […]
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Nigeria has been selected as one of the seven African countries to benefit from a $7 Billion United States power initiative. The United State President, Barack Obama, made the announcement on Sunday while giving a speech at the University of Cape Town. Other countries that will benefit from this initiative are Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Liberia, […]
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