Sat 16 May 2026: Gunmen abducted dozens of schoolchildren in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit Borno State on Friday, according to residents who spoke to Reuters and AFP. The assailants stormed Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba district around 9 a.m. local time while classes were underway, taking several students, local resident Ubaidallah Hasaan told Reuters. […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa says Chinese will build electric car charging networks in SA: Ramaphosa acknowledged that EVs were the future and that many companies worldwide were now switching to electric vehicles. The president said the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition was finalising a […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: David Beckham, the former Manchester United star, has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List. In contrast, the club’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his wealth decline over the past 12 months. The collective wealth of Beckham and his wife Victoria passed the billion-pound […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: A deadly assault on a security compound in northwest Pakistan has claimed the lives of several paramilitary officers, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claim the responsibility of deadly attack. Attackers drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the gate of a camp in Bajaur district on Thursday before opening fire in a […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ New US bill proposes sanctions against former SA President’s daughter: The proposed piece of United States legislation is titled ‘The Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act’. The proposed piece of United States legislation is designed to penalise entities involved […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: The UN’s agency for children, UNICEF, has warned that hundreds of thousands of Lebanese children are at risk of developing chronic mental health issues due to persistent conflict in the country and mass displacement. In a statement, UNICEF estimates that more than 770,000 children are enduring “heightened distress from repeated exposure […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: There’s now a vast, rapidly expanding global trade in counterfeit goods: imitation clothes, shoes and electronics, and even fake cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Some fake products can pose serious health risks to unsuspecting buyers. Health authorities have warned consumers to “exercise extreme caution when buying medicines and medical devices online”. These include counterfeit weight-loss products falsely claiming to […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: The report by a UK-based NGO documents rape, gang rape and threats of sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls in Rakhine State. Sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls is becoming rampant along with illegal detention and coercion under the armed rebel group Arakan Army in the northern parts of […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: US prosecutors are preparing to drop the charges against Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, who had been accused of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and concealing those payments. The New York Times has reported. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani […]
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Zimbabweans trafficked to Russia are being forced to fight in its war in Ukraine [Ezra Sibanda/Al Jazeera] Sat 16 May 2026: Families call on governments in Moscow and Harare to secure the return of loved ones from Ukrainian front lines. Harare, Zimbabwe – Elvis Sitshela remains deeply unsettled by the sudden departure of his brother, Dumisani, […]
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