Somali children under five may be pushed into acute malnutrition
Severe drought risks pushing nearly half of Somali children under five into acute malnutrition this year, with hundreds of thousands…
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Queen Elizabeth II returns to royal duties after COVID scare
The scare arose after Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir to the throne, tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
South America archaeologists find thousand-year-old mummies of children
Mummification was common practice by ancient Egyptians.
Papua New Guinea to reopen to vaccinated travellers
The rules had caused diplomatic spats most notably with India and China.
Ethiopia’s parliament lifts state of emergency
The vote by lawmakers followed a proposal by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet last month to ease the state of emergency.
Algerian court sentences ex-energy minister over corruption
The ex-energy minister Chakib Khelil served for half of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year tenure.
Valentine’s Day: flowers, chocolates or a good whipping?
Valentine’s Day was once a rather violent affair.
West Ham’s Kurt Zouma withdrawn from team due to illness
The French defender had initially been named Moyes’ team despite fury in recent days over a video that showed Zouma physically abusing his cat.
Sudanese authorities arrest former member of ruling Sovereign Council
On Wednesday, authorities arrested ex-minister Khaled Omar Youssef and Wagdi Saleh, a spokesman for Sudan’s Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC).
Pape Sakho goal sets up Tanzanian club Simba for a CAF Cup win
There were 19 goals in seven matchday 1 games in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League and 12 of those came in Group D.
