International
$250 million maritime deal rocks Tanzania, as govt backs UAE firm to control two-third of country’s port for 30 years
TANZANIA – A multimillion-dollar deal signed between Emirati maritime giant DP World and Tanzania on Sunday looks set to further entrench United Arab ...
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Chaos as residents of Gaza loot warehouses containing food items, as hunger bites
GAZA – Thousands of Gaza residents are reported to have broken into warehouses and distribution centres in the south and middle of the ...
International
Hundreds gather to mourn victims of Maine mass shooting, 24 hours after gunman killed self
MAINE – Hundreds of mourners gathered to remember victims of the Maine mass shooting at a candlelit vigil which also included a prayer ...
International
Suspect who killed 18 found dead in Maine from self-inflicted gunshot
MAINE – The Lewiston, Maine, shooting rampage suspect was found dead Friday night, police said, about 48 hours after the attack that left ...
International
‘I don’t remember the last time I saw electricity,’ Gaza Hospitals, shelters cut back on services
GAZA – As Gaza runs out of fuel to power its generators, hospitals in the besieged Palestinian enclave fear they would have to ...
International
South Africa gets $1billion World Bank loan to tackle power crisis
SOUTH AFRICA – The World Bank will loan South Africa US$1billion (£827 million) to help the country resolve its energy crisis as it ...
International
Developing Story: 22 killed, as mass shooting reported in US city of Maine
MAINE – At least 22 people were killed in two mass shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday ...
International
Report claims 2,000 children killed in Gaza, as death toll reaches 5,000
GAZA – Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade on fuel means many more vulnerable ...
International
Boat mishaps claim over 80 lives in western Democratic Republic of Congo, as 200 survive
KINSHASHA – At least 40 people have drowned after a passenger boat capsized on a river in western Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...
International
Hamas militants free two Israeli women, as speculations heighten on ground invasion of Gaza
GAZA – Hamas on Monday said it had freed two Israeli women who were among the more than 200 hostages taken during its ...
