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How many rounds are in a bingo game?

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– – Knowing how many rounds in a game of bingo means knowing the rules. Each player in the game buys a scorecard with a selection of random numbers on it. The bingo-caller then calls out the numbers which are drawn by an RNG (random number generator). Each scorecard purchased is different from everyone else’s in the game – visit… Read More
Africa World 

Is it hard to get a formal licence for a slots website?

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– – If you’re looking to set up an online slots website, there’s no avoiding the fact that you’re going to have to work with the UKGC – try and play Pots of Gold slots for fun. The UK Gambling Commission is a governmental body set up specifically designed to regulate and monitor every organisation that provides a gambling service… Read More
Pacific 

UN rights chief condemns Afghanistan abuses as Taliban advance continues

Village Reporter
The High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement that there was “fear and dread” across Afghanistan, which had driven people to flee their homes. Women have been flogged and killed in areas overrun by the extremists, while journalists and human rights defenders had also been attacked and killed, Ms. Bachelet said. War crimes Reports of violations that “could amount to… Read More
Pacific 

Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan: UNICEF

Village Reporter
“The atrocities grow higher by the day,” warned UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys, in a statement. “All of them are children whose right to protection, under international humanitarian law, has been disregarded by warring parties.” ‘People have suffered enough’  Newly appointed UN Humanitarian Affairs chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, joined the condemnation of attacks against civilians in… Read More
Africa North Africa World 

Photos: The huge ancient Egyptian boat used by the pharaohs

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– – Egyptian authorities have moved the huge boat used by the pharaohs thousands of years ago to its new home. The impressive ancient Egyptian boat from the time of the pharaohs was transported to its new home at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. The Great Boat of King Khufu which is more than 4,500 years old was discovered… Read More
Europe 

Cyprus communities weaving closer ties through UN-backed project

Village Reporter
Hande Toycan, who is Turkish-Cypriot, and Flora Hadjigeorgiou, a Greek-Cypriot, are among the many women who partner with the UN on the Mediterranean island to strengthen engagement, equality and stability.  A shared bond  Ms. Toycan was born and raised in the northern city of Famagusta, and still lives there.  She is a member of the Famagusta Cultural Association and studied… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Court dismisses case against 21 LGBTQ+ rights activists

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– – A Court in Ghana has dismissed a case brought against 21 LGBTQ+ rights activists arrested for attending a meeting in the country’s Volta regional town of Ho. The 16 women and 5 men were attending a paralegal training at a hotel when they were arrested on May 20, 2021 for “unlawful assembly”. That paralegal training session was being… Read More
Pacific 

Myanmar: COVID-19 third wave has hit like a ‘tsunami’, warns WFP

Village Reporter
Amid the “triple impact of poverty, the current political unrest and economic crisis”, coupled with the rapidly spreading third wave of COVID-19, that is “practically like a tsunami that’s hit this country”, the people of Myanmar are “experiencing the most difficult moment in their lives”, WFP Myanmar Country Director Stephen Anderson said, from Nay Pyi Taw.  Hunger doubles WFP needs $86… Read More
Pacific 

Hiroshima memorial: UN chief laments slow progress on nuclear-free goal

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“The only guarantee against the use of nuclear weapons is their total elimination”, he said in a video message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan, held on Friday morning, local time.  The annual ceremony commemorates the 6 August 1945 atomic bombing of the city during the Second World War.  The UN chief recalled the impact.  “On this day seventy-six… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Four million Nigerians face hunger over insurgent attacks

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– – The United Nations has revealed that about 4.4 million people in north-eastern Nigeria may face acute hunger because of activities of insurgents. The Boko Haram militant group has been carrying out series of attacks in parts of Nigeria for years now. The north-eastern part of Nigeria has been the worst hit from the insurgent attacks. According to the… Read More
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