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The Tahrir Complex in Cairo displays Egypt’s national team star and Liverpool international player Mohamed Salah’s most remarkable achievements, using the 3D mapping technology. The show exhibits his 6 greatest accomplishments, including breaking England’s football score record with his +100 goals, scoring 43 goals in one season, winning the Champions League in 2019, his recognition as the Number One Player… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees. A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle as the Sistine Chapel choir sang “Noel,” kicking off… Read More

Last updated: 21 minutes ago Villagers from Myanmar fled across the Thai border on Saturday as fighting flared between between their government and ethnic Karen forces. Panic-stricken villagers waded through Moei River to cross into Thailand amid the sound of gunfire and mortar bombs. Witnesses saw a helicopter over Lay Kay Kaw, a small town in Myanmar near the Thai… Read More

Last updated: 16 minutes ago The people of Libya celebrated the 70th anniversary of their country’s independence on Friday. Thousands flocked to Martyrs’ Square in the capital Tripoli to enjoy the festivities, protected by a strong security presence. One resident, Abdelwahab Bisikri, said independence had come only after years of political struggle. The Libyan state came into being in 1951,… Read More

Residents of Bamako, the capital of Mali, welcome the deployment of mercenaries from the Wagner group, saying that “the Russians are welcome in Mali.” But more than a dozen Western powers have expressed anger over the deployment, accusing Moscow of providing material backing for the fighters. “We just need to make sure that the government assumes its responsibility and says… Read More

A Black Santa visited Vila Cruzeiro favela in Rio arriving by helicopter for a food distribution event. The NGO hosting the event, Unified Favelas Central (CUFA), has been working in Brazil’s favelas for over 20 years and wanted to present a more socially representative Santa this year. CUFA held 200 similar events throughout Brazil on Thursday in which a Black… Read More

At least 85 seasonal workers died in a shipwreck off the northeast coast of Madagascar. The victims travelled aboard as 12-metre long boat that was not authorised to transport passagers. A total of 138 people were aboard the vessel. Alban Menavolo, mayor of Soanierana-Ivongo : “We received 39 bodies, 30 of which were recovered by the families and we helped… Read More

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRCC), which investigated alleged crimes committed during Yahya Jammeh’s 22 years in power in The Gambia, is recommending that the former dictator be prosecuted before an international tribunal, in a report released on Friday, December 24, 2021, in Banjul. Under President Barrow, The Gambia’s government set up the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to… Read More

With just a few days to Christmas, one would expect extremely parked bus stations in most cities, as many people would be rushing to travel to spend the festive season with friends and family. However, here in Kenya, commercial drivers say the narrative has changed due to the increasing cases of covid 19 and particularly the discovery of a new… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh on Friday, police said, as terrified passengers leaped overboard to escape the blaze. The latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying nation happened in the early hours in a river near Jhalokathi, 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of Dhaka. Local… Read More