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Last updated: 47 minutes ago Santa Claus went around the Solimões River Saturday, stopping at riverine communities along the jungle shoreline in the Amazon basin to bring gifts for the children and Christmas cheer for everyone else. Since 1998, the project “Friends of Santa Claus” distributes gifts to children throughout the Amazon state. Santa Claus along with volunteers travelled by… Read More

Thousands of Sudanese on Sunday took to the streets of the country’s capital Khartoum marking three years of protests that touched off a popular uprising that led to the overthrow of longtime President Omar al-Bashir Earlier reports suggested that Security forces had fired tear gas at the protesters near the republican palace in the capital, chanting against the current military… Read More

After nine action-packed match days over the last two and a half weeks, the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 came to a climax on Saturday with Algeria lifting the trophy with a 2-0 win against Tunisia from substitutes Amir Sayoud and Yacine Brahimi. This is after they had won against Egypt, Morocco and host Qatar that are seen as the best… Read More

At a two-day Turkey-Africa summit, which ended in Istanbul on Saturday, President Erdogan described as a great injustice, the absence of an African representative at the UN Security Council. The summit is also a business opportunity; Turkey has been deepening defence ties with African countries and has sophisticated and battle tested drones to sell. ” It is a great injustice… Read More

Last updated: 15 hours ago Japanese weather officials are warning of possible traffic disruptions and power outages as heavy snow continues falling mainly along the Sea of Japan coast. The Meteorological Agency says snowfall is intensifying on Saturday due to a strong winter pressure pattern and the emergence of a cold air mass. The snow is also accumulating. As of… Read More

A palm grove like a Garden of Eden in the middle of the desert. This palm grove is located in Ouadane , a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania. The wealth of the once rich city is gradually fading out. A city in search of its lost prestige to which the Mauritanian government wants to restore. The… Read More

A month after the clashes against a French convoy of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has called on France to open an investigation into the clashes that took place in November on the route of the military convoy of the Barkhane force. Bazoum made this call in a televised address as the country marked 63 years… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago Climaco Dogirama says he wanted to honour his grandfather when he took part in the spear-throwing competition at Panama’s Indigenous Ancestral Games, which seek to preserve age-old customs. Dogirama, from the Embera community, is one of 250 competitors from Panama’s seven recognised Indigenous ethnicities taking part in traditional athletic feats at the Games. More about… Read More

Small business owners in South Africa are beginning to feel the brunt of the surge in coronavirus. Usually as the yuletide is approaching, businesses are hopeful to cash in but it appears the same may not be said about this year, as the season already looks bleak for some businesses. In south Jonesburg South Africa for instance, a small business… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago Hundreds of members of Karachi’s Christian community took part in a pre-Christmas peace procession on Saturday. Many of the participants of the procession, led by priests, were dressed as Santa Claus. There were camels, trucks and cars decorated with Christmas-themed items. There is a significant Christian minority in Karachi with churches scattered across the city.… Read More