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The court hearing for Derek Chauvin on his contribution to the murder of George Floyd happened on Tuesday. Shortly before the jurors returned to the courtroom, reporters asked the late’s girlfriend, Courtney Ross, what it would mean to get convictions on all three charges against Chauvin. Courtney responded through nervous tears and said this will be change. And that maybe, ...

President Idriss Déby Itno of Chad has just died after re-election as president. Information making rounds is that he has died of injuries he sustained on the battlefield. Apparently, he was commanding his army against rebels in the north. This was announced by General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, the army spokesperson. The 68year old man was heading for his 6th term ...

South Sudan is looking to dispose of 60,000 expired doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The rollout of the vaccines has been hampered by public scepticism, a health ministry official said Monday. The African telecommunications company MTN and the African Union donated the vaccines late last month. “When it reached here, we later discovered that the (remaining) lifespan of this vaccine ...

In over a year, travel between Australia and New Zealand had been strictly prohibited due to the covid-19 pandemic. However, the travel bubble they recently activated between the two countries has allowed citizens to fly without the fear of having to undergo quarantine first, according to BBC news. Tearful reunions filled Auckland airport on Monday as residents from Australia were ...

An ‘out of control’ fire is burning wildly in Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park. It has damaged buildings and has forced hikers to evacuate from the city’s most famous landmark, South African officials said on Sunday. During the fight to put the fire out, two firefighters were injured and admitted to the hospital. In an email on Sunday, the ...