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Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is set to return home later today after being acquitted of all war crimes against humanity. His once bitter rival and current president, Alassane Ouattara welcomed him back as a sign or reconciliation. Gbagbo left the country in 2011 in humiliation after losing the election. He refused to accept the defeat and this sparked ...

Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday lost his 12-year grip on power as Israel Prime Minister. This was after the Israeli parliament voted for a new coalition government. The Knesset declared Naftali Bennett a right-wing nationalist as the new Prime Minister. He will lead a new government of change. Bennett narrowly won the majority rule with 60-59 votes from a coalition of parties. ...

TIME Magazine has drawn negative criticism online after the paper unveiled its upcoming cover image on Friday, June 11. The magazine cover shows a sunglasses-wearing US President Biden with reflections of Putin non them. This comes ahead of the upcoming summit between Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16. The illustration features Biden in his signature ...

The European Union Rights Agency has produced its annual report showing an increase in racism and child abuse. This according to them, has been fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic and the reactions it triggered exacerbated existing challenges and inequalities in all areas of life, especially affecting vulnerable groups,” a report by the Vienna-based Fundamental Rights Agency,(FRA), said. The ...

A biotechnology company in Israel created a possible cure for the deadly Covid. It recently claimed a 100% success rate in the first 10 patients treated with this drug. This was a part of an early-stage clinical trial at Rambam Healthcare Campus in Haifa. The company presented the preliminary findings of its Phase I/II trial to colleagues at the International ...