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December 23, 2024 12:26 PM

South Africa: 19 killed in Limpopo road accident

In South Africa, 19 people were killed and many injured in separate road accidents yesterday. In the Limpopo Province, seven people were killed and five injured, in an accident involving a pileup of seven cars on the N1 highway. Violet Mathye, Member of the executive council for transport and commun...

December 23, 2024 8:11 AM

Over 29,000 people in Serbia protest against govt

In Serbia, approximately 29,000 people gathered in Belgrade yesterday to protest against the government, marking one of the largest demonstrations in recent years. The protests come after seven weeks of sporadic nationwide demonstrations following a tragic train station roof collapse in Novi Sad tha...

December 22, 2024 10:17 PM

32 people killed in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32, police said on Monday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-liv...

December 22, 2024 5:18 PM

Russia’s missing An-2 plane found, all aboard alive

The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive. Local authorities said on Sunday that all three individuals onboard, including two crew members and one passenger, have been evacuated by a Mi-8 helicopter from Kamch...

December 22, 2024 2:04 PM

13 people killed in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria

In Nigeria least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes yesterday as large crowds gathered to receive food and clothing distributed during annual Christmas events.   Ten people lost their lives in the first stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in M...

December 22, 2024 2:02 PM

Iceland’s new govt takes office under PM Kristrun Frostadotti

Iceland’s new government, led by Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA), officially took office yesterday.   Ms Frostadottir, born in 1988, is Iceland’s youngest prime minister. Elected to parliament in 2021, she became SDA leader in 2022, running u...

December 22, 2024 1:25 PM

Qatar reopens embassy in Damascus after 13 years of closure

Qatar has officially reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after closing it during the early stages of Syria’s civil war. The reopening follows a surge in regional and Western representatives visiting Syria to engage with the new de facto leadership after the fall of former President Bashar a...

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