Capital Bank Founder Gets 15-Year Sentence for Theft.
The Accra High Court sentenced William Ato Essien, the founder of Capital Bank, to 15 years in prison for taking more than GH₵90 million that belonged to the bank. Last…
Never start vaping, says 12-year-old girl with lung damage.
A 12-year-old girl who suffered a lung collapse and spent four days in an induced coma has told the BBC that children should never start vaping. Sarah Griffin had asthma…
Climate Change Threatens Beer Flavor!
Global warming is changing the quality and taste of beer, scientists have warned. A new study reveals that the quantity of European hops, which gives beer its distinctive bitter taste,…
Ex-soldier fought off Hamas and saved kibbutz neighbours.
One of the first Israeli settlements to come under attack when Hamas militants surged into Israel early on Saturday morning was the Nir Am kibbutz, where local people put up…
France Implements Ban on Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations.
France’s interior minister has banned all pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country. France’s Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, said that foreigners who break the rules will be sent out of the country.…
Blinken says US will ‘always be there’ for Israel.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised unwavering support for Israel in its fight against what he described as a Hamas “reign of terror”. US Secretary of State Blinken…
Armenia and Azerbaijan Seek Resolution for Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict at UN Court.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are arguing at the highest UN court. Armenia wants the judges to make Azerbaijan pull out its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh and let Armenians who had to leave…
Wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo jailed.
The wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on…
Netanyahu’s Future in Jeopardy After Hamas Attack.
Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated the political landscape in Israel for more than two decades but, almost one year after regaining the role of prime minister, an unprecedented attack by Hamas…
French High Court Rejects ‘Systemic’ Racial Profiling Claim.
France’s highest administrative court rejected on Wednesday a class action lawsuit against the state for failing to stop police racial profiling, saying it was not the judges’ role to redefine…