Almost 4,000 people displaced by tidal surge in Ghana

Almost 4,000 people on Ghana’s coast were still displaced on Wednesday after a weekend tidal surge…

Polish PM accuses Putin of masterminding Belarus migrant ‘attack’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating a wave of migrants…

US reopens borders after 20 months

The United States reopened its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against…

Crypto market value tops $3trn for first time

The world cryptocurrency market is worth more than $3 trillion for the first time, according to…

UK’s Johnson under fire as MPs debate standards system

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure to appear before British lawmakers debating the standards system Monday,…

Google invites African startups to virtual accelerator programme

Google has announced the commencement of applications for its three-month virtual accelerator programme for startups in…

Nine dead after armed group attacks eastern DR Congo town

Six rebels, two policemen and a soldier were killed when an armed group raided the eastern…

Israel PM vows govt will pass first budget in three years

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett voiced confidence Wednesday that his ideologically disparate government will pass the…

Duterte orders military to bypass vaccine ‘gridlock’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered military and police to airlift Covid-19 vaccines across the country’s provinces…

Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears

Scandal-hit Facebook is shutting down its long-criticised facial recognition system and deleting scan data on a…