LAGOS—Tragedy struck weekend, on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, after a deaf commuter was crushed by a mini commercial bus popularly called Korope. Report said an unidentified driver of the mini commercial bus alleged to be driving recklessly, lost control and veered off his lane. In the process of controlling the bus, he rammed...
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UN Releases Footage From Gaza Operation To Recover First Responders Killed By Israeli Forces
The United Nations has released footage from the operation to recover 15 first responders killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. The footage released Sunday showed members of the Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government, exhuming a body from a mound of sand. The body was wearing the same orange...
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TV Actor Richard Chamberlain Dies At 90
90-year-old hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare,” Richard Chamberlain is dead.The award winning “king of miniseries” died on Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll.His partner Martin Rabbett in a statement announced his death stating:“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is...
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U.S. Bank Believes Its Vice Chair Was Aboard The Plane That Crashed In Minnesota
A spokesperson for U.S. Bank in a statement on Sunday disclosed that its Vice Chairman Terry Dolan may be on the small plane that crashed in Brooklyn, Minnesota on Saturday. According to the person the plane was registered to Dolan, who was also the company’s chief administration officer. Though it wasn’t clear how many people...
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South Korean Police To Question 56-Year-Old Man On Suspicion Of Accidentally Starting Wildfire
South Korean police plan to question a 56-year-old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern regions, killing 30 people and burning more than 119,000 acres of land. The North Gyeongsang provincial police department said the unidentified man may have used fire while clearing overgrown grass at a...
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Red Cross ‘Outraged’ Over Killing Of Eight Medics In Gaza
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said it is “outraged” at the deaths of eight medics killed on duty in Rafah in southern Gaza. Their bodies were retrieved on Sunday after access was denied for a week. One medic is still missing. According to IFRC, the nine-person ambulance team...
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Rain Turns To Ice, Cuts Power In Great Lakes Region While Tennessee Braces For Wild Weather
Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region, while forecasters said severe weather was on its way to Tennessee. Winds topping 70 mph (112 kph) were possible for the middle of Tennessee, with a chance of tornadoes as...
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Israeli Military Orders Evacuation Of Most Of Rafah
The Israeli military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its air and ground war against the Hamas militant group earlier this month. Israel launched a major operation in Rafah, on the border with Egypt, last May, leaving large...
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Primark Boss Resigns Over Allegation “Of His Behavior” Towards A Woman
Primark boss Paul Marchant has resigned following an allegation by a woman about “his behaviour towards her in a social environment”. Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Primark, said following an investigation by external lawyers, Mr Marchant “acknowledged his error of judgement and accepts that his actions fell below the standards expected” by the business....