The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an “immediate” vaccination campaign. Samples of the highly infectious virus were found in two healthy children during a routine screening in Lae, a coastal city in the country’s north east. Less than half of the country’s population are immunised against the potentially deadly disease, which is close to being wiped out but has recently resurfaced in some parts of the world. “We have to do something about it and we have to do it immediately,” said Sevil Huseynova, WHO’s representative in Papua New Guinea,...
Man Utd Co-Owner Ratcliffe ‘Loses Quarter Of Total Wealth’
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his wealth fall by £6.473bn – more than aquarter of his fortune – in the last year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, external. The 72-year-old’s wealth has declined from £23.519bn to £17.046bn in the past 12 months. He has slipped from fourth to seventh on the annual list of the UK’s 350 richest people. Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group bought a 27.7% stake in United in February 2024 in a deal worth about £1.25bn ($1.6bn) that saw Ineos take control of football operations. The British billionaire’s time at Old Trafford has drawn criticism...
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks End After Less Than 2 Hours, Officials Say
Russia and Ukraine on Friday held their first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations that officials and observers expected to yield little immediate progress on stopping the 3-year-old war. While the two sides were sitting at a U-shaped table for talks, they are far apart in their conditions for ending the war. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pressed both Moscow and Kyiv for an end to the conflict, saying a meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin would happen “as soon as we can set it up.” “I think it’s time for us to...
Philanthropist Ben And Jerry’s Founder Arrested For Protesting In Senate, Says “Congress Kill Poor Kids In Gaza By Buying Bombs”
“I told Congress they’re killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they’re paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US. This was the authorities’ response.” Ben Cohen
Overthrown Gabon President Bongo And His Family Arrive In Angola, Officials Say
The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader’s office said Friday. The Angolan presidency posted photos on its official Facebook page of Ali Bongo Ondimba arriving in the Angolan capital, Luanda. It said the release of Bongo, his wife and their son came after an agreement between Angolan President Joao Lourenco and new Gabon leader Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Bongo nearly two years ago and was declared the winner of an election last month. Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, the former prime minister...
Lagos State Commissioner Of Police Allay Residents’ Fear Over Arrival of Large Number Of Northerners
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh has urged members of the public to remain calm. This is coming after a video went viral on social media on Wednesday, showing 89 northerners from Katsina claiming they are going to Dangote Refinery to work. Considering the state of unrest in the country, the state residents called on the police to investigate the claim before it went out of hands. On Friday the state commissioner through its Public Relations Officer CSP Benjamin Hundeyin acknowledged that the situation had been verified and the claim is right. He warned members...
