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….Doles out millions of naira The Aliko Dangote Foundation(ADF) has offered relief to more Nigerian nationals fleeing the conflict in Sudan. The recent, One Hundred and Twenty-Five (125) persons including many disabled, flown into Abuja by Tarco Airline on Saturday, June 24th, each received N100,000 naira and dignity packs courtesy...

The National Health Service in England will get more than 300,000 staff under a new plan announced by the government on Friday to deal with a chronic shortage of doctors and nurses. The publicly-funded NHS, which marks its 75th birthday on Wednesday, is facing an estimated workforce shortfall of 360,000...

French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested. The overnight unrest followed a march on Thursday in memory of the...

Experts have recovered presumed human remains from what is left of the Titan sub that imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, with the death of five people, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday. “United States medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains that have...

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls’ and Women’s Education since 2014, has delivered a video address to the China-Africa Women’s Forum.

A 39-year-old French firefighter Jonathan Vero has broken a world record after running the longest distance in full-body burn without oxygen. According to Guinness World Records on Thursday, Vero ran 272.25 metres (893 ft) while in flames wearing a protective suit.He broke the previous record of 204.23 metres (670 ft)...

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada, Sean Fraser, has revealed plans to bring additional healthcare workers to the country as part of a revamped immigration approach targeting sectors grappling with significant labour shortages. The healthcare industry will be the first sector to benefit from this new initiative....

Belarus prepared to welcome rebel Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile on Tuesday as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sought to shore up his authority by thanking regular troops for averting civil war. As Russia announced preparations to disarm Wagner’s mercenaries, Putin’s supporters were insisting his rule was not weakened by...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition. His main challenger Samura Kamara came second with 41.16 percent of the vote, according to final results announced...

A pressure hull in a submersible is the structural enclosure that contains the crew compartment and other vital equipment. It is designed to withstand the high pressure exerted by the surrounding water at significant depths. Carbon fiber is often used to construct pressure hulls in submersibles due to its exceptional...