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Pastor, Wife Die Trying To Rescue Drowning Son

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

A Brazillian pastor, Felisberto Sampaio, 43, and his wife, Inalda, 42, have died while trying to save their teenage son from drowning. According to Daily Mail UK, on Monday, the couple had jumped into the ocean when they noticed that their 13-year-old son, Ian, was struggling in the water during...

Italian Film Legend Gina Lollobrigida Dies At 95

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

Italian actor and artist, Gina Lollobrigida, has died aged 95. Lollobrigida, who was a legend of the 1950s and 60s cinema, was dubbed ‘the most beautiful woman in the world.’ Italian culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, confirmed her death via his Twitter handle on Monday. He tweeted, “Farewell to a diva...

Italian Police Catch Mafia Boss Messina Denaro After 30 Years

NewsDeskNgJan 16, 2023January 16, 20230

Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy’s most wanted fugitive. A ruthless operator who once reportedly boasted he could “fill a cemetery” with his victims, the 60-year-old Messina Denaro was a leading figure in Cosa Nostra, the real-life Sicilian crime...

Model Jailed For Murder Of Sugar Daddy After He Stopped Paying Rent

NewsDeskNgJan 12, 2023January 12, 20230

A former model, Kelsey Turner, 29, has been jailed for her role in the murder of a Californian psychiatrist, Dr Thomas Burchard, 71 and stuffing his body in the trunk of a car after he stopped paying her rent. Turner, who has posed for both Playboy and Maxim has been...

Zimbabwean Hospitalised After Fighting Off Leopard

NewsDeskNgJan 12, 2023January 12, 20230

A Zimbabwean, James Chauke, has landed in the hospital after fighting off a leopard, that attacked him while he was relieving himself in the bush. According to H-Metro on Wednesday, Chauke is being treated at the Gwanda Provincial Hospital. Speaking with local media, the survivor said, “It was around lunch...

French, German Foreign Affairs Ministers Visit Ethiopia To Promote Peace

NewsDeskNgJan 12, 2023January 12, 20230

By Eric Ojo French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mme Catherine Colonna and her counterpart, the German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Annalena Baerbock will arrive Ethiopia today for a joint peace mission. This Franco-German visit, which will take place a few days ahead of the 60th anniversary...

Controversial Australian Cardinal, Pell, Dies 81

NewsDeskNgJan 11, 2023January 11, 20230

An Australian Cardinal and adviser to Pope Francis, Cardinal George Pell, has died aged 81. Pell died due to complications from hip surgery on Tuesday, the Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli, confirmed via a Twitter post. “With great sadness, the news is out that Cardinal George Pell died a few...

Putin Observes Orthodox Christmas Alone

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, stood alone at a midnight service as he marked Orthodox Christmas at a Kremlin Church. The Russian Orthodox Church usually observes Christmas on January 7. The celebration held at the Cathedral of the Annunciation -a church originally designed for the Russian tsars- had Putin...

China’s optimized COVID-19 strategy benefits exchanges with Africa

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

By Guo Yi (Guo Yi is a Nairobi-based editor from CMG Africa) With the mutation of the COVID-19 virus, the popularization of vaccination, and the accumulation of experience in prevention and control, China has announced that it will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B from...

Germany Supported Fight Against Hunger With Over €1.7bn In 2022 – UN

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

By Eric Ojo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said that Germany gave more than €1.7 billion ($1.8 billion) in support of the global fight against hunger in 2022. Germany is the second-largest donor to the WFP after the United States. In 2021, German contributions to the United...