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The latest report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has dubbed Rwanda the world’s leading country with the most number of women in government positions. The report also ranked Rwanda as the sixth country with women holding 50 percent or more ministerial positions and 61 percent parliamentary seats. According to the …

According to reports, the suspected mastermind in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise has been apprehended by Haiti’s national police. A Haitian doctor living in the U.S. state of Florida was arrested, police chief Leon Charles said at a news conference. The suspected killers called him after the attack and …

As rescue operations continue in Surfside, Florida, residents have been describing their experiences of a building collapse that has left at least one person dead. The partial collapse of a 12-storey residential complex called Champlain Towers happened at around 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday. It is unclear how …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday acclaimed a “historic” action plan by G7 nations to prevent future pandemics, after COVID-19 wrecked economies and claimed millions of lives around the world. The “Carbis Bay Declaration” – named after the seaside town in Cornwall, southwest England, where world leaders are currently …

Facebook on Friday set its ban on former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol. The two-year ban will be effective from January 7, when Trump was booted off …

Boris Johnson has been warned that the opportunities of Brexit are at stake amid a major Cabinet row over the Australia free trade deal. Ahead of a crunch meeting tomorrow, senior ministers are split over the issue of granting Australian farmers zero-tariff access, amid fears that lamb and beef imports …

According to a research by the WHO, it was estimated that in 2016, the 745, 000 died from strokes and heart disease associated with working 55 hours or more a week – nearly 30% more than in 2000 A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that …

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other media outlets. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties in Saturday’s attack. Live Al Jazeera video showed the 11-storey al-Jalaa building, which also …

The United States of America says it plans to ship up to 60 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses overseas, to help other countries struggling with a lack of doses to vaccinate their populations. This was disclosed in a Tweet on Monday by White House Covid-19 Adviser, Andy Slavitt, stating that …

Country’s first portable and ‘multipurpose’ radar can be carried by a single soldier and can detect small and low-flying targets. 24 Apr 2021 China has unveiled new advanced radars that could detect stealth aircraft, including drones, as well as low-flying cruise missiles, as the country continues to aggressively boost its …