An Israeli military commander shot a Palestinian man who attempted to stab soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the military said, and Palestinian officials said the man had been killed. The incident occurred at a road junction south of the Palestinian city of Nablus, the military said in a statement. Israeli troops at… Read More Israeli forces fatally shoot suspected Palestinian attacker in West Bank
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group’s entry into the disputed waters. A notice issued by the country’s Maritime Safety Administration prohibited entry into a portion of waters in the Gulf of Tonkin to the… Read More China to conduct military drills in disputed South China Sea
Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual. One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a… Read More Pirates attack container ship, abduct fifteen Turkish sailors off Nigeria’s coast
Norway’s Data Protection Authority said on Tuesday it plans to fine dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian crowns (an equivalent of $11.7 million) for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure of user data to advertising firms. U.S.-based Grindr, which describes itself as the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bisexual, transgender and queer… Read More Norway fines dating app Grindr $11.7million for breach of data privacy
This new year 2021 has the stars align in pleasant forms for actress and philanthropist, Linda Osifo as she pushes the creative envelope in her recent work ‘Tanwa Savage’, a film based on a true-life story released in cinemas nationwide on Friday, January 22, 2021. In an era of unending paternity test fracas, ‘Tanwa Savage’… Read More Actress Linda Osifo dumps husband after he brings his pregnant mistresses home in new movie ‘Tanwa Savage’
Israel placed a ban on passenger flights in and out of the country from Monday evening for a week, the government announced on Sunday, as protesters in some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities clashed with police over coronavirus lockdown measures. Clashes broke out between ultra-Orthodox protesters in the city of Bnei Brak and police forces who came… Read More Israel bans international flights to curb spread of coronavirus
Egypt began vaccinating frontline medical staff against COVID-19 on Sunday using the jab developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The vaccine will be provided free of charge first to all doctors and frontline workers treating coronavirus patients, then to other medical workers, senior citizens and people with chronic illnesses, Health Minister Hala Zayed said.… Read More Egypt kicks off coronavirus vaccination with frontline medical workers
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