A five-year-old Australian boy has survived being bitten, constricted and dragged into a swimming pool by a python about three times his size. Beau Blake was enjoying a swim at…
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Russia: Parliament passes ‘Answer to Blinken’ gay propaganda law
Russia’s lower house of parliament has unanimously voted to extend its ban on gay propaganda. Under the latest version of the law, any promotion of homosexuality – including in books,…
Israel: One dead, several injured in two explosions in Jerusalem
At least one person was killed and 12 others injured in two separate explosions that rocked Jerusalem city, according to Israeli officials. Israeli police said that the incidents on Wednesday…
Nigeria: Central Bank launches new banknotes to help curb corruption
Nigeria has launched newly designed currency notes, a move that the West African nation’s central bank says will help curb inflation and money laundering. Experts, however, are sceptical about such…
Indonesia: Six-year-old boy pulled alive from earthquake rubble after 2 days
Rescuers in Indonesia have pulled a six-year-old boy from the rubble of his collapsed house in Cianjur, after he survived the earthquake because he was protected by a mattress. The…
Uganda: Health minister reports ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases
Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said. The…
UK: Lecturers, teachers, postal workers begin strike over pay
Thousands of postal workers, university lecturers and schoolteachers in the UK have gone on strike to demand better pay and working conditions amid the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Picket lines were…
Ghana: Depreciation of the cedi may cause debt distress
Ghana is at high risk of debt distress and has agreed on a debt management strategy with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), finance minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta said on Thursday. Ofori-Atta…
Pakistan: PM names Lt Gen Asim Munir as new army chief
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has named Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the new army chief. Information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced the appointment on Twitter on Thursday, ending weeks of…
Malaysia: Anwar sworn in as PM after 25-year struggle for reform
Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, marking an incredible comeback for a man who was first lined up for the job in the boom years…