A “total system collapse” caused widespread power cuts across Nigeria on Thursday. Early in the morning, levels of power generated in Africa’s most populous country fell to zero megawatts. Connections…
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USA: Workers start strike at US motor industry giants
More than 10,000 staff at three of biggest US carmakers have started strike action, their union says. Work has been stopped at three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford…
Spain: Man arrested after touching reporter during live broadcast
Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV. Isa Balado was reporting on a…
Ghana: Quarry blast kills four
Four people have died and others are still missing after an explosion at a granite quarry in western Ghana on Saturday. The victims are believed to be workers who were…
South Africa: Trevor Noah tourism deal sparks storm
A proposal to pay Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah 33 million rand ($1.7m, £1.3m) to promote South Africa as a tourist destination has caused a storm in the country. South Africa’s…
New Zealand: Lord of the Rings creators stop land development
A controversial NZ$500m ($298m) housing development plan in New Zealand has been scuppered by Lord of the Rings director Sir Peter Jackson. He and his wife Dame Fran Walsh, who…
USA: X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data
X, formerly known as Twitter, will collect biometric data on its users, such as a photograph of their face, in an update to its privacy policy. People signed up to…
Kenya: Dozens Protest Alleged Job Scam
Dozens of young Kenyans have been protesting in the city of Eldoret, after they said they had paid huge sums of money to an agency that promised but failed to…
Zambia: Eleven in court over cash and fake
Six Zambians and five Egyptians have appeared in court after a mystery plane landed in Lusaka with more than100kg of counterfeit gold, nearly $6m (£4.8m) and weapons on board. A…
Zambia: Authorities seize Egyptian plane with cash and fake gold
A private plane found with more than $5m (£4m) in cash, fake gold, guns and ammunition on board is at the centre of a deepening investigation in the Zambian capital,…