DR Congo: Authorities drop visa requirement for Kenyans

The Democratic Republic of Congo has scrapped visa requirements for Kenyans travelling there. DR Congo’s Director General of Migration Roland Kashwantale Chihoza announced the move in a statement on Wednesday.…

Canada: Air Canada kicks off passengers who refused vomit-smeared seats

Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-smeared seats. Susan Benson, who was on the Las Vegas-Montreal service, said the pilot…

USA: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to divorce after four years of marriage

Singer Joe Jonas has filed for divorce from actress Sophie Turner after four years of marriage. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end the marriage in Florida’s Miami-Dade County…

Japan: Man admits starting a blaze that killed 36 people.

A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to starting a fire at a popular animation studio that killed 36 people. The Kyoto Animation studio blaze on 18 July 2019 was one…

New Zealand: Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman’s abdomen for 18 months

A device “the size of a dinner plate” was left in the abdomen of a woman in New Zealand after she gave birth via a Caesarean in an Auckland hospital.…

USA: Minnesota jail put in lockdown after inmates stage protest

A prison in the US state of Minnesota was placed into lockdown on Sunday after dozens of inmates refused to return to their cells. The protest, staged by around 100…

Australia: Researchers rescued from Antarctica

Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has…

Gabon: Military chief says suspension of democracy only ‘temporary’

Gabon’s new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide a timelines for fresh elections. Gen Brice Oligui Nguema said the country’s state…

UK: Zimbabwen scientist leads a team designing a nuclear system to power rockets

Sceintist of Zimbabwean origin, Dr Phylis Makurunje is leading a team of engineers working on a nuclear system to power rockets that can reach the farthest planets. The Nasa-led Artemis…

Ecuador: Inmates free 57 prison guards after stand-off

Inmates in six Ecuadorian prisons have released 50 guards and seven police officers they had taken hostage, the prison service (SNAI) has said. The 57 freed hostages are “undergoing medical…