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Sue For Peace Between Governor Makinde, Igboho, Oyo OPC Tells Traditional Rulers

26 January 2021

Seyi Makinde The Oyo State chapter of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has called on traditional rulers in Yorubaland to settle the rift between the governor of the state, Seyi Makinde and freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo. Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been in the news recently over a seven-day ultimatum he gave to Fulani herdsmen to leave the Ibarapa/Igangan area of Oyo State. Seyi Makinde There have also been calls for his arrest since his visit to Ibarapa last Friday after which the house and cars belonging to the Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, were burnt.… [...]

Fulani Herdsmen Storm Ekiti Forest Reserve, Destroy Multi-million Naira Maize Farm

26 January 2021

File Photo: Herdsmen. Some suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly invaded a forest reserve in Ekiti State, destroying a multi-million naira maize farm belonging to members of the Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN). The farm, covering about 235 hectares of land, is at the state forest reserve in Aduloju farmstead located along Ado-Ijan Road in the Ado Local Government Area of the state. File Photo: Herdsmen. Tope Emmanuel, state secretary of MAGPAMAN, in a statement on Tuesday said the herders had been terrorising farmers in the area for the past one week, leading to the destruction of the… [...]

Again, Three Nigerians Deported From India Over Illegal Stay

26 January 2021

Three Nigerians have been deported from India for overstaying their visas, bringing to nine the total number of Nigerians expelled from the country since the beginning of this year, Delhi Police said on Monday. According to a statement released on its official Twitter page, the Dwarka Police said the Nigerians were arrested and deported by officers from Mohan Garden police station, after they were found to be living in India without valid visas and passports. They were said to be among 10 Nigerian nationals picked up by the police from Uttam Nagar in Dwarka district on Wednesday, January 6. ‪“#PersistentActionAgainstIlleglstay‪… [...]

Kwara N100 Million Bursary Shared Without List Of Beneficiaries, Says EFCC Witness

26 January 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday resumed the trial in the alleged mismanagement of N100million scholarship funds by the immediate past chairperson of the Kwara State Scholarship Board, Hajia Fatimoh Yusuf, and two other principal officers of the Board. The EFCC produced a prosecution witness, Lawal Abdulwahab, who told Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin that he never saw the list of the beneficiaries of the 2018 bursary allowances. The EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office is prosecuting Yusuf, alongside the Executive Secretary of the Board, Fatai Lamidi, and its Accountant, Ajewole Stephen, on… [...]

Orlu Violence: Imo Stakeholders Demand Justice For Residents Killed By Military

26 January 2021

Some elder statesmen in Imo State have condemned the destruction of lives and property in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State as a result of the clash between the Nigerian Army and the Eastern Security Network, saying that the government must restore law and order. The stakeholders in a release on Tuesday also demanded justice for those killed by the military, adding that the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, must show leadership at this critical time. The release was signed by Okechukwu Nwanguma, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Dr Sam Amadi, Fabian Okoye, Stanley Ibe, Dr Walter Duru, Tony Opara, Chidi Igwe… [...]

I'm Not Interested In Becoming Amotekun South-West Commander – Sunday Igboho

26 January 2021

The Yoruba freedom fighter and youth leader, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, on Tuesday said he was not interested in becoming the commander of the Amotekun Corps, as speculated. Igboho was reacting to a speculation that one of the resolutions proposed by South-West governors during their meeting in Akure, Ondo State on Monday was to appoint Igboho as the overall commandant of the corps in the region. There has been speculation that after the meeting, one of the governors tipped Igboho to oversee all South-West states, and beyond to Kwara and Kogi states for an initial period of five years, with the… [...]

60-year-old Woman Arraigned With Five Minors For Allegedly Bewitching Three-year-old Girl In Adamawa

26 January 2021

File photo used to illustrate story. A 60-year-old woman, Halima Jonta, is among seven self-confessed 'witches', who were charged to court for allegedly inflicting a three-year-old girl with sickness in Adamawa State. Other persons charged along with Jonta were five minors and one other woman said to be at large. File photo The 60-year-old and the minors were brought to the Area Court 1, Yola, by a community leader and Sarkin Mayu Adamawa, Kabiru Garba, after he learnt about the state of health of the three-year-old girl. Jonta confessed to the court that she and two other women had killed… [...]

Meet President Buhari's Newly Appointed Service Chiefs

26 January 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed new service chiefs, finally letting go of the Chief of Defence Chief, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, after the four had spent five years and five months in office. Although Buhari said on Tuesday that he accepted their resignation letters, the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, already clarified in the past that the military chiefs could not resign and had to be laid off by the Commander-In-Chief. Buhari had on July 13, 2015,… [...]

Again, Buhari Blocks Nigerians From Commenting On His Twitter Posts

26 January 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has again locked the comment section for tweets on his verified Twitter account, @MBuhari. Twitter had introduced the moderation tool in May 2020, to allow users control trolls, irrelevant, insulting or disagreeable comments on their posts. A check by SaharaReporters on Buhari’s Twitter page showed that the President can only have one-sided conversations on the social media platform. All the tweets he sent out from January 15, 2021 could no longer be commented on by Nigerians who always took advantage of the app to express their grievances or support for government policies. An attempt by SaharaReporters to… [...]

Buhari Too Should Go Now! By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

26 January 2021

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari After committing several crimes against humanity through LekkiMassacre, Oyigbo Massacre, Shiites killings, and the recent Orlu murders; General Buratai and his cohorts serving President Buhari and the APC and their cruel wars just resigned. It is not amazing as the Service Chiefs are supposed to be arrested immediately for all these crimes. Major Adeniyi and other soldiers who have been wrongly prosecuted for saying the hard truths should be released unconditionally! Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON But in all of these, President Buhari should resign too! He has failed in all duties as president especially… [...]

South Africa: Govt Launches R1.2 Billion Tourism Equity Fund

27 January 2021

[SAnews.gov.za] Government on Tuesday launched the Tourism Equity Fund aimed at creating an inclusive and growing tourism sector by supporting entrepreneurship and investment on the supply side of the tourism sector. [...]

Nigeria: Petroleum Industry Bill - Host Communities Demand 10% Equity Shareholding

27 January 2021

[Premium Times] The host communities demand 10 per cent of equity shareholding because they said they bear the brunt of the negative impacts of oil exploration. [...]

Africa: Attacks At Sea Aren't All Linked to Piracy. Why It's Important to Unpick What's What

27 January 2021

[The Conversation Africa] Pirate attacks against merchant ships off the African coast have been reported regularly over the past decade. And despite measures to suppress it, Somalia-based piracy remains a concern. On the other side of the continent, the Gulf of Guinea is now viewed as presenting a much more serious piracy problem. [...]

Kenya: Somalia Lifts Ban on Miraa Imports From Kenya

27 January 2021

[Nation] Somalia's federal government has officially lifted the ban on importation of miraa (khat) from Kenya but imposed certain conditions for the commodity to be admitted on its territory. [...]

Liberia: Economy Front and Centre of Weah's State of the Nation Speech

27 January 2021

[RFI] Monrovia -- Liberian President George Weah proposed several economic policies and legislative reforms during his 4th State of the Nation Address in Monrovia on Monday, in an effort to address the country's worsening economic situation. [...]

Nigeria: As Covid-19 Fuels Youth Unemployment, Govt Doles Out Jobs

27 January 2021

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Abuja -- Nearly 14 million young people are out of work in Nigeria, where oil wealth has enriched a small elite but failed to create jobs during the pandemic [...]

Africa: Davos 2021 - to Achieve a 'Great Reset', We Can't Count On the Same Old Globalists

27 January 2021

[The Conversation Africa] The 51st World Economic Forum starts on January 25, but with a major difference. Whereas this is famously the annual gathering at the Davos ski resort in Switzerland of global leaders from business, government and civil society, this year's event will take place virtually because of the pandemic. [...]

Mozambique: Brazil's Vale Takes First Step to Divest Coal Assets

26 January 2021

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Vale is pulling out of Tete as part of its climate emergency commitment to end coal production. Several announcements last week set out a complex planned withdrawal. [...]

Zimbabwe: Central Bank Auction's Allotments Sustains Economic Growth Priority

27 January 2021

[New Zimbabwe] THE RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction system has sustained economic growth priority by sustaining allotments toward raw materials importation and machinery and equipment among other productivity inclined needs. [...]

East Africa: Why Zanzibar Is Now the 4th Largest East Africa Airport

27 January 2021

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- An increase in the number of arrivals and strategies that link tourist attractions in the Mainland and Zanzibar have been cited as factors that have made Abeid Amani Karume International Airport the fourth largest airport in eastern Africa by passenger numbers. [...]

Namibia: Limited Time to Enter Uranium Competition

26 January 2021

[Namibian] Russian nuclear company Rosatom says African youths who take part in its 6th nuclear competition are set to go on a trip to Russia. [...]

Zimbabwe: Fastjet Clears Air On Klosad Allegations

26 January 2021

[263Chat] Commercial airline Fastjet has refuted claims that it is working in connivance with Klosad to reject COVID-19 PCR tests results from other registered laboratories. [...]

South Africa: Iqbal Survé's African News Agency Was Paid R20 Million By State Security Agency, Claims Sydney Mufamadi

26 January 2021

[Daily Maverick] Changing the narrative is a key feature of African News Agency's branding, but testimony at the State Capture inquiry has raised questions about what narrative the newswire aimed to change. They're not the only questions around Iqbal Survé's six-year-old newswire. [...]

Namibia: Ruling Party Wanted Fishcor Shares - Namandje

26 January 2021

[Namibian] LAWYER Sisa Namandje said Swapo has consulted him in the past on owning shares in national fishing company Fishcor. [...]

Ethiopia: Stock Exchange to Be Operational Through PPP

26 January 2021

[Addis Fortune] The first securities exchange, where traders can buy and sell securities such as company stocks and bonds, will be established as a share company through a partnership of the public and private sectors, including foreign investors, according to the capital market bill that was tabled to the lawmakers at the end of last week to introduce a secondary market in Ethiopia for the first time. [...]

Mozambique: As the Resource Bubble Bursts, Where Will the Rents Come From?

26 January 2021

[allAfrica] The "resource curse" occurs when global mining and gas companies share the surplus from resource extraction with a small local elite, and little reaches ordinary people. Economists refer to this as "rent" - income derived from ownership or control over a limited asset or resource. Such income is attained without any expenditure or effort on behalf of the resource holder. [...]

Tanzania: What Shilling's Stability in the Past Year Means to You

27 January 2021

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzanians can rest assured that prices of essential imported goods will remain stable, thanks to the stability of the local currency. [...]

Tanzania: Tanzania Warns Telecom Companies Over Disclosure of Clients' Information

27 January 2021

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The government has on Monday warned telecommunication companies against a tendency of some of their unscrupulous staff of illegally divulging customer information to third parties. [...]

South Africa: Sassa Reinstates Lapsed Temporary Disability Grants

27 January 2021

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in KwaZulu-Natal has decided to reinstate 3 874 lapsed Temporary Disability Grants. [...]

Sierra Leone: MPs Dissatisfied With NACSA

27 January 2021

[Concord] Members of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Commission for Social Action (NACSA) and Non-Governmental Organizations,have expressed dissatisfaction over the poor quality of furniture produced by Instant Construction and General Services for the Community Health posts in Kagbanthama town and Morie Town, Mange Bureh in the Port Loko district. [...]

Sierra Leone: India, Dubai Representative in Town to Invest in Energy

27 January 2021

[Concord] A representative of top wealthy companies in the world operating in India and United Arab Emirates (UAE),has finally landed in Sierra Leone on Sunday , 24th January, after a three-year consideration with his partners. [...]

Zimbabwe: Sasai to Champion Economic Development

27 January 2021

[The Herald] Experts say Cassava Fintech International's Sasai App can be one of the best platforms to accelerate Africa's social and economic development agenda. [...]

Zimbabwe: Herbal Plant Use - Insights From the National Herbarium

27 January 2021

[The Herald] Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor [...]

Gambia: Daily Price Hike in Basic Commodities Raises Alarm

27 January 2021

[The Point] Gambians from different walks of life have expressed frustration, concern and anger over daily surge in prices of basic food commodities at the local markets and corner shops. [...]

Gambia: KMC Opens Renovated Latrikunda Yiringanya Market

27 January 2021

[The Point] The Kanifing Municipality Council (KMC) on Monday opened the renovated Latrikunda Yiri Nganya market to ease movement for youth and women in that community. [...]

Israel military revising operational plans against Iran: General

27 January 2021

Israeli military chief of staff's remarks are a clear warning to the Biden administration on its relations with Iran. [...]

Fish on ships: Frozen imports pile up in globally key China port

27 January 2021

Dalian port officials reportedly testing fish cargoes for coronavirus causing backlogs throughout global supply chain. [...]

Indian farmer leaders condemn violence but will continue protests

27 January 2021

Organiser says the protesters who deviated from set routes for tractor rally do not represent majority of farmers. [...]

People’s Climate Vote: Majority sees climate change as emergency

27 January 2021

A cutting-edge survey used mobile gaming apps in 17 languages to ask 1.2 million people about climate change. [...]

Palestine Journals: Life Under Occupation

27 January 2021

“Most people we meet would tell you that they fear they're losing their most important asset, hope. “ [...]

The ‘darker sides’: EU urges US to join fight to rein in Big Tech

27 January 2021

European Commission chief suggests common rule book to prevent spread of fake news on social media. [...]

Lockdown imposed in central Peru as COVID-19 surges

27 January 2021

Measures to remain in force until February 14 as country looks to vaccines for way out of health crisis. [...]

Global ice sheets melting at ‘worst-case’ rates: UK scientists

27 January 2021

Rate of loss rose from 0.8 trillion tonnes per year in the 1990s to 1.3 trillion tonnes per year by 2017. [...]

Biden says US to buy 200 million more COVID vaccine doses

26 January 2021

Joe Biden says US will accelerate delivery of vaccines to states and localities, but warns progress will take time. [...]

Global number of COVID cases surpasses 100 million

26 January 2021

Pandemic continues to grow as variants pose new challenges amid concerns over supply and distribution of vaccines. [...]

US Capitol Police chief apologises for failures in January 6 riot

26 January 2021

Admission comes as impeachment trial against Donald Trump for 'incitement' of the Capitol insurrection gets under way. [...]

Most Republican Senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump

26 January 2021

Republicans raise questions about the trial's constitutionality, signalling an uphill battle for Trump's conviction. [...]

US, Russia extend New START pact after Biden, Putin phone call

26 January 2021

Biden also addressed arrest of Alexey Navalny, Ukraine, and reports of bounties on US soldiers, the White House said. [...]

US judge blocks Biden’s 100-day freeze on deportations

26 January 2021

Joe Biden has promised to enact moratorium on migrant deportations, a proposal that contrasts with Trump's policies. [...]

Cyclone Eloise affected 250,000 people in Mozambique, says UN

26 January 2021

Eloise brought winds of up to 150km/h followed by torrential rain over port city of Beira and adjacent Buzi district. [...]

Former PSG boss Thomas Tuchel named new Chelsea manager

26 January 2021

The 47-year-old former Paris St Germain coach replaces Lampard who was sacked this week. [...]

US Senate confirms Blinken as Biden’s secretary of state

26 January 2021

Antony Blinken has promised to end US support for Saudi-led forces in Yemen and to renew the Iran nuclear deal. [...]

Fly me to the moon: Three men to pay $55m each for SpaceX flight

26 January 2021

A former NASA astronaut will lead an Ohio entrepreneur, a Canadian financier and an Israeli businessman into space. [...]

Biden signs executive actions addressing ‘racial equity’

26 January 2021

The actions order the US justice department to halt use of private prisons. [...]

Biden’s Commerce nominee promises ‘aggressive’ action on China

26 January 2021

Raimondo echoes other Biden officials who have indicated they would continue some of Trump's tough-on-China policies. [...]

US assures two-state solution for Israel-Palestine at UN

26 January 2021

The Biden administration will undo some Trump era actions, but says no substitute for 'Israeli-Palestinian peace'. [...]

EU urges vaccine makers to ‘honour obligations’ amid supply fears

26 January 2021

The comments come a day after the bloc threatened to impose export controls on COVID shots produced within its borders. [...]

Economic shot in the arm: IMF predicts vaccine-fuelled growth

26 January 2021

After sinking 3.5% in 2020, the global economy will grow 5.5% this year, the International Monetary Fund forecasted. [...]

Biden to announce moratorium on oil, gas drilling on federal land

26 January 2021

Environmental groups hailed the expected moratorium as the kind of bold, urgent action needed to slow climate change. [...]

How will Brazil’s President Bolsonaro face public anger?

26 January 2021

Bolsorano is under fire over his government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis. [...]

Euston tunnel protesters: HS2 begins eviction

27 January 2021

Bailiffs move in to remove people who dug a 100ft tunnel to block the high-speed rail line. [...]

Covid: Patient returns home after 306 days in hospital

27 January 2021

Geoffrey Woolf, 74, collapsed at home on 20 March and was rushed to hospital three days later. [...]

Chelsea Flower Show: Event moved to autumn for first time in history

27 January 2021

It is the first time the world-famous event will take place in the autumn. [...]

Covid: Will the UK's pubs stay shut until May?

27 January 2021

Previous lockdowns suggest hospitality could be facing one of the longest routes back to normality. [...]

London homicides fall but domestic killings rise

26 January 2021

The number of murder investigations launched by the Met falls to 126 compared to 150 in 2019. [...]

Covid-19: Met Police officers in haircut lockdown breach

26 January 2021

The Met says it was a "poor decision" to hire a barber to give cuts to 31 officers in the workplace. [...]

Covid-19: London hospital staff 'worry about being next in the bed'

26 January 2021

Overstretched NHS staff working in London's hospitals say they are physically and mentally exhausted. [...]

Thornton Heath: Firefighter attacked while putting out flat fire

26 January 2021

A 53-year-old is arrested following the "violent attack" on a London firefighter. [...]

Covid-19: East London baby shower organisers fined by police

26 January 2021

Police footage shows a party of people and children celebrating in a house in east London on Sunday. [...]

British Asian celebrities unite for video to dispel Covid vaccine myths

26 January 2021

Comedians Meera Syal, Romesh Ranganathan and Adil Ray make a video urging people to get the vaccine. [...]

How to protect your mental health

16 March 2020

Advice on protecting your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak. [...]

New guidance - what must I do?

28 September 2020

Step-by-step, what to do to help prevent the spread of the virus. [...]

Coronavirus: What it does to the body

14 March 2020

What is it like to have the coronavirus, how will it affect you and how is it treated? [...]

Coronavirus: What are the social distancing rules?

13 January 2021

Keeping a certain distance away from other people cuts the risk of passing on - or catching - coronavirus. [...]

Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country

26 January 2021

Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world. [...]

Thomas Tuchel: Chelsea appoint former PSG manager after sacking Frank Lampard

26 January 2021

Thomas Tuchel is appointed Chelsea's new manager on an 18-month contract after the sacking of Frank Lampard. [...]

Southampton 1-3 Arsenal: Teenager Bukayo Saka scores one and creates another

26 January 2021

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta dedicates his side's Premier League win over Southampton to absent captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. [...]

Crystal Palace 2-3 West Ham: Hammers into top four but still improving - David Moyes

26 January 2021

West Ham David Moyes feels his side are improving but have "not scratched the surface yet" as they beat Crystal Palace to continue their flawless start to 2021. [...]

Why Tuchel will be a popular choice in the Chelsea dressing room

26 January 2021

Thomas Tuchel, who has succeeded Frank Lampard, is likely to be a popular appointment in the Chelsea dressing room. [...]

Millwall 0-0 Watford: Lions hold Hornets to goalless draw

26 January 2021

Championship draw specialists Millwall hold promotion contenders Watford to a stalemate at The Den. [...]

China is rehearsing for when it overtakes America

26 January 2021

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Covid has killed 100,000 people in the UK. Experts say government is getting it wrong

27 January 2021

• Scramble for vaccines gets ugly [...]

Vaccine lays bare deep Mideast inequalities

26 January 2021

• Grim outlook in UK is a warning for the world • Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be protective against new variants • LIVE: Everyday activities are more dangerous with new Covid-19 variants circulating: physician [...]

Europe threatens to restrict vaccine exports after AstraZeneca and Pfizer hit production problems

26 January 2021

The European Union is calling out vaccine makers AstraZeneca and Pfizer over delivery delays that could slow its recovery from the pandemic. Officials are even threatening to restrict exports and take legal action as anger mounts. [...]

How a Chinese company unseated Coca-Cola as the world's biggest drink maker

18 January 2021

When Costco opened its first store in China in 2019, it wasn't just the hot rotisserie chickens and discounted Birkin bags that lured frenzied crowds. A fiery, throat-tingling liquor called Kweichow Moutai also flew off shelves. [...]

The megarich have already recovered from the pandemic. It may take the poor a decade to do so

25 January 2021

Nine months. That's how long it took the world's top 1,000 billionaires to recoup their fortunes after the coronavirus pandemic hit. [...]

How to figure out where all your money is going

25 January 2021

When it comes to managing your finances, you need to know where your money is going. [...]

Airbag jeans and high-tech vests could make motorbikes safer

22 January 2021

Balanced on two wheels without a protective shell, riding a motorbike is far more dangerous than driving a car. In the United States, for example, motorcyclists are about 28 times as likely as car occupants to die in a crash. [...]

US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters

18 September 2019

If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study. [...]

Miami's Little Haiti wasn't a target for developers. Until the seas started to rise

12 July 2019

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How rich people could help save the planet from the climate crisis

12 July 2019

Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints. [...]

Meet New York's radical female and non-binary skateboarders

25 January 2021

Though Jordana Bermúdez isn't a skateboarder, she found a sense of community at a skate park on Manhattan's Lower East Side. [...]

Ella Emhoff was the US presidential inauguration's breakout fashion star

21 January 2021

Standing out next to established style icons like Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga was always going to be a tough gig. But on a day of block colors and monochromatic looks, Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, stole the fashion limelight at Wednesday's presidential inauguration. [...]

Paris Fashion Week: Watch the shows here

20 January 2021

Paris Fashion Week opens its schedule of menswear shows today hot off the heels of neighboring fashion city Milan, which just brought its own fashion week to a close. [...]

How North Korean millennials use makeup to rebel

3 March 2020

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$160M Beverly Hills mansion heads to auction

7 January 2021

A 20,000-square-foot mansion in California is up for auction -- and with an asking price of $160 million, it could become the most expensive home ever to go under the hammer. [...]

Behind the scenes of a famous James Bond shoot

25 December 2020

A supervillain, an assassin, a mountain car chase and an Aston Martin equipped with gadgetry -- the Alpine scenes in 1964's "Goldfinger" set a new benchmark for the archetypal James Bond sequence. And as well as being, arguably, the most iconic six minutes and 37 seconds in the franchise's history, it is also one of the best documented. [...]

He flew to Paris to surprise his girlfriend. Big mistake

18 January 2021

When Finlay McAfee boarded a flight from Edinburgh to Paris to surprise his girlfriend Salma, he knew it was a big, romantic gesture. [...]

The town so secret it was wiped from the map

23 January 2021

Some call it the ghost town, because for decades it didn't appear on any maps -- a clandestine location that at the height of the Cold War likely concealed a deadly arsenal of nuclear weapons capable of wiping out major Western cities. [...]

China debuts floating train that can speeds to 620 kph

18 January 2021

China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour. [...]

Waldorf Astoria's new Maldives private island costs $80,000 per night

15 January 2021

For those with the means, a private island in a tropical destination is the ultimate place to isolate from the global pandemic. [...]

UK 'enormously less attractive' as travel gateway to Europe

18 January 2021

When the UK Prime Minister addressed the nation on December 20, the news was bad enough: Christmas was canceled. [...]

Homeless man rushes into animal shelter after it catches fire

27 December 2020

A homeless man risked his life to save several cats and dogs trapped at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility's founder said. [...]

A mailman, two little sisters, and weeks-long games of Tic-tac-toe

25 December 2020

Adam Finley loves his job as a mail carrier for USPS. [...]

7-year-old boy goes back into a burning home to save his baby sister

27 December 2020

A 7-year-old boy named Eli saved his baby sister's life when he jumped into her room through a window to rescue her from a fire that destroyed his family's home. [...]