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Screenshot of the fake post, taken on September 4, 2024 The post has been shared more than 400 times and includes a nearly three-minute video showing gunmen slaughtering people in a trench. Shehu claimed the killings took place in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state and criticised President Bola Tinubu “and all his security chiefs” for their […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dam collapsed Tuesday in northeastern Nigeria, triggering severe flooding that forced people to evacuate and sent deadly reptiles from a zoo into nearby communities, local officials and a zoo manager said. The collapse of the Alau Dam in Borno State caused one of the worst floods in the state since

As a leading producer of graphite, lithium and refined copper, China is increasingly dominant in the supply chains of critical minerals. These minerals are needed for advanced technology and renewable energy capacity. At the same time, the country’s increasing control, both domestically and internationally, over regions such as Africa raises concerns about diminishing access for

China Minmetals, a central government-backed enterprise, is set to take control of a provincial lithium company, aiming to accelerate the development of a “world-class” lithium extraction industry from salt lakes in western China, it said. Bloomberg News. This includes the formation of a new joint venture, China Salt Lake Group. It will be majority owned

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Fifteen students from Frederick Douglas Academy VII in Brownsville had the experience of a lifetime. They raised money to travel to Ghana and learn more about their heritage and ancestors. “If I could relive this whole experience again, I would,” said Jhalil McKenzie. More Brooklyn News He and Shani Weekes were

Iran will face new sanctions on Tuesday delivery of ballistic missiles to RussiaSecretary of State Antony Blinken announced. During a joint press conference in London with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Blinken said he expects Russia to use the missiles against Ukraine in the coming weeks. Blinken called Iran’s decision to move the missiles to

Address to the Geneva-based Human Rights CouncilNicholas Koumjian, the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), said that in many cases civilians were ‘not only collateral damage, but also the target of attacks’. “Just last week, airstrikes near a night market in northern Shan State reportedly killed about a dozen people, including a

According to the latest media reports, thousands of displaced Palestinians were staying in the camp in Khan Younis, where at least 19 people have died. ‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza’ “While the IDF said it struck Hamas militants operating in a command and control center embedded in the humanitarian zone, I want to emphasize that

Before and after the flood: Thame village in the Mt. Everest region (Khumbu region) of Nepal – before the flood. This village is home to world-famous climbers such as Kami Rita Sherpa. On August 16, most of Thame village was wiped out by a flash flood caused by the outburst of the glacial lake. Credits:

Opinion by Norman Solomon (San Francisco, USA) Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 10 (IPS) – One evening in early September 1964, a terrifying commercial shocked 50 million Americans halfway through NBC’s “Monday Night at the Movies.” The ad began with a cute three-year-old girl counting flower petals as she