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The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up on waiting for a promised state funeral a year after his death. Instead, Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who died a year ago at the age of 87, will be buried this week in Oyo State, where he lived. […]

In my years as a beauty editor, I’ve had the privilege of getting my hair done by some of the most chic and famous celebrity stylists. As you might expect, some of them have been amazing; others have been surprisingly disappointing! But the *best* haircut I’ve ever had was last summer in Seoul. I found

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCBD) – Liquor liability insurance is impacting organizations. Summerville VFW was forced to close its doors Saturday – they need your help to stay open. “I was in the Army. I went to Iraq twice from Fort Stewart, Georgia. I was there from 2003 to 2012,” said TJ Allen, a member of VFW

(Bloomberg) — Justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have decided to join labor protests against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the justice system, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Most read from Bloomberg The decision was approved on Tuesday by eight votes to three, the source said, a day after

Israeli officials are furious over the UK’s decision to immediately halt some arms exports to Israel, a move that came after it said the weapons could be used in a “serious breach” of international humanitarian law in the country’s war in Gaza. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Monday the government would revoke 30

Olympic Marathon runner Rebecca Cheptege is in critical condition after a petrol attack by her boyfriend in Kenya. According to Peoplethe Ugandan Athlete suffered burns to over 75% of her body after her boyfriend, Nickson Ndiema, allegedly doused her with petrol and set her on fire in Trans Nzoia County in western Kenya on Sunday,

Ukraine’s cabinet is likely to be reshuffled after three ministers resigned. Their requests will be considered in the next parliamentary session, parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. The ministers involved are Olexander Kamyshin, responsible for the defense industry, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska and Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets. Vitali Koval, the head of

Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has announced that Christmas will come earlier than usual this year, with festivities being brought forward to October 1. “It’s September and it already smells like Christmas. As a thank you to the fighting people, I will advance Christmas by decree to October 1,” Maduro told his supporters on television.

(Bloomberg) — President Emmanuel Macron’s lengthy deliberations over who to nominate as France’s next prime minister are limiting the time lawmakers have to make key changes to the budget, the chairman of the National Assembly’s finance committee said. Most read from Bloomberg The increasingly short timeframe as Macron dithers could lead the new government to

A former Austrian foreign minister who had Russian President Vladimir Putin as a guest at her wedding has been appointed the Kremlin leader’s goodwill ambassador to raise awareness for tiger conservation. Karin Kneissl, who lives in Russia, will focus specifically on protecting the Amur tiger, a species once common in Siberia but whose numbers have