An elderly woman was shockingly led away in cuffs after blocking a delivery robot in protest of machines taking away jobs from humans.
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Africa CDC Calls For Health Minister’s Talk On Ebola Crisis As Nigeria Confirms First Case
African health ministers will hold crisis talks on Ebola as Nigeria becomes the fourth country to confirm a case. The patient is now in isolation, while her contacts, including her spouse, a Swiss national, are being monitored.
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DRUNKEN PRANK: Drunk Tourist Convicted Of Flamingo Heist In Las Vegas
A Canadian tourist who stole a flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel casino after a marathon drinking session has been convicted of animal abuse and faces nearly five years in prison.
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KENYA: Starvation Cult Leader Guilty Of 191 Children Murders
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.
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DR CONGO: Africa CDC Probes Missing Millions Meant For Ebola Response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is demanding accountability for more than $700 million in funding intended to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after a verification exercise failed to trace the money to the structures carrying out the response on the ground.
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UK: Man Arrested For Wearing Burka At A Protest Attends Court In A Burka
A protester has appeared in court wearing a burqa to deny a charge of wearing the Islamic religious garment to conceal his identity during a Hampshire protest.
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ZIMBABWE: Author Denies Using AI To Write Award-winning Story
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his short story, which won this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing.
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UK: Civil Servant Who Juggle Five Jobs Is Hauled Before Southwark Court For Fraud
A civil servant is accused of earning almost £350,000 by juggling five full-time public sector roles – using sick notes and working from home to cope with the workload.
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Three Nigerian Sisters Drowned Off Brighton Beach In Suicide Pact, Inquest Finds
Three sisters of Nigerian descent whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton took their own lives, a coroner has ruled.
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NIGERIA: The Freedom Euphoria Building An Informal Sector Of Kidnap Industry
It’s been a recurring scenario that never changes: a dramatic abduction, an agonizing week of silence, and then, the inevitable headline of a “successful rescue” triggering national euphoria.
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