U.S. consumer confidence falls for fifth straight month amid tariff and inflation concerns
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy weakened further in December, as persistent inflation and President Donald Trump’s tariff policies deepened public anxiety about the nation’s financial outlook. According to data…
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APC chieftain condemns Rivers Police chief Mbu’s transfer to Abuja as “indirect slap”; says he should have been sacked. •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido …
Egypt releases journalists’ charges
Egyptian authorities have served Al Jazeera with a charge sheet that identifies eight of its staff on a list of 20 people -- all believed to be journalists -- for…
More than 1,100 asylum seekers rescued off Italian coast
More than 1,100 asylum seekers have been rescued off the coast of Italy, the nation's navy said in a statement.
Army says El-Sisi report ‘speculation’
Egypt's military was quick to quash a newspaper report Thursday that quoted army chief Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi as saying he will run for president.
Gold mine fire: Eight bodies recovered, one missing
Rescuers recovered the bodies of eight miners trapped in a South African gold mine after an underground fire this week, the company said Thursday.
Nine trapped in gold mine after fire
At least nine miners remain trapped in a South African gold mine after an underground fire, the Harmony Gold mining company said Wednesday.
Blast at Libyan school injures six children
Six students were wounded when unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a school in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, hospital staff said Wednesday.
Rwanda spy chief in genocide court
Twenty years after the Rwanda genocide, France has opened its first trial of a suspected accomplice in the massacre that killed 800,000 people.
Camp pushes girls into sex
When Grace learned she'd be going to a camp with her friends, she was thrilled. Every girl around her age in her southern Malawi village would attend the rite of…
Protesters demand freedom for Al Jazeera journalists
Foreign and local journalists gathered outside the Egyptian Embassy in Nairobi on Tuesday to protest the imprisonment and demand the release of Al Jazeera East Africa correspondent Peter Greste and…
Libya destroys chemical weapons
Libya said Tuesday that its chemical weapons, including artillery shells and bombs filled with mustard gas, have been destroyed.
USAfrica: African-American John Thompson becomes Chairman of Microsoft; makes history, again
African-American John Thompson becomes Chairman of Microsoft; makes history, again •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido …
Anne Frank’s marbles to go on display in Rotterdam
Shortly before she and her family went into hiding, Anne Frank gave some of her toys to a friend for safekeeping -- a tin of marbles, a tea set and…
World facing cancer ‘disaster’
Cancer cases are expected to surge 57% worldwide in the next 20 years, an imminent "human disaster" that will require a renewed focus on prevention to combat, according to the…
Mandela leaves $4.1 million estate
Former South African President Nelson Mandela left his $4.1 million estate to family members, former staff, schools and the ruling African National Congress, according to a reading of his will…
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