Tag: World
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18 Africans among 135 cardinals to elect new Pope
A total of 18 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next Pope. Though there are 252 cardinals, only 135 cardinals have voting status and are eligible to vote for the next Pope when the conclave begins. Europe has the highest number, with 53 cardinals of voting status. Asia, with 23, has…
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Israeli president calls for world support in fight against enemies
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called on the world to support Israel in the fight against its enemies, as he spoke during a ceremony to mark one year since the Hamas terrorist attack. ‘This is a scar on humanity. This is a scar on the face of the Earth,’’ he said on Monday at the…
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World Record: Meet world’s only first surviving nonuplets
A world record has been set by a Malian couple, Kader Arby and wife Halima Cisse for giving birth to the world’s first surviving nonuplets at a single birth. The miracle nonuplets are all happy and healthy toddlers The nine babies were born on 4 May 2021 and have now achieved the Guinness World Records…
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Joy to the world – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
It’s another Christmas, the dies natalis (birthday) of Jesus Christ. At Christmas, we are invited to relive that deepest mystery that took place more than 2000 years ago. As the Psalmist puts it: “A child shall be born for us, a
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Lonely people’s brains process information and see the world differently – Research
A United States-based study, published in Psychological Science, suggests that people who are lonely don’t quite see the world the same way as those who aren’t lonely. Additionally, it also said that when it comes to processing information people who are not lonely are all alike, however, every lonely person processes the world in their…
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World’s first Saliva pregnancy test launched in UK
Revolutionary product that can tell women if they are pregnant from just their saliva has hit the shelves in the United Kingdom (UK).
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The way of the world – By Owei Lakemfa
LAGOS, the most cosmopolitan and politically progressive state in Nigeria on March 18, 2023 engaged in the degenerative politics of exclusion. The debilitating disease of campaigning that a non-full-blooded native cannot be governor, is an incapacitating one. Ten days later, a different philosophy of politics evolved in Scotland where the parliament elected 38-year-old Humza Haroon…
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The importance of information in the world of sports betting
Betting on sports is something that is enjoyed all over the world, and with the rise of the internet, computers, and smartphones, it has never been as accessible as it is today. Today, someone
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Conversations with my European friends – By Owei Lakemfa
I HAVE been engaged in countless conversations with my European friends across continents, groups and social media about current world events and whether their leaders are right in pursuing a solitary military solution. Were they right in the 1990s in just being interested in winning the ideological battle by encouraging the atomisation of Europe? Could…
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The world will move on without you – Burna Boy tells fans
Nigerian Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has advised his fans to live their lives to the fullest while they were alive. The ‘Kilometre’ crooner made this known on Tuesday via his Instagram stories,. He noted that if one died, their loved ones will only mourn but life would go on.…