Crowd ransacks church in Egypt:
Crowd ransacks church in Egypt: Hundreds of Egyptians ransacked a church south of Cairo and called for it to be demolished, the region’s diocese said. The attack on the church in Atfeh, 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the capital, took place on Friday after weekly Muslim prayers, the diocese said on its Facebook page. Several churches, especially ones that have
Firefighters douse blaze at London Zoo, aardvark missing: More than 70 firefighters tackled a blaze at London Zoo on Saturday and although no animals were immediately reported to have been injured, one aardvark was missing. The fire broke out shortly after 0600 GMT at the Animal Adventure section before spreading to an adjacent gift shop and cafe, near an area where visitors can handle and feed animals, the zooand London Fire Brigade said.
Zimbabwe’s ex-army chief named ruling party VP: official: Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, the presidency said. Presidential press secretary George Charamba said in a statement, retired general Constantino Chiwenga and long-serving state security minister Kembo Mohadi
Singapore firm to pay 2 million in corruption fines: Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM) has agreed to pay $ 422 million in fines to the US, Brazil and Singapore to settle bribery cases involving Brazilian contracts, US officials said Friday. The investigation of bribes to Brazil government officials was conducted under a US law allowing authorities to punish American companies or companies active
Former Trump campaign manager accused of sexual harassment: A female singer has accused a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump of repeatedly slapping her behind during a party at Washington’s Trump International Hotel in November, according to US website Politico. Joy Villa — a Trump supporter who wore a “Make America Great Again” dress to this year’s Grammys — said in an
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