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Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a “visa-free” policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorisation before leaving their country. But the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which replaced the ...

By: Adrienne Murray Technology Reporter, Iceland In the shadow of Iceland’s largest geothermal power station, a large warehouse houses a hi-tech indoor farm of sorts that’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Under a strange pink-purple glow, illuminated panels buzz and cylindrical columns of water bubble away, as a futuristic crop of microalgae grows. It’s here that Iceland’s Vaxa Technologies has ...

Mallory Moench BBC News “I need to invent a new word to describe it – when joy and worry meet,” says Efrat Machikawa. Her uncle, Gadi Moses, was taken hostage by Hamas fighters from his home in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. But there is now very real hope for his release, after Israel and Hamas agreed a Gaza ...

By:Laura Bicker China correspondent The hum of sewing machines is a constant in parts of Guangzhou, a thriving port on the Pearl River in southern China. It rattles through the open windows of factories from morning until late at night, as they finish the t-shirts, shorts, blouses, pants and swimwear that will be shipped to fill wardrobes in more than ...

By:VOA News U.S. President Joe Biden said at a White House briefing Thursday afternoon that federal resources and additional funding have been made available to California to fight the wildfires that he described as the “worst fires to ever hit Los Angeles.” The money will be used, the president said, to cover all of the costs for 180 days for ...

By: Christopher Ebenezer AnkuElorm Borborbor group, crowned the 2024 national best borborbor group in Ghana, has celebrated its one-year anniversary on January 4, 2025, at Saviefe Agorkpo, in the Ho West district of the Volta region.As part of their anniversary celebrations, the group invited fellow Borborbor groups from nearby communities in the Ho West district to celebrate with them. In ...

Source: Anbarasan Ethirajan The body of an Indian journalist who had reported on alleged corruption in the country has been found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh state. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing on New Year’s Day and his family registered a complaint with the police. His body was found on Friday in the compound of a road construction contractor ...

By Julius Addae ODURO Ho Technical University Football Club (HTU FC) has officially been confirmed by the Ho Municipal Football Association (HMFA) to participate in the upcoming 2024/2025 Division Three League season. The confirmation came after the evaluation process by the HMFA assessed the team’s registration process, and infrastructure. HTU FC, the only tertiary institution in the league has been ...

Police were called to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman on a subway car was set on fire

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