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Image caption, Uganda has resisted pressure from donors to drop the Anti-Homosexuality Act that became law in May https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66645740 A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with “aggravated homosexuality”. His lawyer told Reuters the 20-year-old was the first to be prosecuted for the offence under tough new anti-LGBTQ legislation signed into law in May. According to the ...

www.surewordpowerchapel.org From a humble beginning in 2015, and under the leadership of God’s Servant Apostle Israel Nyarko, PhD, Sureword Power Chapel is celebrating 8 years of God’s goodness to win souls, impact generations and build an army of men and women for His Kingdom.  Seven activities have been lined up to mark the anniversary from August 29, 2023 to Sunday, September ...

Image caption, A grainy image from Kabul airport as the female students setting off for Dubai queued to go through security By Noor Gul Shafaq BBC Afghan “After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad,” says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai. Natkai’s name has been changed for her own ...

By Alex Binley BBC News A gunman killed three black people in a racially motivated attack then killed himself in Jacksonville, Florida, the city’s sheriff said. The man, described as white and in his early 20s, entered a Dollar General store and opened fire, triggering a standoff with police. Sheriff T K Waters said two men and a woman were ...

Ana says she is still starstruck after experiencing zero-gravity in space By Pete Allison & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat “Being in space and seeing the Earth with your own eyes is such a peaceful and loving experience.” Two weeks ago, 18-year-old Ana Mayers was experiencing zero gravity in space. Oh and she went with her mum. The pair, along with ...

By Bright Suzy Salitsi A project called “After School Fashion Design and Technology” was launched in Ho on August 21, 2023 by the Osbrain Cares Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to uplifting adolescent girls, vulnerable communities, and young mothers. Beginning October 2023, the first session of the “After School Fashion Design & Technology” project will include roughly 300 students between ...

Image caption, Soon after the touchdown, Isro released an image of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site with one of the four legs of the lander on the right By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s Moon rover has taken first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. ...

Image caption, A 34-year-old woman received her sister’s womb in the first transplant of its kind in the UK By Fergus Walsh Surgeons in Oxford have carried out the first womb transplant in the UK.  The recipient was a 34-year-old woman, and the donor her 40-year-old sister, both of whom wish to remain anonymous. Doctors say both recovered well from surgery ...

Image caption, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been dogged by corruption allegations since leaving office, which she denies By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences in the UK. She is suspected of accepting financial rewards for awarding multi-million dollar oil and gas contracts. A key figure in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, she ...

By Ece Goksedef BBC News At least 17 people have been killed and more are feared missing after a railway bridge under construction collapsed in north-eastern India, officials said. The incident occurred near the town of Sairang, in the state of Mizoram. Up to 40 workers were at the site when part of the bridge toppled, according to local media ...