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Iceland: 2 missing in ice cave collapse 

The collapse of an ice cave in a glacier trapped four people from a group of 25 who were touring the area. Two were extracted with injuries while two more were still feared trapped inside. An ice cave in Iceland collapsed while a tourist group was visiting, leaving two people seriously injured, while two others are missing, police said on ...

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Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region, official says  

By Associated Press ABUJA, NIGERIA — Armed men killed at least 13 farmers during an attack in north-central Nigeria, a local official said Thursday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, which took place Wednesday in the state of Niger. Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told the local radio station Crystal FM that herders and kidnappers were suspected ...

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World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana 

X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine. A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in ...

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How Russia’s war in Ukraine triggered suicides in India 

By:Mahima Kapoor, Workers in India’s “Diamond City” of Surat are facing a staggering and seemingly never-ending financial crisis that was set off by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, residents of Surat, India could not have imagined that a war thousands of miles away would lead to a suicide problem in their community. Surat — ...

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Botswana begins mpox screening at entry points 

By Mqondisi Dube GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Health officials in Botswana have started screening travelers for mpox at the country’s entry points. Neighboring South Africa has recorded three deaths as a result of the dangerous strain of mpox, and Botswana is anxious to keep out the rapidly spreading disease. “Although we have not recorded any case of mpox in Botswana, I ...

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Hunter arrested after confessing to killing his friend who was declared missing six months ago 

Source: rainbowradioonline.com Emmanuel Donkoh, a 36-year-old hunter, has been arrested after allegedly confessing to shooting his friend, Kwaku Aboagye, 57, also known as Accra Bread. The shocking incident occurred in the community of Assin Seidukrom in the Assin South District of the Central Region. Residents have been left in shock since the deceased had been declared missing since January 2024. ...

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43-year-old Ghanaian woman in the UK stabbed to death 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com Alberta Obinim, 43, has been identified as the lady who passed away after being stabbed in Manchester. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday in Barnard Road, Gorton, and a 22-year-old male has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder, according to Greater Manchester Police. Two others, a 17-year-old girl and a 64-year-old man, also ...

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Trump posts AI fakes implying Taylor Swift endorsement 

The Republican presidential candidate has posted a slew of AI-generated content in recent days. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has posted fake images suggesting that pop star Taylor Swift and her legion of fans are backing him in the upcoming United States election. Trump posted the images, all of which appear to be AI-generated deepfakes taken from right-wing social media ...

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Referees Leadership Praises Gold Fields for Tarkwa Stadium Project

By:Rustum Gameli Senorgbe A seven-member delegation from the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) attended the commissioning of the Gold Fields-funded state-of-the-art TnA Stadium in Tarkwa. The highlight of the commissioning was a match between Medeama SC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The RAG team, led by National Chairman George Saijah, expressed gratitude to Gold Fields for the invitation and praised the ...

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Famine looming in parts of Yemen, UN experts warn 

The number of acutely malnourished children has increased by 34 percent compared with last year, a United Nations report says. Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have said. A report published on Sunday by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Group in Yemen, covering areas under government ...

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