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February 19, 2025

NASA increases chance of massive asteroid hitting Lagos in 2032 to 3.1%

The asteroid, capable of destroying a city about the size of New York, is expected to strike Earth by December 2032.

Asteroid; Lagos
February 13, 2025

400,000 children worldwide develop cancer yearly, WHO says

Tedros Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation director-general, said every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer.

Children with cancer
April 30, 2024
International Criminal Court
October 26, 2023

Gaza: Deadlock deepens as UN Security Council rejects resolutions by U.S., Russia

Both drafts condemned the terror attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians on October 7, but disagreed on Israel’s right to self-defence.

United Nations Security Council
October 16, 2023

Banana entrepreneur Daniel Noboa wins Ecuador presidential election

Banana entrepreneur Daniel Noboa will become Ecuador’s youngest-ever president as he defeated leftist politician Luisa González in elections on Sunday.

Ecuador’s youngest-ever president, Daniel Noboa
August 14, 2023
Christian Zurita and Fernando Villavicencio
August 10, 2023

Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency after assassination of presidential candidate

President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day state of emergency after Wednesday’s assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio (Credit: Daily Sabah)
July 22, 2023

IMF’s neoliberal sadomasochistic paradise is finally in Nigeria

Money saved from the removal of subsidies is unlikely to be used for the benefit of the people.

President Bola Tinubu, IMF, and poor Nigerians
March 22, 2023

Five letter bombs sent to journalists in Ecuador, one exploded

One of the letters with USB drives was sent to a journalist at Ecuavisa, a private television station in the port city of Guayaquil.

Letter bomb sent to Ecuador journalist