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Nov

2023

Security Breach Near Presidential Villa, Sierra Leone President Confirms And Reveals Next Step

Security Breach Near Presidential Villa, Sierra Leone President Confirms And Reveals Next Steps Sierra Leone’s President Julius Bio has vowed to protect democracy after a security breach near the presidential lodge in Freetown. President Bio revealed that some unidentified individuals aimed to destabilise the country. In a statement shared on his X account on Sunday, Bio informed the public that the unidentified individuals who attacked the military armoury were successfully repelled, restoring calm to the situation. In his statement, Bio wrote, “Fellow Sierra Leoneans, I bring you greetings from the Presidential Lodge in Freetown. In the early hours of this…

Nov

2023

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Peace In Sight As Israel, Hama’s Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza

War, World News

End In Sight As Israel, Hamas Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza Israel’s government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Officials from Qatar and Egypt which have been mediating secret negotiations with Israel and Hamas have for days been saying a deal was imminent. A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said 50 women and children will be released over four days,…

Nov

2023

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Technology: The Flying Vehicle That May Redefine Automobile In 2024

News Flash, Telecommunications, World News

TECHNOLOGYThe Flying Vehicle That May Redefine Automobile In 2024 Technology has arguably gone very far and a lot of mind blowing innovations have been made so far. A lot of rumours have been made for over a decade but finally this first-of- its-kind flying car will be available to limited buyers for sale in 2024. The Liberty (pioneer edition) flying vehicle as it is called has been manufactured by Pal-V, a Dutch manufacturing company,and is the first of its kind. This air-mobility company will start deliv- ering this car to just 90 people in Europe and North America and they…

Nov

2023

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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camps As Death Toll Nears 10,000

World News, War

Gaza Refugee Camps Hit In Airstrikes As Death Toll Nears 10,000 Israeli airstrikes have hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 53 people, health officials said. The strikes came as the U.S. has urged Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. President Joe Biden suggested that progress was being made on the humanitarian pause. The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has now surpassed 9,700 with more than 4,000 of them children and minors, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied…

Nov

2023

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UN Secretary-General Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’

World News, News Flash, War

UN Chief Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were struck at the entrance of the hospital on Friday, according to reports. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa Hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street…