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Simpson’s life story is marked by significant achievements in sports but his later years were overshadowed by his involvement in criminal cases. Orenthal James Simpson, commonly known as O.J. Simpson, was an American former professional football player and actor. His life story is marked by significant achievements in sports and entertainment, but his later years…
Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo, popularly known as Jnr Pope has died in a boat accident during a movie filming in Nigeria’s Delta state, his fellow actors have said. The film star was earlier reported to have survived the accident when doctors attempted to resuscitate him in a hospital. “It’s so so sad that our…
Argentines eyeing a financial boost are lining up by the thousands to have their irises scanned in exchange for a few crypto tokens as part of an online biometrics project under scrutiny in several countries. Some three million people worldwide have so far provided their iris data to Worldcoin, an initiative of OpenAI chief Sam…
Rescuers in Taiwan are working to reach more than 600 stranded people, a day after the island experienced its worst earthquake in 25 years. One survivor has recounted how tremors unleashed rockslides “like bullets” around the coal mine he was working at. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the eastern county of Hualien, killing nine…
Tyla, who won the inaugural Grammy for African music performance last month, has released her self-titled debut album yla grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, practicing acceptance speeches in the mirror, envisioning herself on the grandest award stages. But as she found out, a dream is one thing — reality is another. “I was not…
Jimmy Cherizier, known universally as “Barbecue”, says If the Kenyan military or police move into the streets of Haiti he would “consider them as aggressors”. The head of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs, and the de-facto head of a consortium of gangs that have brought Port-au-Prince to a standstill has told Sky News he…
The superstar’s album Act II: Cowboy Carter is set for release on Friday. Beyonce has released her tracklist for her forthcoming country album Act II: Cowboy Carter. On the superstar’s Instagram account, fans were given a sneak peek of her new songs which included the previously released Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages. The tracklist…
Filipinos pay thousands of dollars to unofficial recruitment companies, only to find themselves at the sharp end of Polish law. Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. On a bitterly cold night in February, Robby* was finishing up his shift on a production line at a chicken factory in Mlawa, Poland….
Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for allegedly assaulting a paparazzi photographer in Sydney last month, Australian police have confirmed. Officers “have conducted an investigation following a report of an assault at Neutral Bay Wharf (in Sydney) at about 2:30 a.m. local time on 27 February,” a spokesperson for the New South Wales (NSW)…
Migori-based Rongo University has been closed indefinitely following student unrest on Tuesday. The decision followed an emergency meeting convened by the university’s senate. “Senate in a meeting held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, resolved that the university be closed indefinitely due to ongoing unrest as a result of student elections. All students are directed to…
