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New airline's first flights sell out in 11 mins
Debuting its first flights in January 2020, Taiwanese start-up STARLUX Airlines could be the first new player in 30 years to upend the island's duopoly aviation market. And even before ...
18 December, 2019
Trump impeachment: President pens irate letter to Pelosi on eve of vote
President Donald Trump has lashed out over his impending impeachment in an irate letter to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of declaring "open war on American democracy". "You have ...
18 December, 2019
Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf sentenced to death for treason
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military leader, has been sentenced to death at a special court hearing in Islamabad. The three-member court sentenced him over a high treason charge that ...
17 December, 2019
France promises to return looted Benin statues by 2021
The French culture minister says his government will return artworks taken from Benin during the colonial conquest of the region by 2021. Franck Riester was speaking on a visit to ...
17 December, 2019
Nigerian prince sentenced to death
A Nigerian Prince, Adewale Oyekan of Lagos, was on Monday sentenced to death for the murder of a businesswoman. Prince Adewale is the son of the late traditional ruler of ...
17 December, 2019
Women are indisputably better leaders than men - Barack Obama
If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said. Speaking in Singapore, he ...
16 December, 2019
Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for calm as violent protests against a new law on illegal migrants entered a fifth day. There are large protests in the capital ...
16 December, 2019
Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads
The chief executive of Hallmark Cards has apologised for its decision to withdraw television advertisements featuring same-sex couples. The company's cable network pulled the ads for wedding registry and planning ...
16 December, 2019
Zimbabwe vice-president's wife due in court over fraud
Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe's Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, will on Monday appear in court to face charges of money laundering and fraud. The fraud charges arise from an ...
16 December, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to shield financial records
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump’s appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led ...
15 December, 2019
Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption
Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in a social reform facility for corruption. The judge told the court that, under Sudanese law, people over the age ...
15 December, 2019
Meet Africa’s 'condom king' who wants no more HIV infections
Kenyan Stanley Ngara gives out free condoms to people who request them. He also helps educate people about sex and how to have it safely. In Kenya 1.6 million people ...
14 December, 2019
Bride dies after falling into well in Nigeria
A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria. Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to tie the knot with her ...
14 December, 2019
Election results 2019: Five big things on Boris Johnson's to-do list
1. Get Brexit done... and trade agreed The PM has a series of promises to keep. Firstly, to leave the EU on 31 January. He now has the majority in ...
14 December, 2019