Universities in the United Kingdom have been accused of aiding money launderers after letting students from ‘high-risk’ countries pay £52million of fees in cash.
Read More »REVEALED: China copied spyware code from America’s NSA
Israeli researchers said on Monday that Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.
Read More »Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announces withdrawal of election challenge
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, alleging bias by Supreme Court justices hearing the case.
Read More »Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in UN convoy attack
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country, its foreign ministry has said.
Read More »Boeing urges airlines to suspend use of some 777s after mid-flight engine failure
The US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine failure.
Read More »Family of fugitive Pastor Bushiri ‘blocked at airport’
The family of Malawi’s controversial millionaire pastor, Shepherd Bushiri, have been blocked at an airport in the country as they attempted to travel to Kenya, South Africa eNCA television reports quoting a family lawyer.
Read More »Malcolm X family demands reopening of murder investigation
The daughters of assassinated US black civil rights leader Malcolm X have requested that the murder investigation be reopened in light of new evidence. They cite a deathbed letter from a man who was a policeman at the time of the 1965 killing, alleging New York police and the FBI conspired in the murder. Raymond Wood wrote his responsibility was …
Read More »Trump set to talk about Republican party’s future in first public appearance since leaving office
Mr Trump, who left the White House on 20 January, is set to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida. Donald Trump is expected next Sunday to make his first public appearance since leaving office.
Read More »African schools football competition to kick off in DR Congo
FIFA and the African Union have agreed to launch a schools football competition following a meeting in Kinshasa between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, who is also the current Chairperson of the African Union (AU).
Read More »Britain threatens EU with ‘Water Wars’, European bottled mineral water could be banned in tit-for-tat retaliation over shellfish ban
Britain could declare ‘Water Wars’ with the EU in retaliation amid escalating tensions over the shellfish ban, it emerged last night.
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