NBA – Stephen Curry extends contract with Golden State Warriors until 2027/in /by
Stephen Curry, the star point guard, will extend his contract with the Golden State Warriors until 2027. Curry, who led Team USA to victory against France in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will remain with his lifelong team for an additional year, with the extension valued at nearly $63 million.
DRC: One year after the Goma Massacre, relatives of victims call for “true justice”/in /by
One year ago at least 50 people were killed by military men inside a temple. On the first commemoration of the tragic event, relatives of the victims and congregants attended a ceremony. Pain and anger were palpable inside their new temple. About a hundred people were gathered on Friday (Aug. 30).
WATCH: Russian airstrike on Kharkiv apartment block kills six people/in /by
At least six people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on Friday.
WATCH: Shanshan causes widespread disruption in Japan/in /by
A slow-moving tropical storm, Shanshan, has unleashed heavy rain across Japan, flooding roads and rivers in the south and causing widespread disruption.
‘No worries’ about Putin’s visit to Mongolia, an ICC member state – Kremlin/in /by
The visit, scheduled for Sept. 3, will be Putin’s first trip to an ICC member state since March 2023. The ICC has accused the Russian president of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russian officials have dismissed the warrants as “null and void.”
Togo: Guin people mark new year with Sacred Stone ceremony/in /by
The annual event takes place between late August and early September in Glidji, south-east Togo. The Guin people migrated from Ghana in the late XVIIth century.
Residents of Sudan’s scarred central city pay a heavy price with no end in sight to fighting/in /by
Sudan’s war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 10.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting began, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Studying in China to operate Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway/in /by
He is among the thousands of Kenyans who’ve benefited from scholarships to pursue advanced studies in China since the nations established bilateral ties in 1963.
Nigeria: Exclusive – Petrol Subsidy Govt Still Pays in Eight Cities Despite Denial/in /by
[Premium Times] This is coming against the government's repeated denial of subsidy payment.
Trinidad and Tobago debate the removal of Columbus statue and others/in /by
In a small auditorium in the seaside capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures came under scrutiny late Wednesday in a lengthy debate punctuated by snickers, applause, and outbursts.