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Once Upon A Time – July 29 – 2015 – Zion Harvey Became First Paediatric Patient To Receive Double Hand Transplant

1588 The Battle of Gravelines - Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet 1609 Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs...

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N349m Earmarked For Construction Of Abattoir In Imo State

The Imo Government has approved N349 million for the construction of a modern abattoir facility at Naze near Owerri as part of efforts to...

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South Korea President Pledges Strong Maritime Security

A launching ceremony was held earlier Thursday morning for a new South Korean naval destroyer in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. There, President Yoon...

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Throwback Thursday – When Fingerprints Went Official

July 28, 1858 - A British colonial magistrate in India starts using fingerprints as a means of identifying people. It's the first-known, modern official use...

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Five Kenyan Security Officers Killed In Suspected al Shabaab Attack Near Somali Border

Five Kenyan security officers were killed Tuesday in a clash with suspected al Shabaab militants in Mandera county, near the border with Somalia, police said. The attack occurred around midday when a patrol team from SOG Alungu encountered militants near Wantey Dam, according to a police report. Al...

Kenya Investigates Suspected Toxin After 15 Elephants Die In Amboseli

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating a possible toxic substance after 15 elephants died in the Amboseli ecosystem between June 24 and July 24, with preliminary lab tests flagging a suspicious compound in samples taken from several of the animals. The Amboseli ecosystem, which lies in southern Kenya...

South Africa Faces Labour Shortages After Migrant Workers Leave

South Africa is beginning to feel the economic impact of a large-scale departure of migrant workers, with farms, factories and households struggling to find labour after thousands of foreign nationals left the country following xenophobic attacks and intensified immigration enforcement. In one of South Africa’s major citrus-producing regions,...