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August 08, (THEWILL) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released stiffer visa regulations for Nigerians. The new regulations followed recent public disturbance by some Africans in Dubai. A video had emerged last week, in which some African youths, believed...

August 07, (THEWILL) - A German diplomat has been arrested by Brazilian police for allegedly killing his Belgian husband, at their home in Rio de Janeiro. Uwe Herbert Hahn, a consul at Germany’s consulate in Rio de Janeiro, told authorities...

July 31, (THEWILL) - New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, has declared a disaster emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city "the epicenter" of the outbreak. The virus was declared an imminent threat to public health...

July 26, (THEWILL) – Russia has disclosed plans to quit the International Space Station (ISS) “after 2024.” Chief of Moscow’s space agency (Roscosmos), Yury Borisov, told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “Of course, we will fulfil all our obligations to our...

July 23, (THEWILL) - Amid a growing global food crisis, the United Nations (UN) and Turkey have signed separate agreements with Russia and Ukraine, to clear the export of desperately needed grain and fertilisers through the Black Sea. The...

July 21, (THEWILL) - Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Droupadi Murmu, has been declared President-elect of India after the conclusion of the counting of votes on Thursday. Murmu, 64, won by an overwhelming margin against Yashwant...

July 21, (THEWILL) - Facebook has blocked the accounts of at least two state-owned media outlets in Afghanistan. The company, in a statement on Thursday, explained that its action was in compliance with laws in the United States listing the...

July 21, (THEWILL) - United States President, Joe Biden, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Thursday. White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said President Biden "is "experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid." “Biden is...

July 21, (THEWILL) - Italian Premier, Mario Draghi, has resigned after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote. Draghi tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, during a meeting at the Quirinale Palace on Thursday. Mattarella’s office said the president had...

July 16, (THEWILL) - The Saudi civil aviation authority has "announced the decision to open the Kingdom's airspace for all air carriers that meet the requirements of the authority for overflying" A statement on Twitter by the Aviation Authority, said...