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Over 20 Dead, Scores Injured As Explosion Rocks Cuba Hotel

May 07, (THEWILL) – At least 22 people have died and more than 60 hospitalised, after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba’s most exclusive five-star hotels. It is believed that a gas tanker, which was parked outside the Saratoga...

DR Congo Confirms New Ebola Case

May 05, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, reported a new case of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Congolese Health Ministry confirmed the third case of Ebola in Mbandaka on Thursday, May 4, bringing the...

Oil Price Rises To $108 As EU Proposes Embargo On Russian Imports

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May 04, (THEWILL) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday, ahead of the periodic meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, climbed 3.35 percent to $108.25 a barrel at 10.20...

Terrorists Attack AU Base In Somalia

May 03, (THEWILL) - Heavily armed Al-Shabaab jihadists stormed an African Union (AU) base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that left an unknown number of casualties, a local military commander and witnesses have said. AU forces dispatched...

Police Arrest Nine After Building Collapses In Central China

May 01, (THEWILL) - Police in central China announced the detention of nine people on Sunday, over a collapsed building, as increasingly desperate rescuers comb the debris for any survivors. The building, in Changsha city, housed a hotel, apartments and...

US Confirms First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu

April 29, (THEWILL) - The United States has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the western state of Colorado. The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement...

Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender 

April 27, (THEWILL) - The Central African Republic (CAR), has joined El Salvador, becoming the second country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The Country’s President, Faustin Archange Touadera, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his...

China Detects First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu 

April 27, (THEWILL) - China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. H3N8 is known to have been circulating...

French Prosecutors Issue International Arrest Warrant For Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn

April 22, (THEWILL) - France has issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced auto tycoon, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon in a sensational getaway. The allegations against Ghosn, 68, include misuse of company assets,...

Ouattara Appoints Central Bank Governor Tiémoko Kone As Vice President

April 20, (THEWILL) – Côte d’Ivoire President, Alassane Ouattara, has appointed the governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), Tiémoko Meyliet Koné,  as his Vice President. The 80-year-old leader made the announcement on Tuesday during an address...