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South Sudan’s President Kiir Bans Singing of National Anthem in his Absence

South Sudan 's President Salva Kiir has banned anyone from singing the national anthem unless he is present, according to a government minister. Information Minister Michael Makuei told AFP news on Monday that different leaders and institutions were playing the...

eSwatini Bans ‘Witchcraft and Magic’ Competition

A competition pitting witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills this weekend in eSwatini - formerly known as Swaziland - has been banned, according to a government statement. Organisers had planned to hold the competition in Manzini, the...

Frozen Body of Stowaway Falls 3,500ft From Kenya Airways Plane in London

The city of London woke up on Sunday to an unusually frightening scene after reports of a suspected stowaway on board a Kenya Airways plane headed to London fell into a residential garden. The man, who is reported to have...

5 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know Your Brain Can Do

Thanks to years of studying the insides of people every chance we get, we have a pretty good grasp on the functions of almost all of our body parts. The brain , however, seems to get more mysterious the...

Ethiopian Woman Sits For Exam Just 30 Minutes After Giving Birth

A 21-year-old Ethiopian woman today took one of her secondary school leaving exams 30 minutes after giving birth, BBC reports. Almaz Derese, who is from Metu in western Ethiopia, had hoped to sit the tests before her child arrived, but...

Kenyan Teenager Hangs Himself at Church Altar

Residents of Kiambogo area in Nakuru County, Kenya woke up to an unfortunate scene of a young man dangling at the church altar. 18-year-old Dennis Ngugi was found hanging at the altar of PCEA Muthaiti church by faithfuls as they...

Politician Cries After Getting ‘5 Votes’ Despite Having 9 Relatives

An independent candidate from the Indian state of Punjab managed to make himself known around the world after a video of him crying went viral. In the clip, he is seen telling a reporter that he only received five...

South Africa: 76 year-old woman “Chained” Under Hospital Bench by Staff [video]

A shocking video of a 76-year-old woman chained underneath a Mamelodi hospital bench has sickened the South African public after the victim’s daughter shared and uploaded footage to Twitter. The harrowing video – which has alerted the attention of government...

Vanuatu: The Remote South Pacific Island Where They Worship Planes

When American soldiers brought the modern world to remote islands in the Pacific, the cargo cults that worship John Frum were born. After a group of indigenes saw their first plane fly over Vanuatu, a remote island in the South...

Parrot Arrested In Brazil For Alerting Drug Dealers Police Were Coming

A parrot has been taken into custody in northern Brazil following a police raid targeting crack dealers. According to reports in the Brazilian press, the bird had been taught to alert criminals to police operations in Vila Irmã Dulce ,...
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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877

Arthur W. St. Clair was an African-American leader whose life was tragically cut short in 1877. His crime? Presiding...
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