Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast A beluga whale found off Norway's coast wearing a special Russian harness was probably trained by the Russian navy, a Norwegian expert says. Marine biologist Prof Audun Rikardsen said the harness had a GoPro camera holder and a label sourcing it to St Petersburg. A Norwegian fisherman managed to remove it from the whale. He said a Russian fellow scientist had told him that it was not the sort of kit that Russian scientists would use. Russia has a naval base in the region. The tame beluga repeatedly approached Norwegian boats off Ingoya, an Arctic island about 415km (258 miles) from Murmansk, where Russia's Northern Fleet is based. Belugas are native to Arctic waters. Norway's public broadcaster NRK has put out a video showing the beluga's harness being released. Prof Rikardsen told the BBC that the harness "was attached really tightly round its head, in front of its pectoral fins and it had clip...
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Kidnap and murder of 2-year-old boy: Three Nigerians arrested The decomposing body of the boy was found in an area called Tollbooth Police in Kasoa in the Central region have arrested three Nigerians over the kidnap and murder of a two-year-old boy. The decomposing body of the boy was found in an area called Tollbooth after he was allegedly kidnapped by some Nigerians three days ago. Adom News’ Central Regional correspondent, Kofi Adjei said the suspects have been transferred to Accra for further investigations. He said preliminary investigations revealed that one of the suspects is wanted in Nigeria for several kidnappings. Kofi Adjei noted that angry residents at Kasoa Chinese have vowed to seek justice for the deceased. Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue pending further investigations.
Nigeria gunmen kidnap Shell workers and kill police guards Two senior employees of the oil company Shell have been kidnapped and their police escorts killed in Nigeria's restive Delta region, police said. The attack took place as the workers were returning from a business trip on Thursday on a road in Rivers state. Gunmen killed the guards, one of whom was driving the vehicle, and seized the two workers, officials said. A police spokesman said efforts were under way to rescue the Shell employees. Their names and nationalities have not been released. "The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) regrets to confirm the attack on its staff and government security escort at Rumuji, Rivers State, on the East/West road," an SPDC spokesman said. The workers had been returning from an official trip to Bayelsa state. Kidnapping for ransom is common in Nigeria, with foreigners and high-profile Nigerians frequently targeted. Earlier th...
📌BREAKING NEWS: Takoradi Kidnapped Girls Accra. Information reaching DGN Online indicates that the three kidnapped girls from Takoradi have been rescued. They are reportedly undergoing medical examination at an undisclosed health facility in Accra, DGN Online can confirm. The girls, Ruth Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Koranchie are believed to have been kidnapped between August 2018 and January 2019. The main suspect in the kidnapping, Sam Udoetuk Wills is currently before the Takoradi Magistrate Court after he escaped from jail in December 2018 following his first arrest. Over the weekend, parents of the girls demonstrated in Takoradi, in demand for their children. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service recently said it had identified the whereabouts of the three girls After months of investigations together with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), the whereabouts of the three victims are now known,” t...
A large-scale pilot of what has been called the world's first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children has begun in Malawi. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. Earlier, smaller trials showed that nearly 40% of the 5-to-17-month-olds who received it were protected. Malaria cases appear to be on the rise again after a decade of success in combating the deadly disease. "This is a landmark moment for immunisations, malaria control, and public health," Dr Kate O'Brien, Director of Immunisation and Vaccines at the World Health Organization, told the BBC. According to the most recent annual figures, global malaria cases are no longer falling, sparking concerns about its resurgence. Malawi is the first of three countries chosen for the pilot to roll out the vaccine. It aims to immunise 120,000 children aged two years and below. The other two countries, Ghana and Kenya, will introduce th...
47 mins ago The Asafo Market in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, went up in flame for the second time within 24 hours, ravaging properties running into thousands of cedis. Over 200 shops have been burnt into ashes in the second inferno that hit the market on Easter Sunday. This adds to three, the fire outbreaks that have been experienced in Kumasi in less than 72 hours. Though the cause of the fires are yet to be established, victims suspect it could be arson. 3news.com’s Ibrahim Abubakar reports that personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the fire scene just 10 minutes after the market caught fire but “access to the place was a major challenge to them”. Had it not been that, the fire would have been brought under control to reduce the extent of damage caused, he reported. They had arrived with three fire tenders. The fire started around 8pm but as at 10pm the fire personnel were still battling the inferno. Regional Fire Commande...
Snakes have been found in Liberian President George Weah’s office, forcing him to work from his private residence, the BBC has learnt. Press secretary Smith Toby told the BBC that on Wednesday two black snakes were found in the foreign affairs ministry building, his official place of work. All staff have been told to stay away until 22 April. “It’s just to make sure that crawling and creeping things get fumigated from the building,” Mr Toby said. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts the office of the president, so it did an internal memo asking the staff to stay home while they do the fumigation,” he said. The office of the president has been based in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since a fire in 2006 gutted the nearby presidential mansion. A FrontPage Africa news website video shows workers trying to attack the snakes when they appeared near the building’s reception. “The snakes were never killed,” Mr Toby said. “There was a little hole somewhere [th...
Turkey arrests suspected UAE spies in Istanbul 19 April 2019 this with Facebook this with WhatsApp this with Messenger this with Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Links between the alleged spies and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi are being investigated Turkey has arrested what it says are two intelligence operatives who confessed to spying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Turkey is investigating whether there may be links to the murder last year of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate, a senior Turkish official told Reuters. The CIA believes the Saudi crown prince ordered the killing. Saudi Arabia claims the murder was as a result of "rogue" operatives. "We are investigating whether the primary individual's arrival in Turkey was related to the Jamal Khashoggi murder," said the official, adding the person had been monitored for six months before the arrests in ...
Image copyright KZN EMS/ ARRIVE ALIVE Image caption Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant was planning to attend the Good Friday service at the church At least 13 people have died and many were injured when a wall collapsed in South Africa at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church. Emergency services said that 29 people were rushed to hospital after the collapse in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal. Local officials have blamed the tragedy on heavy rainfall in the area around eMpangeni on Thursday night. Local reports said some people had been sleeping when the brick wall fell. The wall at the front of the Pentecostal Holiness Church collapsed at the start of what had been planned as a weekend-long service to commemorate the Christian festival of Easter. On Friday, a special prayer service was held in a large tent in front of the church, reports the eNCA TV station. Image Copyright @SiphamandlaGoge @SIPHAMANDLAGOGE Report President Cyril Ramaphos...
Eating Too Much Red Meat And 5 Other Ways To Tell If You’re At Risk Of Bowel Cancer Updated on 17-Apr-2019 Bowel cancer is the second deadliest form of the disease in the UK and the exact cause is still unknown. But research has found several factors which might increase your risk of developing it. Sadly some of them are things that you can't do anything about, such as age or genetics. However, others can be controlled by making some lifestyle changes. The Sun's No Time 2 Lose campaign aims to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer. Here are six of the factors that could put you at higher risk and how to reduce your chances of developing the disease... 1. Eating red meat If your diet is high in red and processed meat it can increase your risk of developing bowel cancer. A new study found that just 25g of processed meat - the equivalent to one rasher of bacon or two-thirds of a sausage - everyday can raise your risk by a fifth. Tha...