Ghanaian child actor Strika, known for Beast of No Nation, has reportedly been sentenced to one year in prison after allegedly stealing bridge railings in Accra.
Learn how non-citizens can join the Australian Defence Force (ADF), from residency rules and citizenship waivers to Overseas Lateral Entry for foreign veterans.
Nearly 400 staff at BBC World Service will lose their jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme and move to digital platforms, the broadcaster announced on Thursday, paring down its Iranian-language service among others. No language services will close, the broadcaster insisted, although some production will move out of London and schedules would change.
An "extraordinary and resilient" African elephant who defied all odds to give birth despite being shot five times by poachers has died in Kenya's drought-ravaged north, conservationists said on Thursday. During the wholesale massacre of elephants for ivory, Monsoon lost two of her own calves to poachers, and scientists believed she would never give birth again after the trauma of being shot.
Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday. Virtually every team at the World Cup will have players who have refused to have vaccines, officials acknowledged.
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