The death toll from the crash of a medical jet carrying a Mexican child home from a hospital in Philadelphia has risen to seven, officials said Saturday, with 19 others wounded. The crash -- the second major aviation disaster in the United States this week -- occurred Friday when the twin-engine Learjet 55 plummeted towards…

Indian commandos shot dead at least eight Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India on Saturday as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long insurgency waged by the rebels, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised Indigenous…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund(NELFUND) has disbursed over ₦104 billion in loans to more than 600,000 students studying in tertiary institutions across the country. Tinubu disclosed this in his keynote address at the 42nd Founders' Day and the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology,(FUT), Minna,…

Senegal will give $15,800 to the family of each person killed during political strife between 2021 and 2024 that left about 80 dead and compensate people detained during the troubles, a minister said Saturday. Three years of unrest from February 2021 were sparked by a dispute between then President Macky Sall and opposition leader Bassirou…

A crisis and science communication scholar and expert, Dr. Daniel Nwogwugwu, has raised concerns over the widening disconnect between scientists and public priorities. Nwogwugwu, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northeastern University, Boston, and a lecturer at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, stressed the need for scientists to align their research with pressing societal needs to foster…