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Bollywood's Salman Khan survives double snake bite

Bollywood "bad boy" Salman Khan has revealed how he starred in his own real-life action drama when he was bitten by a snake and spent six hours in hospital.
#bollywood #salmankhan #snakebite

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Somalia's allies alarmed as political crisis festers

Somalia's allies expressed alarm over the intensifying row between the country's president and prime minister as heavily armed factions patrolled parts of Mogadishu on Tuesday, raising fears that the political crisis could erupt into violence.
#somalia #mogadishu

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Dozens killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan

Dozens of people have been killed in the collapse of a defunct gold mine in Sudan’s West Kordofan province, according to the country’s state-run mining company.
#sudan #gold #kordofanprovince

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China complains about near-crashes with Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites

Beijing says it complained to the United Nations about near misses its space station allegedly had with SpaceX satellites, a sign that tensions are rising in the space race between China and the US.
#china #spacex #elonmusk

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France closes mosque after 'unacceptable' preaching

France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its imam's preaching. The mosque in Beauvais, a town of 50 000 people some 100 kilometres north of Paris, will remain shut for six months, according to the prefecture of the Oise region where Beauvais is located.
#france #mosque #beauvais

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Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get Covid-19 jab

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against Covid-19, he said on Monday, maintaining the firm anti-vaccine stance that has drawn criticism from public health experts and hit his poll numbers.
#brazil #bolsonaro #covid19

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Mass food poisoning hits Indian iPhone factory, Apple puts plant 'on probation'

Apple said Wednesday it has put the Indian plant of its main supplier "on probation" after a mass food poisoning and protests over workers' living conditions. Some 250 women working at Foxconn's iPhone factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were treated for food poisoning this month, 159 of whom were hospitalised.
#apple #iphone #tamilnadu #foodpoisoning

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No criminal charges for ex-New York Governor Cuomo over two kissing complaints

A county prosecutor in New York has decided not to bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, the state's former governor, over accusations he kissed two women against their will.
#cuomo #assault

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At least six killed in double jihadist attack in Niger

At least six people have been killed in attacks by suspected jihadists in Niger near its border with Burkina Faso, authorities said on Friday. "The provisional toll is... six dead including a policeman, two customs officers and three civilians" during the attacks overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, the interior ministry said in a statement.
#jihadistattack #burkinafaso

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Mauritius oil spill: Ship's captain admits to partying onboard, gets jail sentence

The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been sentenced to 20 months in prison in the Indian Ocean island. Both pleaded guilty on December 20 to the charge of endangering safe navigation.
#mauritius #oilspill #mauritiusoilspill

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