Former NY governor Cuomo faces misdemeanour complaint related to sex crime - court spokesman

A criminal complaint charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a misdemeanour sex offense has been filed in a court in Albany, the state's capital, a spokesman for the New York state courts said on Thursday.
#cuomo #newyork

Ocean plastic-trapping device caught 290,299kg of trash - including a fridge, and toilet seats

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, around 1,931 kilometres from shore, sits a giant vortex of rubbish known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The site is home to more than 27 trillion pieces of plastic - the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world.
#plasticwaste #pacificocean #plastic #pacificgarbagepatch

England may become first country to prescribe e-cigarettes

England could become the first country in the world to prescribe e-cigarettes to people who want to quit smoking, which would be a boon for an industry that is facing regulatory pressure in the US.
#england #ecigarettes #us

Protesters spill 1 000 litres of fake oil in London

Climate protesters spilled a 1 000 litres of fake oil outside Lloyd’s of London on Friday, part of a campaign to draw attention to the finance industry’s financing of fossil fuels. 
#london #climateprotesters #fakeoil

Buhari Escapes Air Crash As Presidential Jet Develops Fault

President Muhammadu Buhari and the delegation that recently travelled with him to the United States escaped an air mishap after the presidential jet marked 5N-FGT suddenly developed a fault while they were returning to Nigeria
#buhari #nigeria #airmishap #jet

Facebook Changes Its Name To Meta In Major Rebrand

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.”
#facebook #metaverse #markzukerberg

Bandits Ask Soldiers To Vacate Plateau Community Ahead Of Planned Attack

Gunmen have asked troops of the Nigerian army to vacate their post around a village in Miango, Bassa LGA, Plateau state. A company of soldiers was recently deployed to the area, following reported attacks on the villagers by gunmen.
#bandits #gunmen #plateaustate

Mysterious Radio Waves From The Heart Of Milky Way Baffle Astronomers

Astronomers have detected mysterious radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way, but so far they have no idea what's causing it.
#astronomers #milkyway

Enaira App Returns To Google Play Store

eNaira App has reappeared on the Google play store barely 24 hours after it was taken down by the Google team following a series of complaints by Nigerians that downloaded the newly unveiled digital currency Speed Wallet Application.
#enaira #enairaapp

Cristiano Ronaldo announces partner expecting twins

Cristiano Ronaldo announced on social media on Thursday that his partner Georgina Rodriguez is expecting twins.
#cronaldo #georginarodriguez