'Very rare' magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, tremors rattle southeast Australia

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in the country's second largest city and sending tremors throughout neighbouring states.
#melbourne #australia #earthquake

El Salvador's millennial president changed Twitter bio, calling himself 'coolest dictator in the world'

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele dubbed himself as the "coolest dictator in the world" on Twitter.
#coolestdictatorintheworld #elsavador #nayibbukele

Foiled coup attempt linked to Bashir regime, instigators 'brought under control' - Sudan government

Sudan's fragile transitional government said it foiled an attempted coup early on Tuesday involving military officers and civilians linked to the ousted regime of long-time president Omar al-Bashir.
#omaralbashir #sudan #foiledcoup

Massive uncut diamond extracted from Karowe Mine in Botswana unveiled in New York

In a bid to drum up investor appetite for rough, natural diamonds, mining company Lucara Diamond Corp and manufacturer HB Antwerp on Monday unveiled a 1 175-carat diamond in New York City.
#diamond #antwerp #newyork #botswana #mining #naturalresources

Egypt's first post-Mubarak ruler, Tantawi, dies aged 85

Egypt's Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who headed the military junta that ruled after president Hosni Mubarak's ouster in the Arab Spring protests, has died at age 85, the government said Tuesday.
#egypt #mohammedhusseintantawi #hosnimubarak

Some 20% of Nigeria’s workers lost jobs to Covid

A new report published on Tuesday offers a grim assessment of how the Covid-19 pandemic has roiled Nigeria’s economy and had an uneven impact across both the formal and informal sectors.
#nigerianworkers #jobloss #covid

Hundreds storm Namibia parliament ahead of German genocide deal vote

Around 300 protesters stormed Namibia's parliament on Tuesday, as the National Assembly was due to vote on a $1 billion compensation offer from Germany to atone for its 1904-1908 genocide against the Herero and Nama people.
#namibia #nama #herero #germangenocide

Sudan Failed Coup: Government blames Pro-Bashir Elements

Sudan says that ''forces of Darkness'' linked to the ousted president Omal Al Bashir were behind Tuesday failed coup.
#omalalbashir #failedcoup #sudan #probashirelements

Covid in Scotland: Soldiers to drive ambulances from this weekend

Soldiers will be driving Scottish ambulances from this weekend, as part of efforts to ease pressure on the service.
#scotland #ambulances #covid19

Cambodia: The autistic teenager jailed over a Telegram post

In June, an autistic Cambodian teenager was arrested after writing a message on Telegram that allegedly insulted ruling party officials. He has not seen his family since. UN experts have said they are "deeply disturbed" by the case and are calling for his release.
#cambodia #autism #cambodianteenager #unexperts