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Tiktok Will Not Be Sold Chinese Parent Tells US

TikTok's Chinese parent organization ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America."ByteDance doesn't have any plans to sell TikTok," the organization posted on its official account on...

Baby Saved From Dead Mothers Womb In Gaza Dies

A baby rescued from her dying mother's womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned.Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered by Caesarean section in a Rafah hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday.Amid chaotic scenes doctors resuscitated the baby, using a hand pump to push...

Brazil Great Marta To Retire From International Duty

Brazil legend Marta says she will retire from international football this year.The 38-year-old striker is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer in both men's and women's football.Marta could make her sixth appearance at an Olympic Games if she is selected for Brazil's squad this summer in Paris."If I go to the Olympics,...

More Than 100 Inmates Escape After Rain Damages Nigerian Prison

At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.The downpour, which last several hours, wrecked parts of the medium-security prison, including the perimeter wall and surrounding buildings, spokesperson Adamu Duza said in...

Ukraine Court Orders Agriculture Minister To Be Taken Into Custody

A Ukrainian court ordered Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky to be taken into custody on Friday to face allegations of his alleged involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million.Solsky denies the allegations, which relate to events in 2017-2021, before he started as agriculture minister in March...

US To Temporarily Pull Troops Out Of Chad

The US will temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, days after agreeing to remove all its soldiers from the neighbouring Niger.US Pentagon Press Secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder said on Thursday that the US plans to "reposition" some of its military forces from Chad, but did not say...

Burkina Faso Suspends BBC VOA For Airing Report Accusing Army

Burkina Faso’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA) for airing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabegrave; army of abuses against civilians.Access to the websites and digital platforms of BBC, VOA, and Human Rights Watch is also...

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