Day: May 8, 2022
Morocco says foils 63,121 illegal immigration attempts in 2021
RABAT— Morocco foiled 63,121 illegal immigration attempts in 2021, the interior ministry said in a report published on Saturday.In the first quarter of 2022, the North African country foiled 14,746 illegal immigration attempts, according to the ministr…
Read MoreHit by Russia-Ukraine conflict, Africa faces ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN
GENEVA— Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel prices, United Nations officials said.The conflict and Western sanctions on Moscow are disrupting supplies of wheat, ferti…
Read MoreMan grabs gun from cop, kills two patients in South Africa hospital
CAPE TOWN— A man on Saturday wrested a gun from a policeman, went on a rampage and shot dead two patients inside a South African hospital, police said.He also seriously wounded the police officer from whom he seized the firearm in Cape Town.The “patien…
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