An earthquake struck the Iranian capital Tehran late on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the magnitude 4.3 quake occurred at 11:46 pm (2016 GMT). Iranian state broadcaster IRIB put the magnitude at 4.6 and said it struck east of the capital in the Pardis area at a depth of around 10 kilometres. There were…
The Environment Protection Agency has secured a record-breaking $26.2 million in financial guarantees from 11 mining companies to support environmental restoration and mine rehabilitation efforts across Sierra Leone. The announcement was made in Freetown on Monday, marking what officials described as a major step toward strengthening environmental accountability within the country’s mining sector. Executive Chairman of the EPA, Abu‑Bakar…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his seventh term after ruling the East African country for the past five decades. Museveni, 81, had ruled the country for 40 years and was sworn in on Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term, to extend his presidency over a further five years. Museveni took the oath of office and…
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), has issued a public health advisory on Hantavirus awareness and preparedness following reports of infections linked to an international cruise ship outbreak. In the public notice dated May 10, 2026, health authorities stated that while they are closely monitoring the international situation,…
Australia will place six people from a cruise ship struck with the rat-borne hantavirus in a purpose-built quarantine facility north of Perth for at least three weeks, the government said Monday. The passengers four Australian citizens, one permanent resident in Australia and a New Zealander are to be kept at Western Australia’s 500-bed Bullsbrook centre, originally built for the…
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asian trade on Monday. Iran had on Sunday responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal and warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit…
