IN SHORT: A graphic circulating online in South Africa and Nigeria warns of criminals claiming to test blood sugar for free, only to infect people with HIV instead. But this hoax circulated in the Philippines in 2025, and the country’s health department debunked it. According to a shocking claim sent to Africa Check by subscribers…
However, Karin Prien, a member of the CDU, criticised the decision. “Anyone who banishes Stolpersteine and memorial sites commemorating Jewish life from public spaces to the cemetery is prioritising death over life and rendering Jewish people invisible once again,” she told Bild. She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the…
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was among the victims of a man sentenced to 11 years in prison after he admitted running what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors around the country. U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone also ordered Siddharth Jawahar, 38, to repay $31 million in restitution to victims…
The Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, the Department of Justice, NASA, and other federal agencies were victims of computer intrusion by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, the DOJ said on Wednesday morning as it announced the court-ordered seizure of online domains used for hacking platforms. The hacking platforms, known as “QScan and QTRouter,” were “used…
The US Department of Defence said it would continue to prioritise “the care of affected personnel” as it announced the compensation, paid out under the Havana Act which was signed into law in 2021. There has been widespread speculation for many years over what – and who – is responsible for Havana Syndrome. Some have…
More than 1,000 images of bodies flash across the screens in a sequence that feels endless. Many are swollen, have darkened skin or bear the marks of injuries, making identification difficult. Families search for any trace that might help identify their loved ones – a tattoo, a bracelet, a piece of clothing, or an item…
Reacting to the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “This decision by the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger threatens to deny thousands of victims the…
Shelter Group Africa has joined the nation and the international community for the 32nd annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, through remembrance activities and targeted support to survivors. As part of the commemoration, Shelter Group Africa conducted a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi on April 9, where staff members…
A tablet screen displays a portrait of Jeffrey Epstein beside the U.S. Department of Justice website page titled Epstein Library, Feb. 11, 2026. Veronique Tournier | Afp | Getty Images A victim of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of herself and other survivors against the Trump administration…
Three victims and the suspected gunman were killed, and more were injured in the Sunday shooting that the FBI says could have terrorism links.
