Nigeria presidential election 2023: Bola Tinubu declared winner amid calls for a rerun

Nigeria presidential election 2023: Bola Tinubu declared winner amid calls for a rerun

(MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) -- Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday, amid calls from the opposition for a rerun in Africa's largest democracy. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu announced the results on live television just after 4 a.m. local time.…
Antarctic sea ice has reached a record low for the year, researchers say

Antarctic sea ice has reached a record low for the year, researchers say

(NEW YORK) -- Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Antarctic ice shelf as recent activity could soon cause rapid melting and rising sea levels. The sea ice in Antarctica has likely met its minimum extent for 2023, furthering expectations from researchers that continued melting will occur at a…
New mosquito raises fear of year-round Malaria in Kenya

New mosquito raises fear of year-round Malaria in Kenya

(LONDON) -- Researchers from Kenya’s Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have detected a new species of mosquito in the East African nation that has shown resistance to locally-used insecticides and the potential to transmit Malaria throughout the year, unlike traditional malaria-causing mosquitoes. The mosquito species -- named Anopheles stephensi -- was…
‘Rare’ Northern lights show on display for second night in a row in UK

‘Rare’ Northern lights show on display for second night in a row in UK

(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers in the U.K. who missed the first round of a rare Northern lights display will be treated to an encore performance. On Sunday night into early Monday morning, the Northern lights phenomenon, usually seen in regions closer to the Arctic like Iceland and Scandinavia, made an…
Canada bans TikTok on government-issued devices

Canada bans TikTok on government-issued devices

(NEW YORK) -- Canada banned TikTok on government-issued mobile devices on Monday over data security concerns, following a similar ban from the European Union last week. "The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information secure," Mona Fortier, the president of Canada's treasury board, said in a statement. "We…
Death toll climbs to 62 in migrant smuggling boat wreck on Italian coast

Death toll climbs to 62 in migrant smuggling boat wreck on Italian coast

(CUTRO, Italy) -- The death toll climbed to 62 on Monday after a human smuggling boat packed with migrants slammed into the rocks off the coast of southern Italy on Sunday and "disintegrated" just feet from the shoreline, officials said. Migrants reportedly from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan -- countries ravaged…