Danai Nesta Kupemba
Journalist at BBC News Africa
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Danai Nesta Kupemba
At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in Brazil, a state governor has said. There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Governor of Santa Catarina Jorginho Mello said in a post on X. Mello said 13 people survived and eight died. Rescue teams are at the site of the incident searching for others, he said. "We are all shocked by the accident," he added.
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2 weeks ago |
aol.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba
A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called an "act of targeted political violence". House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, 55, a Democrat, and her husband were killed in Brooklyn Park, a city near Minneapolis. State Senator John Hoffman, 60, also a Democrat, and his wife were targeted in their home in nearby Champlin in a related shooting.
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2 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba
A shelter-in-place order has been issued near Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota after targeted shootings overnight, local authorities said. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on Saturday morning local time that "targeted shootings" took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighbouring cities near Minneapolis. Brooklyn Park Police Department has issued a shelter-in-place order for a three-mile (4.8 km) radius of Edinburgh Golf Course.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba
Police warning after 'targeted shootings' in MinnesotaDanai Nesta KupembaBBCA shelter-in-place order has been issued near Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota after targeted shootings overnight, local authorities said. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on Saturday morning local time that "targeted shootings" took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighbouring cities near Minneapolis.
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2 weeks ago |
aol.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. "I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far," he said on his platform X. The two were embroiled in a public fallout, after the Tesla owner called Trump's tax bill a "disgusting abomination". His post comes after Trump declared that their relationship was over, and that he had no interest in mending ties with Musk.
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He wanted the Mercedes. She was expected to pay. Dr Celiwe Ndaba’s story went viral and sparked a national conversation about financial abuse in South Africa. For my latest @BBCAfrica piece I explored how successful women become targets. https://t.co/NBXEm8tyJd