RISE TODAY- ART AND CULTURE MONDAY

28 Apr 2024 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.

28 Apr 2024 - Sierra Leone's Energy Minister Kanja Sesay resigned on Friday over a weeks-long electricity crisis, the same day the government announced it had paid some of the tens of millions of dollars it owed to energy providers.

28 Apr 2024 - A day after the recent United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party elections, candidates who were vying for seats in the just concluded polls have expressed concerns about suspected interference with the voting process.

28 Apr 2024 - Ohio police released video of a Black man who died at a local hospital after repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as they pinned him to the floor of a bar and handcuffed him, evoking memories of the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

28 Apr 2024 - Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in U.S. military aid.

27 Apr 2024 - The death toll from floods has risen to 83 after 13 more bodies were recovered within the last day.

27 Apr 2024 - Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Saturday.

27 Apr 2024 - Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest cease-fire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement.

27 Apr 2024 - In September last year, over 8,000 families in Ikolomani refused to pave the way for the company to carry out exploration.

27 Apr 2024 - Britain's King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period of recuperation, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.