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Mourners have attended the funeral of celebrated Ethiopian nun and pianist Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. Guebrou, who died on March 28 aged 99, composed more than 150 works and recorded four albums during her career. Born in 1923 to a wealth family in Addis Ababa, Guebrou was sent to Switzerland aged six where she learned to play the piano and violin. She returned to Ethiopia and during the… Read the full article here

  …backs Iyorchia Ayu’s sack by court The Peoples Democratic Party (South-South Zone) has resolved to set up a committee to appraise and review the performance and outcome of the just concluded general elections across the South-South States. While recommending the setting up of a truth and reconciliation committee to achieve lasting peace and unity for its progress and growth, the party also supported the sacking of its national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu by… Read the full article here

The family of a 47-year-old panel beater, Segun Adegboyega, has been grieving after he drowned in a well at their residence on Elegbede Street, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adegboyega woke up on Wednesday morning, left his flat and walked towards the well situated at the back of his residence and jumped into it. During a visit to the scene, Adegboyega’s neighbour, who identified himself simply as Korede, expressed… Read the full article here

Petra Kvitova powered into the final of the WTA Miami Open on Friday with a straight-sets victory over Romania’s Sorana Cirstea. Czech veteran Kvitova advanced to a Saturday showdown against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina with a 7-5, 6-4 win in 1hr 41min. In a battle of two of the WTA’s more experienced players, Cirstea, playing in her first WTA semi-final in a decade, was fastest out of the blocks, taking a 5-2 lead in the first set. But the Romanian, who is… Read the full article here

Kyren Wilson delivered a performance out of the top drawer to sink Ding Junhui 10-5 and power into the final of the Tour Championship.The European Masters winner’s form has been trending in the right direction in recent weeks, and he followed his run to the semi-finals of the Players Championship last month by going at least one step further in Hull.Ding arrived on the back of his win at the Six Red World Championship, but had no answer to the sensational play of his opponent.Tour… Read the full article here

In a very sudden, very confusing surprise, Sega has shadow dropped a new Sonic the Hedgehog game for PC and Mac. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, as baffling as that sounds, is a free murder mystery game on Steam you can download and play right now. The point-and-click adventure puts you amid the Sonic cast on a murder mystery party aboard the Mirage Express to celebrate Amy Rose’s birthday, but — gasp — the game turns out to be real as Sonic is found keeled over, dead on the floor.

Two years on from the January 6 Capitol riots, and following a familiar call to arms from former president Donald Trump, it was widely feared that crowds of his supporters might swarm the streets of New York to protest his indictment by the Manhattan district attorney.But by Friday afternoon, the anticipated hordes were conspicuously absent.At Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan and the downtown courthouses — key loci of the Trump criminal proceedings — protesters and partisans were… Read the full article here

Signs of easing inflation could push Bitcoin and select altcoins above their respective overhead resistance levels in the short-term. Read the full article here

A special event. King Charles III‘s coronation will be the first ceremony for a British monarch in the 21st century — but it will continue to follow royal tradition. The service, which is set to take place in May 2023, will be held at Westminster Abbey six months after Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral. Although the ceremony will undergo some changes to include various faiths and communities, the basics will remain the same. The Archbishop of Canterbury will be… Read the full article here

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, accounts for 60-70% of dementia cases.Diagnosis currently involves many lengthy tests, meaning that treatment may be delayed.A new post-mortem study has found significant changes in the retinas of people who had mild cognitive impairment or AD before death.These findings may lead to a non-invasive diagnosis of AD by retinal screening.According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia,… Read the full article here