PA Media Clive Davis, one of the most influential music executives in the history of rock and pop, has died at the age of 94.
A former head of Columbia and Arista Records, he signed and shaped the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Santana, Janis Joplin, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and many others.
He had recently been in hospital with
Getty Images Kenya's Health Minister Aden Duale has been found guilty of contempt of court over his handling of the construction of a controversial US-funded Ebola quarantine facility.
But on Monday, a judge ruled that Duale had ignored the order and allowed the project to continue. He is to be sentenced on Tuesday.
The quarantine facility is intended for US citizens who are suspected to have contracted Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The plan has sparked a series of angry protests in Nanyuki, which
In its court petition in May to stop the construction, rights group the Katiba Institute warned that the arrangement posed "grave and imminent risks" to public health.
But in court, Duale dismissed such fears saying any decision he made as the minister of health was "based on science, technical advice and strategic interventions".
"The fear that the... facility could serve as a vehicle for Ebola importation into surrounding communities is scientifically unfounded.
"The facility is located at a military airbase placing it at a significant
AFP via Getty Images When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare.
A pair of twin brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde Adediran in a joyous joint ceremony.
The Yoruba people, who predominate in south-west Nigeria, are known for having an unusually high number of twin births, but it is not every day two sets of twins tie the knot.
"We know many twins,
The Oguntoye-Adediran love story began a decade ago, when all four were studying at the University of Ibadan.
A lecturer told the Oguntoyes that she knew a set of twin sisters they should meet, which piqued the brothers' interest.
"It's not that we haven't met other twin sisters before. We did date some, but sometimes things just didn't work out," Taiwo Oguntoye said.
The Adedirans initially resisted an introduction and did not answer the lecturer's phone calls. Then
Anadolu via Getty Images WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has announced that he is leaving his role.
Cathcart has overseen Meta's popular messaging platform for nearly seven years - and scaled its private chat functions to more than three billion users worldwide.
He said in posts on social media on Monday that while the platform was in "the strongest position it's ever been" it also "felt like the right moment to step back".
Cathcart will continue to play a role within Meta's leadership ranks, with Kunal Shah
WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has announced that he is leaving his role.
Cathcart has overseen Meta's popular messaging platform for nearly seven years - and scaled its private chat functions to more than three billion users worldwide.
He said in posts on social media on Monday that while the platform was in "the strongest position it's ever been" it also "felt like the right moment to step back".
Cathcart will continue to play a role within Meta's leadership ranks, with Kunal Shah, founder of Indian
AFP via Getty Images Myanmar's military was responsible for more than 700 civilian deaths over the six-month election period last year, the UN says.
A new report covering from August to January says credible sources have verified a minimum of 702 people were killed, including 224 women and 153 children.
It covers the six months from when the military - who waged a coup five
The Myanmar military launched its coup in 2021, sparking a civil war where thousands of people were killed and millions displaced.
Large areas of the country remain under the control of armed opposition groups.
The report, from the UN's Human Rights Office, states that air strikes "remained the single largest cause of destruction and suffering".
The region of Sagaing was the "most dangerous region for civilians as the military pressed to gain ground", with 191 deaths, including of 60 women
AFP via Getty Images At least 13 people have been killed and 66 injured after an explosion at Qatar's largest gas facility.
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in Ras Laffan industrial zone on Sunday night, the interior ministry said, with the city's skyline turning orange because of the explosion.
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said the