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Almost 68m suffering from drought in Southern Africa, SADC say
Head of regional bloc SADC says 17 percent of people across region in need of aid amid climate change-fuelled drought.
Tens of millions of people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought, a regional bloc…
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Flights cancelled over missing pair of scissors
Thirty-six flights were cancelled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors went missing in a store near the boarding gates.
Security checks at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport domestic terminal were…
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Six hostages’ bodies retrieved from Gaza tunnels
The bodies of six hostages being held by Hamas have been retrieved from an "underground tunnel route" inside the Gaza Strip, Israel's military has said.
A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab,…
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Indians in fear after doctors’ rape sparks protests
Mass protests are taking place in India after a female doctor was found mutilated, sexually assaulted and murdered. Medics want protection and a better working environment - but many expect little to change.
"We want justice, we want…
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Churches to tax on collections, Rwanda President says
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has stated that he is considering implementing a tax on church donations to address the issue of evangelical clerics engaging in extortion and exploitation.
In his first speech following his recent…
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Brain-Damaged Boy Comes Off Life Support
The stepfather of a boy left brain-damaged after an accident dreams of walking him to the pub on his 18th birthday - having survived coming off life support.
Jack Dolan, 15, was knocked unconscious after performing a flip into the water…
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Sudan at ‘breaking point’ as civil war rages
Sudan is at a “breaking point,” a United Nations agency said Monday, as a growing number of people need food, water, shelter and medical care in a country devastated by intensifying war.
Over eight million people have been displaced…
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Cancer doctors and family with dog perish in plane crash
As investigations continue into the plane crash in Brazil that killed 62 people, more details have emerged about the victims.
Those who died included cancer doctors, a three-year-old child, a lawyer specialising in lawsuits against…
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Leg surgery goes wrong …leaves patient in horribly state
Elaine Foo’s legs are streaked with thick, purple scars - each one a reminder of a leg-lengthening procedure which went badly wrong.
Since 2016, the 49-year-old has had five surgical procedures and three bone grafts, exhausted her life…
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Nigerian protesters arrested for waving Russian flag
About 40 people have been arrested in northern Nigeria for waving Russia's national flag during protests against the high cost of living and what they feel is "bad governance".
Amid this crackdown, army chief Christopher Musa warned that…
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