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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma takes aim in rifle photo
South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim with a rifle.
Its meaning was unambiguous, and provocative.
A day after he had…
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Kenya school stampede: Six children ‘suffocated to death’
Post-mortem results show that six of the 14 schoolchildren who died in a stampede in western Kenya had suffocated.
Pathologist Dickson Mchana says his team is still investigating the cause of death for the other eight children who died…
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Simplifying UK visa and immigration rules would save £70m
Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by applying again. This puts off people coming to the UK and indirectly reduces…
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5-year-old girl raped in grounds of US embassy
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the grounds of the US Embassy in New Delhi, according to police.
The girl was playing outside the embassy's staff quarters on Saturday before she "was lured and raped by a…
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Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal and blasts rivals
US President Donald Trump has taken a victory lap one day after his impeachment acquittal, in a White House tirade against his political enemies.
"I've done things wrong in my life, I will admit... but this is what the end result is," he…
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Fraud at the National Council for Arts and Culture: Who is lying: Sahara Reporters or Otunba…
Following the unprofessional report released by Sahara Reporters http://saharareporters.com/2020/01/05/damning-audit-report-ncac-not-during-my-time-runsewe, one is forced to ask again, is Sahara Reporters indeed useful in supporting the…
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Moqtada al-Sadr: The ‘firebrand’ cleric who could calm Iraq
When the Americans launched the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 and plunged Iraq into the violent chaos that continues today, few people outside the country had even heard of a little-qualified young Shia cleric called Moqtada…
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Woman arrested after baby rescued from bin in Greece
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after a baby was rescued from a rubbish chute in the Greek city of Kalamata.
The baby, thought to be only days old, was discovered on Wednesday by a local woman who heard it crying from the bin.…
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Nigerian judge declares sex work is not a crime
A Nigerian court has declared that sex work is not a crime since there is no law that forbids it.
Justice Binta Nyako of the high court in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, awarded damages to 16 women who were arrested for prostitution in…
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Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson’s bill
MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January.
They voted 358 to 234 - a majority of 124 - in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in…
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