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Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the U.N.’s humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivaling a deadly Ebola outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In its latest situation report, the United…
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Boris Johnson has called for a renewal of "the ties that bind our United Kingdom" ahead of his first visit to Scotland as prime minister. During Monday's visit he will announce £300m of funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.…
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Talks to resolve remaining issues between Sudanese protesters and ruling generals are set to resume Tuesday, a mediator and protest leader said, as scores demonstrated in Khartoum to demand an impartial probe into a deadly June raid on a…
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A man questioned in Romania over the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl has admitted killing her and another teenager, according to his lawyer. Suspect Gheorghe Dinca, 65, told police he had killed Alexandra Macesanu, who went missing…
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A teenager who accused a ruling party lawmaker of rape in 2017 has been seriously injured in a road accident in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state. The 19-year-old was travelling with her lawyer and two relatives when their car was hit…
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A member of the Nigerian Air Force who returned a lost parcel containing 37,000 euros ($41,500; £33,300) cash has received a two-rank promotion, as part of his reward. Bashir Umar had been on patrol duties with other colleagues at an…
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Lawmakers in the south-western Nigerian state of Ondo abandoned their session on Thursday as a snake dropped from the roof, local media are reporting. Members were about to begin the business of the day when the snake dropped from a hole…
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President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has died, the presidency said in a statement on Thursday after being hospitalized at a Military Hospital in the capital Tunis on Wednesday. President Essebsi who was born on November 29,…
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A former member of an elite Gambian military outfit has said that the former president, Yahya Jammeh, ordered the killings of two US citizens in 2013, AFP news agency reports. Concluding a week of dramatic testimony at the country’s…
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Nigeria's military authorities say they are investigating reports that some soldiers absconded with $1.6m-worth of cash in the local currency. It is not clear how the men who were on escort duties diverted the money, but a military…
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