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The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK. The latest charges accuse him of receiving and unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources.…
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Botswana has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops. Critics of the ban, imposed in 2014, say the restriction was causing problems to small farmers and to…
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Uganda’s capital Kampala has passed a law to ban giving money or food to children living on the streets. Kampala’s Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, said the law aimed to curb the commercial and sexual exploitation of children. According to…
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Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister for the UK. In an emotional statement in Downing St, she said she had “done my best” to honour the 2016 EU…
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Prize-winning Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina has died after a short illness at the age of 48. He won the Caine Prize for African writing in 2002 and was best known around the world for his satirical essay How to Write About Africa.…
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Pregnant women in northwest Tanzania who do not give birth in health facilities are being fined between $9 (£7) and $22 (£17), privately-owned newspaper The Citizen reports. The paper says the women are forced to pay the fine when they…
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Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, said Jakarta’s governor. Police said they could not confirm the figure but said they had received information…
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A former part-time instructor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information who was charged with holding two women in his car against their will on May 11 is now charged with kidnapping a third woman on the same night. Richard…
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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been sworn in as Ukraine’s new president at a ceremony in the capital Kiev. In his inaugural speech, he said ending the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in the east would be his top priority. Mr…
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A transgender woman has been fatally shot in Dallas, Texas, according to local police. Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found dead on a street on Saturday morning, and police are investigating the case as “homicidal violence”. Police said it…
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