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Victims of crimes, including those alleging rape, are to be asked to hand their phones over to police - or risk prosecutions not going ahead. Consent forms asking for permission to access information including emails, messages and…
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People in Benin are voting for a new parliament but without a single opposition candidate taking part. The electoral authorities ruled last month that only two parties – both loyal to President Patrice Talon – met the requirements to take…
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Two senior employees of the oil company Shell have been kidnapped and their police escorts killed in Nigeria's restive Delta region, police said. The attack took place as the workers were returning from a business trip on Thursday on a…
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Rescuers are trying to reach remote villages in Mozambique where a powerful cyclone caused widespread devastation. There are fears thousands of people may be trapped as heavy rain and high winds risk more flooding and landslides.…
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The bodies of 15 people including six children were found after an explosion at a suspected Islamist militant hideout in east Sri Lanka, police said. Police said the dead also included three women, believed to be family members of the…
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Two senior employees of the oil company Shell have been kidnapped and their police escorts killed in Nigeria’s restive Delta region, police said. The attack took place as the workers were returning from a business trip on Thursday on a…
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The father of late footballer Emiliano Sala has died of a heart attack four months after his son was killed in a plane crash. Horacio Sala passed away from a heart attack in his bed at his home in the town of Progreso, Argentina this…
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Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northern Mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm. The cyclone has brought 220km/h (140mph) winds and has already killed three people on the island nation of Comoros.…
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Just how far can you get in the New York City socialite scene without a real fortune of your own? Incredibly far, in the case of Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin – who allegedly tricked the city’s elite into thinking she was a…
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Sri Lanka has revised down the death toll from last Sunday’s wave of bombings by more than 100, to “about 253”, the health ministry says. It blamed a calculation error and the difficulty of identifying victims. Scores were killed and…
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