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The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Tripoli, including the aerial attack today, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 by a Libyan National Army (LNA) aircraft against Mitiga…
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Two-year-old Thayi loves the aerosol therapy room at Senegal’s Albert Royer Children’s Hospital, where she gets to fall asleep on her mother’s lap, breathing deeply – something that is usually hard to do. The mask over her face pumps out…
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The Dalai Lama has been admitted to hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi, with a chest infection, but is reported to be in a stable condition. His private aide Tenzin Taklha said he was flown to Delhi from his hill town base after…
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to secure a record fifth term after almost complete results from Israel’s election suggest a new right-wing coalition. His Likud party is expected to finish with a similar number of seats as ex-military…
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EU leaders are to meet for an emergency summit in Brussels to decide whether to offer the UK another delay to Brexit. Prime Minister Theresa May wants to postpone the date the UK leaves the EU beyond this Friday, until 30 June. But…
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At least 2,800 people have fled from the fighting near Libya’s capital, Tripoli, according to the UN. Other civilians are trapped by the clashes and are cut off from vital emergency services, it says. Forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has boasted about the size of his penis, claiming he is ‘highly-equipped’, during a campaign rally. During the speech, held at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Duterte said…
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One in 10 straight Japanese men are 40-year-old virgins, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Tokyo claim their study’s findings are partly linked to socioeconomic issues. “Although the discussion around cause and…
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An American tourist and her guide who were abducted in Uganda last week were released after a “negotiated settlement” was reached with the kidnappers, the firm that organized her safari told Reuters on Monday. Amid fears the incident…
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A Kenyan woman who gave birth to quintuplets prematurely about a month ago has died. Everline Namukhula had been told by some elders in her ethnic community to kill three of the five newborns as they were a “misfortune”, but she did not…
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