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Saudi Arabia has executed a Nigerian woman convicted of trafficking drugs, AFP news agency quotes state media as reporting.The woman was executed along with two Pakistani men and a Yemeni man in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, on Monday.A…
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The preliminary report into the cause of the 10 March crash of Ethiopian Airlines which killed 157 people will be released soon, the country’s Transport Minister, Nebiyat Getachew, has told news agency Reuters. A timeline has, however,…
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A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, according to exit polls. They say Volodymyr Zelenskiy – who played the president on TV – received 30.4% of the vote,…
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US opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states. Mr Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to push…
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outh Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the latest spate of xenophobic attacks in the country and called on security agencies to arrest perpetrators.He said the violence, which mostly targeted Malawian and other African…
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A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in US federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court by the family of…
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Brunei is to begin imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex and adultery from next week, as part of the country’s highly criticised implementation of sharia law. From 3 April, people in the tiny south-east Asian kingdom will…
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A memorial service has been held in Christchurch, New Zealand, and screened around the nation, to honour the 50 victims of the 15 March shootings. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at the televised event, along with Muslim leaders and a…
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Theresa May will attempt to get MPs to back part of her Brexit deal later, on the day the UK was due to leave the EU. MPs will vote on the withdrawal agreement, which sets out the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. Ministers say…
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A woman in China has given birth two twins with different DNA. The mother has been forced to admit that she cheated on her husband in a one-night stand after he grew suspicious that one of the boys didn’t look like him. When DNA test…
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