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The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through southern Africa more than a week ago, rose sharply on Saturday as authorities reported scores more deaths. The number of people declared dead in Mozambique rose from 242 to 417,…
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An alarming rise in jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso is posing a mounting threat to security in three of its coastal neighbours, according to security sources and analysts. Benin, Ghana and Togo have so far been spared the Islamist…
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The death toll in a huge blast at a chemical plant in eastern China has jumped to 47, with 90 badly injured, according to state news agency Xinhua. The powerful explosion followed a fire at the factory which produces fertiliser. China’s…
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North Korea has withdrawn from the inter-Korean liaison office which was opened amid a warming of ties last year to facilitate talks with the South. Seoul said it was contacted on Friday and informed that the North’s staff would be…
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Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man suspected of a mail-bombing campaign targeting critics of President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty in federal court. Mr Sayoc, 56, could be jailed for life for his criminal charges, which include using weapons…
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The Zambian authorities have banned an energy drink after a Ugandan man complained it had caused him to have a prolonged erection. Power Natural High Energy Drink SX, which is made in Zambia, is not marketed as a sexual aid. But an…
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A petition to cancel Brexit and for the UK to remain in the EU and revoke Article 50 has been signed by more than half a million people. The number of people signing the online petition suddenly rose overnight following Theresa May’s speech…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for a global fight to root out racist right-wing ideology following last week's deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch.In one of her first interviews since then, she told the BBC…
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Aid agencies are scrambling to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique as the full scale of the disaster becomes clear.Charities say thousands of people are stranded by catastrophic flooding, clinging to roofs or stuck in trees.In the…
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A BUS full of schoolchildren was hijacked by its driver who threatened to kill them all before setting the coach on fire today. He shouted “No one will survive” as he rammed cars and vowed to douse the children with petrol on a terror…
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