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US President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort has been given a 47-month jail sentence for fraud.He was convicted last year of hiding millions of dollars of income earned by his political consulting in Ukraine.The charges…
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The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, have agreed to form a power-sharing government. Since his surprise win in disputed elections in December, President Felix Tshisekedi has been…
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A billionaire diamond trader has died during penis enlargement surgery at a clinic on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Wealthy Ehud Arye Laniado was 65 when he died during the operation at a posh Parisian clinic. According to Le Soir,…
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Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts federal agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban, and the firm also rejected claims it had links to the…
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The US plans to end preferential trade status for India, under a scheme which allows certain products to enter the US duty-free.President Donald Trump said India had failed to assure the US it would provide reasonable access to its…
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Hillary Clinton has ruled out a second US presidential run in 2020. “I’m not running, but I’m going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe,” Mrs Clinton told New York’s News 12 TV channel. As the Democratic…
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China’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% –…
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A UK patient’s HIV has become “undetectable” following a stem cell transplant – in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV for…
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Volkswagen Rwanda will have assembled a total of 90 cars by end of March to meet demand on the local market. The firm, which launched operations in Rwanda in June last year, has so far assembled 55 vehicles and has another 35 set to be…
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A helicopter has crashed in northern Kenya, killing four American tourists and their Kenyan pilot, officials say. The helicopter reportedly crashed in Central Island National Park on Sunday. Police said two helicopters had landed on the…
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