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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, final results from Saturday’s general election show. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of…
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The cartoon depicted Williams jumping above a broken racquet next to a baby’s dummy in the US Open final. Critics complained that the caricature used racist and sexist stereotypes of African-American people. The Australian Press…
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India says it launched air strikes against Pakistan-based militants after a suicide bombing earlier this month. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said the strikes targeted Balakot, but it is not clear if that is in Pakistan or…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has taken an early lead as votes are being counted in Nigeria’s general election, amid allegations of manipulation. Mr Buhari has won seven of Nigeria’s 36 states, while his rival Atiku Abubakar took four states…
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The UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN’s highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands – now a British overseas territory – in 1965 in…
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Senegalese President Macky Sall is headed towards a second term in office, his prime minister has alleged. Mohammed Dionne said preliminary results suggested Mr Sall had secured about 57% of the vote in Sunday’s elections, but an official…
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The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has moved the collation of election results to today Monday, February 24, 2019, by 11:00 am. The presidential and national assembly elections held on…
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A special tribunal is to be set up in South Africa with powers to fast-track prosecutions and recover the proceeds of corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the tribunal would consider cases brought by the Special Investigating Unit.…
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Deadly clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns on Saturday, as President Nicolás Maduro blocked humanitarian aid from crossing from Colombia and Brazil. At least two people were killed by gunfire on Saturday, rights groups said,…
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Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. Although voting was peaceful in most areas of Nigeria Saturday, there were a…
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