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Six people have been killed by a gas explosion in an abandoned coal mine in South Africa, the national broadcaster is reporting. About 20 others are still trapped at the Gloria coal mine in Middelburg, east of the capital, Pretoria. A…
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Theresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will not be “trapped” in the backstop – the plan to avoid the return of Irish border checks should no…
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Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves. He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being…
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The world’s richest man, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has accused the owner of a US gossip magazine of trying to blackmail him over lewd pictures. He said the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc (AMI), wanted him to…
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Liam Neeson has revealed that years ago he contemplated carrying out a racist revenge attack after someone close to him was raped. The actor shared the story Monday in The Independent during a press tour for his new movie, "Cold…
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A Zimbabwean preacher who claimed to have found a cure for HIV and other illnesses has been found guilty for contravening laws of the country, specifically the Medicines Control Act.. The 35-year-old Prophet Walter Magaya of the…
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When Cameroon’s Deputy Justice Minister decided to draw parallels in a political discussion on state TV relating the Holocaust to current political on-goings in the country, little did he know it will draw a diplomatic backlash. Jean de…
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THERE is a high level optimism for lasting peace in the Central African Republic (CAR) after the government signed a deal with 14 rebel groups following a fortnight of talks held in neighbouring Sudan. The historic deal sealed in the…
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Theresa May has urged MPs to back her Brexit deal "for the country's sake" as Tuesday's Commons vote looms closer. She warned of "paralysis in Parliament" if the deal is rejected and said trust in politics would suffer "catastrophic…
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The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has died in hospital, a day after being stabbed at a charity event. Pawel Adamowicz, 53, was attacked on stage in front of hundreds of people on Sunday. He was taken to hospital for stab injuries…
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