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Authorities in Cameroon appear to want to postpone October's general election to a later date. The BBC has obtained a copy of a letter from President Paul Biya to the leader of the senate, requesting that it debate the possibility of…
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A huge fire has caused "extensive" damage at Glasgow's famed Mackintosh Building and hit multimillion-pound restoration work carried out in the aftermath of a previous blaze in 2014. Scores of firefighters tackled a "significant" blaze…
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Italy and France have jointly expressed support for EU "asylum centres" to be set up in countries where many migrants begin their journeys to Europe. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris…
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Four Nigerians and two Ghana citizens, were, yesterday, ordered to be remanded in prison custody, by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over the alleged theft of 250 metric tonnes of petroleum products. The suspected oil thieves are…
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Former First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe's son, Mr Russel Goreraza, has fallen on hard times after his landlord issued out summons for his eviction from a city flat over rent arrears amounting to $65 801. Mr Goreraza, who is Mrs Mugabe's son…
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US President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on $50bn worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft. Tariffs that affect more than 800 products worth $34bn in annual trade are due to come into effect on 6…
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There are unconfirmed media reports that Mullah Fazlullah - the commander of the Pakistan Taliban - has been killed in a US air strike in Afghanistan. Fazlullah's men shot the schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan in 2012. He…
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Former tennis champion Boris Becker is claiming diplomatic immunity against an attempt to sue him. The three-time Wimbledon winner claims his appointment as a diplomat by the Central African Republic (CAR) affords him protection from any…
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Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Apache…
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Two people have been stabbed to death in a "brutal" attack on a South African mosque where worshipers were preparing to pray. The attacker, who was armed with "a big rambo knife", struck as people gathered in Malmesbury mosque, north of…
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