WORLD

A South African pastor who blamed the Cape Town drought on “wickedness and homosexuality” has been given a 30-day prison sentence. Oscar Bougardt was found guilty of breaching a 2014 order banning him from making anti-gay statements on…
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Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to begin an immunisation campaign in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The experimental vaccine proved effective when used in limited trials during the epidemic…
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The U.S. has agreed to scrap a training exercise involving B-52 bombers as part joint of military drills with South Korea that have provoked Pyongyang's ire, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing American officials. The…
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The Royal Family has thanked those who travelled to Windsor for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Thousands of people lined the streets to see the couple, while the ceremony at St George's Chapel was broadcast to TV audiences…
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An exchange student from Pakistan is among the first named victims of a Texas high school shooting. Ten people were killed and 10 were injured at Santa Fe High School when a student opened fire. The suspect is Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17.…
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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization has said. It said there was a "strong reason to believe that the outbreak can be brought under…
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A Professor of Economics at the University of Ghana, William Baah Boateng has blamed Ghana’s work environment for the poor work ethic of most Ghanaians living in the country. His comment comes after a report analysing the work, and job…
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Saturday’s royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attracted quite the celebrity crowd. Idris Elba, George and Amal Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, James Blunt and David and Victoria Beckham were among the dozens of famous faces spotted…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become husband and wife in a moving ceremony at Windsor Castle. An emotional-looking prince and his smiling bride exchanged vows and rings before the Queen and 600 guests at St George's Chapel. Ms…
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More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed near Cuba’s main airport in Havana, the country’s worst air disaster in decades. Three women were pulled alive from the wreckage, but are said to be in a critical…
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