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At least 247 people have died after a military plane crashed in Algeria, media reports say. Twenty-six members of Polisario Front, supported by Algeria and seeking independence from Morocco for Western Sahara, are said to be among the…
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It'll take tens of millions of years, but Africa may eventually split into two parts. While geologists have known about this possibility for a while, it became news recently when a large crack, stretching several miles in length, made a…
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Police inspectors in Pilar, Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, were recently questioned about the disappearance of 540 kg of marijuana from the evidence room, and the best explanation they could come up with was that addicted rats ate it…
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Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says. The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating in the park, Joel Wengamulay told the BBC.…
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A woman in Guinea who sold herbs and potions to sterile women, telling them they would become pregnant, has been jailed for five years. N'na Fanta Camara made concoctions that made their bellies swell. The traditional healer is said to…
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The Federal Government says it has received 322.51 million dollars from the Swiss Government as part of looted funds recovered from former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha. Mr Oluyinka Akintunde, the Special Adviser, Media and…
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Sudan’s religious authority the Islamic Fiqh Council in 2012 banned the formation of a national women’s football team in the country, describing it as an immoral act. The directive prevented many women in the country from pursuing their…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has publicly acknowledged talks with the US for the first time, according to state media reports. US President Donald Trump agreed last month to talks with Mr Kim, but Pyongyang had been silent on the…
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Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says. The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating in the park, Joel Wengamulay told the BBC.…
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Yulia Skripal, the poisoned daughter of Russian ex-spy Sergei, has been discharged from hospital. The 33-year-old left Salisbury District Hospital on Monday and has been taken to a secure location. The hospital said: "This is not the…
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