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Kenya Doctors ‘Perform Brain Surgery On Wrong Patient’
Four Kenyan medics have been suspended after cutting open the skull of the wrong patient at a hospital in Nairobi.
One patient needed surgery for a blood clot on the brain, the other only non-invasive treatment for swelling.
But a…
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US Steel, Aluminium Imports Face Big Tariffs
President Donald Trump has said he will sign off on steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports next week, hitting producers like China.
Flanked by US metals executives at the White House, he said a 25% tariff would be placed on steel…
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South Africa’s Apartheid Flag: Mandela Foundation Seeks Ban
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has asked the courts to ban "gratuitous displays" of the apartheid-era South African flag.
The foundation argues public displays of the flag amounts to "hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment".…
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Zambian MP Sentenced to Death
A Zambian lawmaker has been sentenced to death by hanging after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a security guard.
Keith Mukata, a member of the opposition United Party for National Development, was found guilty of first degree…
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Rwanda Closes ‘700 Unsafe, Noisy Churches’
About 700 churches have been closed down in Rwanda for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution.
Most of them are small Pentecostal churches. One mosque was also closed.
A government official told the BBC that…
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Death Toll From Lassa Fever Reaches 72 In Nigeria
Nigeria is suffering its worst outbreak of Lassa fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, as local health officials said 72 people had died since the start of this year.
Lassa fever, named after the town in…
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Four UN Peacekeepers Killed In Central Mali Mine Blast
Four United Nations (UN) peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday when a mine exploded under their vehicle in central Mali in a deliberate attack, capping a bloody week for civilians and security forces in the West African nation.…
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Nigeria Air Force Chief Relocates To Yobe State In Search For Dapchi Girls
The Nigerian security apparatus is doing all it takes to rescue the over 100 schoolgirls abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern Yobe State on February 19, 2018.
The presidency reported that the Nigeria Air…
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Lion Kills Woman In South African
A woman has been mauled to death by a lioness at a private game reserve north of South Africa's administrative capital, Pretoria, a local emergency service reports.
Netcare 911 spokesman Nick Dollman said the service had responded to a…
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Trump Names 2020 Election Campaign Chief
US President Donald Trump has picked one of his political strategists as campaign manager for his 2020 re-election campaign.
The Trump Organization hired Brad Parscale in 2011 as a digital guru.
He was asked in 2015 to create a website…
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