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893SportsLiverpool beat Rangers as Napoli thrash Ajax, Inter edge Barca
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool went into their Group A game against the Scottish champions on the back of just three wins in their...
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676NationalMinister Nankabirwa slams EU criticism of Uganda’s oil project
The project, which includes drilling in Murchison Falls, Uganda's largest national park, has run into strong opposition from activists and environmental groups...
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993World NewsKing Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen’s funeral
Queen Elizabeth's state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of her first prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, will take...
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1.3KEntertainmentAttempted ban on Nyege Nyege only boosted our ticket sales – Organisers
Some of the partygoers attending the festival, which brings together artists from across Africa say they only heard about the event after...
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744East AfricaWilliam Ruto: Kenya’s ‘hustler-in-chief’ president
Incoming Kenyan president William Ruto has clawed his way to the top as the nation's "hustler-in-chief", playing on his religious faith and...
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906World NewsCharles III proclaimed new Britain king, vows to follow ‘inspiring’ queen
"I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to...
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1.0KWorld NewsAll the queen’s kingdoms: Where did Elizabeth II reign?
Over her entire reign, she was head of state of 32 countries in total. 17 of those decided to cut ties at...
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965SportsNapoli thump troubled Liverpool in stunning Champions League return
Luciano Spalletti's team, who are back in Europe's top competition after a two-season absence, are second but level with Ajax who performed...
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767AfricaBurundi president sacks PM after warning of coup plot
The former army general replaced Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and civilian chief of staff General Gabriel Nizigama on a day of high drama...
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1.1KCOVID-19China approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine
The needle-free vaccine which can be stored and administered more easily than intramuscular jabs will be given through a nebuliser, the company...
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693AfricaKENYA: Ruto vows to respect Supreme Court ruling in poll petition
Odinga's running mate Martha Karua said Friday that the pro-Odinga coalition would also respect Monday's decision.
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848AfricaDeath toll from Sudan floods hits 112
The crisis comes as Sudan reels from deepening political unrest and a spiralling economic crisis exacerbated by last year's military coup led...
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836FootballBottle thrown at Klopp as Merseyside derby ends in stalemate
Coady thought he had put Everton ahead with a close-range finish from Neal Maupay's shot in the second half at Goodison Park.
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842AfricaAngola’s opposition office ‘attacked’ amid political tensions
Opposition coalition force UNITA, has challenged the results of last week election, which saw the long-ruling MPLA win, though by a significantly...
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1.3KWorld NewsBBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview
A record 22.8 million people watched the "Panorama" interview, in which Diana detailed infidelity in her marriage with heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.
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1.0KFootballFrench police investigate Pogba’s claims of extortion from brother
According to two sources close to the Pogba family contacted by AFP, large sums of money are being demanded from Paul Pogba...
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1.2KPremier LeagueGabriel scores late winner as Arsenal come from behind to maintain perfect start
Gabriel bundled in after a scramble at a corner with five minutes to play to keep Mikel Arteta's side two points clear...
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1.0KPremier LeagueLiverpool thump Bournemouth 9-0 to equal biggest Premier League win
Liverpool's victory matched Manchester United's 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995. United defeated Southampton by the same score last year, while Leicester...
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974AfricaAngola’s opposition rejects initial poll results
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which has ruled the oil-rich nation for nearly five decades, has claimed a...
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1.1KEast AfricaArmy of foreign hackers helped rig Kenyan election, says Karua
Mr Odinga and Ms Karua add that the alleged rigging began in March 2022 through intrusion into and tampering with the Independent...
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747AfricaEight dead as Somali forces battle Al-Shabaab at besieged hotel
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts,...
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930SportsElon Musk says he is buying Manchester United
Manchester United fans have protested the team's management for poor performance in recent years, as well as their involvement in a plan...
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1.0KAfricaDR Congo asks UN peacekeeping mission spokesman to leave country
The central African nation's government asked the peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillmann over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks"...
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981World NewsRussian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odessa port, key to grain deal
Two cruise missiles hit terminal infrastructure, regional authorities said on social media, casting a shadow over the landmark agreement hammered out over...
