World News
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1.7KWHO monitoring new Covid variant named ‘Mu’
AFP NEWS: The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified...
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737US forces must be out of Afghanistan by August 31, Taliban warn
The Taliban have warned that there would be “consequences” if the United States and its allies try to remain in Afghanistan beyond...
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1.0KUS hails Ugandan govt for taking in Afghans
AFP NEWS: The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to take in Afghans being evacuated...
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828Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,189: official
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the...
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753Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost
The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as China pledged to provide two...
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1.0KEND OF AN ERA: Lionel Messi set to leave Barcelona after contract talks fail
Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing a new contract with the...
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818China pledges two billion vaccine doses to world
BEIJING, CHINA: The People’s Republic of China will “strive to provide” two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and...
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1.3K4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure...
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895Coronavirus forces four athletes out of Tokyo Olympics
Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus....
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1.0KSouth Africa Protests: Death toll reaches 45 after Soweto looting stampede
Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked on Tuesday for a fifth consecutive day, hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed troops...
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1.3KMessi wins first major trophy as Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to claim Copa America title
RIO DE JANEIRO | BRAZIL: Argentina won its first major title in 28 years after a 1-0 win against hosts Brazil and...
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1.3KJovenel Moise: Haitian president shot dead at home overnight
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation’s capital, according to the country’s interim...
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1.4KWorld Bank, AU partner to vaccinate 400m Africans
The World Bank and African Union have partnered to support the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative with resources to allow countries to...
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4.1KWho is the poorest person in the world? Meet Jerome Kerviel
The hunt for wealth is an endless struggle that involves both rich and poor individuals alike. Several publications that maintain a close...
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565Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu ousted from office, opposition takes control
JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has approved a new coalition government that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12...
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2.5KMore than 1,100 arrested over cryptocurrency money laundering
China has arrested more than a thousand people for using the profits from crime to buy cryptocurrencies, security officials said, as part...
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1.2KUAE bans entry on travelers from Uganda over Covid-19 scare
DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The UAE has suspended the entry of travellers from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and...
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4.4KVIDEO: Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron in the face
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers during a visit...
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1.0KTeen dies in TikTok fake suicide stunt gone wrong
Hamidullah, 19, who police said was well-known locally on social media, held a friend's pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger,...
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1.3KVeteran Journalist Shaka Ssali officially retires after 20 years on VOA’s Straight Talk Africa
Veteran Voice of America (VOA) journalist Shaka Ssali has officially retired after 20 years of hosting the famous Straight Talk Africa. VOA...
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1.1KBill Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship with employee
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s romantic relationship with a female...
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1.5KUN Secretary General congratulates Museveni on his new term
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni upon his inauguration as President of the Republic of...
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1.1KRussia’s Putin snubs Museveni’s invitation for the swearing-in ceremony
Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin has said he will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday....
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894Former LRA Rebel Commander Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in jail
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has on Thursday, May 06, sentenced the former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen to 25...