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EU parliament president David Sassoli dead at 65

The 65-year-old Italian had been seriously ill in hospital for more than two weeks due to a dysfunction of his immune system...

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COVID-19

UK removes all African countries from the red list

LONDON, UK: The United Kingdom has removed all 11 African countries from its red list. The bans were first imposed last month...

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COVID-19

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate – WHO

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely already...

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At least 53 migrants killed in Mexico road accident

At least 53 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned...

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Entertainment

Singer R. Kelly found guilty of 16 counts of sex trafficking

NEW YORK, USA: American Singer Robert Kelly alias R. Kelly was on Monday convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with...

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World News

US 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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Haiti 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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COVID-19

Covid 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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Big Story

China 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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Sports

Coronavirus 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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Breaking

Jovenel 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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Israel 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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Business

More 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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News

UAE 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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World News

VIDEO: 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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World News

Bill 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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Big Story

Russia’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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News Headlines

Uganda’s Dennis Matanda Appointed Director on US House Subcommittee on Africa

WASHINGTON – Ugandan business expert Dennis Matanda has been appointed Staff Director of the United States House Subcommittee on Africa. Matanda was...