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Nine children among 31 wounded by Russian shelling in Ukraine
Russian shelling wounded at least 31 people, including nine children, in the small town of Pervomaiskyi in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday, officials said. Oleh Synehubov, the Kharki…
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[Nigeria’s 2023 Elections] Electoral body to prosecute 215 offenders
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would be working with the Nigerian Police to prosecute 215 persons who committed different offences during the 2023 general elect…
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Senegal President Sall rules out reelection bid after violent unrest over suspected 3rd term plans
Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for reelection next year, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term his critics said would have been illeg…
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Mild earthquake of about 4.6 magnitude struck Alaska
A mild earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck through an area northeast of Anchorage on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. According to the USGS, the earthquake was recorded about 12 mil…
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Furious driver bites off Vehicle Inspection Officer’s ear in Nigeria
A driver has reportedly bitten off bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper during a heated argument that ensued while on patrol in Warri, Delta State. The in…
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Moscow says 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones now living in Russia
Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia’s upper hous…
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[France riot] Tension eases as police arrests less than 200 people overnight
Fewer than 160 people were arrested overnight in connection to riots that have rocked cities across France following the killing of a teenager of North African descent by a police officer, the interi…
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Two dies from mass shooting at Baltimore outdoor party; 28 injured, half were children
A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators sought the pub…
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French riot: Over two thousand arrested injured
Rioting across France appeared to be less intense on Saturday, as tens of thousands of police had been deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a teenager of North African descent, …
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade
Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160th …