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More unrest in Senegal as police continue to clash with opposition supporters
Police and demonstrators clashed again in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday ahead of a court case involving opposition leader Ousmane Sonko who has gained widespread support among much of the West …
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[Photos] U.S. military conduct maiden maritime drills with Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast
The West African troops silently pulled their small boats up to a rust-stained ferry and swarmed up its sides on grappling hooks to disarm the mock kidnappers onboard. The drill in Ghana’s Volta rive…
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Malawi, Mozambique hasten to pull out survivors of Storm Freddy as death toll surpass 270
Malawi and Mozambique were racing to rescue survivors from Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Wednesday as the death toll rose above 270 from one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphe…
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Ukraine claims Russian soldiers sexually assaulted toddler, gang raped mother in front of father
Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, in new allegations of abuse carried out during the …
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Nigerian landlord dead after female tenant ferociously crushed his manhood with bare hands
Men of the Ogun state police on Saturday , March 11, arrested a 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor squabble. Ifeoma…
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[Turkey-Syria earthquake] Death toll tops 54,000 as govt races to build container cities
The death toll in Turkey from last month’s major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to set up container cities to house for the long…
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Brazil former president Bolsonaro to be subpoenaed in jewelry scandal
Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro will be called to testify as part of an investigation into accusations he tried to illegally bring $3.2 million of jewelry into the country, Justice Minister…
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Over 100 people killed, several displaced as Storm Freddy swept across Mozambique, Malawi
Mozambique and Malawi on Monday were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa…
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FBI says U.S. hate crimes skyrocketed by 11.6% in 2021, fueled by race, ethnic bias
Hate crimes in the United States surged 11.6% in 2021 from 2020, with the most frequent ones fueled by racial, ethnic and ancestral bias, the FBI said on Monday. The FBI in a new report said reported…
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UK doctors embark on three-day strike as dispute over pay continues
Thousands of junior doctors in England walked out on Monday in three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they say can work out at less per hour than a barista. The str…