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Rapist UK transgender woman jailed for eight years by Scottish court
A transgender woman, whose conviction for rape caused controversy after she was initially held in an all-female prison, was jailed for eight years by a Scottish court on Tuesday. Isla Bryson was foun…
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WHO’s Tedros pledges support after first visit to Turkey’s quake zone
The World Health Organization (WHO) will support Ankara in its response to massive earthquakes that killed more than 50,000, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, as the death …
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[Nigeria election] INEC officer suspends Collation of results at Rivers State due to threat on his life
The collation officer appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the Presidential election in Nigeria’s Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias, has suspended the collation of results ov…
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[Nigeria Election 2023] Unfolding results put Tinubu ahead: opposition, citizens question credibility
Provisional results from Nigeria’s disputed presidential election over the weekend showed Bola Tinubu from the ruling party in the lead, a Reuters tally of votes in 25 of the country’s 36 states show…
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Kenya to set up 136 solar mini-grids for remote communities
Kenya is constructing 136 solar powered mini-grids in far-flung areas not properly served by the national electricity grid, the country’s energy minister said on Monday. Off-grid solar power, spearhe…
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At least 14 children among over 62 killed in tragic shipwreck off Italy
Rescuers recovered three more bodies on Monday, a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in inclement weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 62, in…
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UK PM Sunak to announce new post-Brexit deal with N. Ireland
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a new deal on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, gambling that the reward of better ties with the European Union is wor…
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[Nigerian Election 2023] Major upset for Labour Party’s Peter Obi as ‘Landlord’ Tinubu loses in Lagos
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP Peter Obi has defeated the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos, his home state. According to the results declared, Obi polled 582,664 …
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[Nigeria Election 2023] Anxiety grip citizens, parties decry slow pace in announcement of election results
Nigeria was to resume announcing presidential election results on Monday amid complaints of irregularities as opposition parties criticised the slow pace at which the results were being uploaded on t…
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[Nigeria Election 2023] Millions head to polls on Saturday to select country’s new leader
Nigerians were due to start voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy on a n…