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U.S., Costa Rica, Netherlands, S.Korea, Zambia to co-host 2023 ‘Summit for Democracy’
The United States, Costa Rica, Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia will co-host a second “Summit for Democracy” next year, the countries said on Tuesday in a joint statement issued through the White …
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Nigeria looks to end imports of petroleum products in 2023
Nigeria expects to stop importing petroleum products from before or around the third quarter of 2023, its oil minister Timipre Sylva said on Tuesday. Sylva said a refurbished refinery in the city of …
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Kenyan court halts lifting of GM crops ban
A Kenyan court has temporarily suspended the government’s decision to lift a ban on the importation and distribution of genetically modified (GM) crops and animal feeds, according to local media repo…
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Monkeypox name changed after racism complaints
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new preferred name for the monkeypox virus, saying it would refer to it as mpox. The WHO said it had received complaints the current name was “raci…
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Nine killed as Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege
Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital late on Monday ending a siege by al Shabaab militants following a nearly day-long battle in which at least nine people were killed, police said. …
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UN panel accuses regional South Sudan officials of overseeing gang rapes, beheadings
South Sudan should investigate officials accused of overseeing systematic gang rapes, some of whose victims were girls as young as nine, UN rights experts said on Monday in a statement the government…
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[VIDEO NEWS] U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine
U.S. and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
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India Police have arrested two Nigerians for allegedly duping women through 73 fake Instagram accounts
Police in India have busted a cyber fraud gang and arrested two Nigerian nationals for allegedly duping women through 73 fake profiles on Instagram. The suspects identified as 29-year-old Rawlings O…
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Landslide kills at least 14 attending funeral in Cameroon capital
A landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral, the region’s governor said. “We are carrying the corpses to the mortuary of the central hos…
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U.S. and Russia discuss release of Griner and Whelan – RIA
The United States and Russia are discussing the release of basketball star Brittney Griner and ex-marine Paul Whelan through special channels, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday, citing a…