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Hurricane Helene has claimed the lives of over 160 people in US South-East
More than 160 fatalities have been attributed to Hurricane Helene, marking it as one of the deadliest storms to strike the U.S. in recent history. The storm has left hundreds missing after devastatin…
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Region with world’s deadliest roads features only 4% of world’s vehicles – WHO’s Report
A recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that Africa has the largest ratio of vehicle deaths despite not having as many vehicles or roads as other regions. The continent has a rec…
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to visit 2 major swing states devastated by Hurricane Helene
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will on Wednesday visit areas devastated by the deadly Hurricane Helene, after Harris’s election rival Donald Trump turned their handling of th…
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Israeli military urges more residents to evacuate villages in southwest Lebanon
The Israeli military has called for residents in about two dozen villages in southwest Lebanon, located within 30 kilometers (18 miles) of the border, to relocate approximately 50 kilometers (31 mile…
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Côte d’Ivoire increases cocoa prices above Ghana
Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), the world’s leading cocoa producer, has raised the price it pays farmers for cocoa, surpassing Ghana, even as growers in both countries continue to receive significantly …
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Microsoft updates AI copilot with enhanced voice and reasoning features
In its latest update, Microsoft has enhanced its consumer Copilot, an AI assistant, by giving it a friendlier voice and enabling it to analyze web pages while users browse. Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO …
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AfDB provides $78 million to Morocco’s bank of Africa to boost trade in Africa
On Monday, September 30, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of financing amounting to €70 million ($78.3 million) for Morocco’s Bank of Africa, aimed at enhancing access to tr…
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Hezbollah has declared its preparedness for any potential Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, stated in his first public address since the assassination of the group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah that the movement is fully prepared to confront any potential …
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Flood devastation in Nepal: 192 lives lost
Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital on Monday picked through wrecked homes after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 192 people around the Himalayan republic. During the mo…
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Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in southwestern Nigeria
A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in southwestern Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say. The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked …