World
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Guinea-Bissau President Embalo announces he will not seek re-election for a second term
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Cissoko Embalo announced on Thursday, September 12, 2024, that he will not seek a second term in the upcoming November elections. Embalo, 51, who was elected in Januar…
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Millions of people in Southeast Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200
Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200. In wor…
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Mutilated girls’ genitalia being sold for magic
In a rather disturbing disclosure, it has been revealed that genitalia from girls mutilated in Ivory Coast was being sold for the purposes of being used in “magic” and other rituals. As reflected in …
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Harris puts Trump on defensive in intense debate showdown
In a heated and contentious 90-minute debate in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed for the first time during the 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign. Harris came out strong, fo…
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Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for president
Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after Harris’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. In an Instagram post on Tuesday night, the pop star stated she had done her “researc…
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Former -boyfriend who set fire to Ugandan athlete dies
The former boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after he set her on fire, has himself died from burns sustained in the attack, a Kenyan hospital official has said. Dickson…
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to clash as America awaits next twist
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will clash in their first and possibly last televised debate Tuesday, in a potentially game-changing moment for the blockbuster 2024 US presidential election. The stake…
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Typhoon Yagi’s Deadly Toll: 127 lives lost in Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi, landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 127 people, and 54 others are missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Most of the victims we…
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Donald Trump’s scheme for the presidency in 5 steps
Mass expulsions? Political revenge? World peace? A new golden age? As Donald Trump vies for another term in the White House, the country is abuzz with speculation over how life might look with the ex…
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Indian Doctors Dig In: Strike continues until demands are met
Junior doctors in India’s state of West Bengal vowed on Tuesday to keep up a protest strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor unless their demands were met, flouting a Supreme Court deadli…