World
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Ugandan Olympian fighting for life after ex-boyfriend’s brutal petrol attack
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is receiving treatment in hospital for 75 percent burns after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend. Cheptegei had recently returned to Kenya …
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25 lives lost in torrential floods
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken to relief camps, disaster officials said Monday. At least 16 people have b…
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Kabul Blast: 6 Killed, 13 injured in suspected suicide attack
An explosion took place on Monday in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killing at least six people and injuring 13 others, the country’s Interior Ministry spokesperson said. The police described the explos…
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Virgin Atlantic reveals it’s return to Ghana
Virgin Atlantic has announced its return to Ghana with the relaunch of daily flights between Accra and London Heathrow, set to commence in May 2025. This marks the first time since 2013 that the airl…
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Elon Musk’s X faces possible shutdown in Brazil as tensions with judge escalate
Social media giant X has warned of a potential shutdown in Brazil as it faces an escalating legal battle with the country’s Supreme Court over local compliance issues. X anticipates that Judge Alexan…
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Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccines from the United States
Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), marking the first delivery of the vaccine to the country, which has reported 40 Mpox …
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Healing or Horror? Ugandan man found with 24 human skulls
A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said t…
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Telegram boss banned from leaving France due to ongoing criminal investigation
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a criminal probe into organized crime on the messaging app, according to Paris prosecutor…
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Uncirculated US$20 Million in Liberian banknotes is part of routine banking operations
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has responded to allegations made by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, regarding the receipt of uncirculated banknotes on behalf of the Central Bank of Liberia. Abl…
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South African billionaire overthrows Dangote as Africa’s richest man
South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Mr Rupert co…