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Algeria appoints new army chief to succeed Gaid Salah

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6 years ago

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday appointed Said Chengriha as army chief of staff after Ahmed Gaid Salah, 80, died…

Biden leads Democrats in race for presidency

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6 years ago

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden maintained his national lead in the polls after December's sixth Democratic Party presidential debate,…

France begins drone war against Mali Jihadists

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6 years ago

France's armed forces said on Monday that they have launched a drone strike targeting terrorists in Mali, the first-ever operation…

China boosts lending to small businesses

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6 years ago

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signalled plans to free up more cash for the country's banking system in a bid to…

25 die as bus plunges into 500ft deep ravine

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6 years ago

At least 25 people died and 14 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, a…

Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro hospitalised

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6 years ago

Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Monday after an accident at his home in Brasilia, the latest health scare for…

Nigerian Akinyemi commits suicide in US immigration detention

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6 years ago

A 56-year-old Nigerian, Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi has died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), less than…

Trump taunts Pelosi as US Senate, House fight over shape of trial

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6 years ago

Impeached US President Donald Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she stalled sending the impeachment documents to…

Whitewash: Amnesty thumbs down Saudi verdict on Khashoggi’s killers

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6 years ago

Amnesty International has thumbed down Saudi Arabian government's death sentences on five men blamed for the murder of journalist Jamal…

589 die in South Africa’s road accidents

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6 years ago

The South African Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, said 589 people have been killed since mid-November, the beginning of 2019…

Coconut wine poisons over 300 in Phillipines

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Local authorities in the Philippines reported that at least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in…

Car bomb kills two soldiers

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A parked car exploded in Iraq’s western province of Anbar early on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding an officer…

Saudi Arabia sentences 5 to death over Khashoggi’s murder

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6 years ago

Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death five persons accused of the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the country's…

Rugby megastar Williams attacks China over muslim Uighurs

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6 years ago

New Zealand rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams followed Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil in criticising China's treatment of its Uighur minority…

Hong Kong braces for “Suck the Christmas” on Christmas Day

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Hong Kong is gearing up for demonstrations over Christmas week with protesters planning events in districts across the city, including…

9 dead, 100 hospitalised after consuming local liquor

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Nine people died and more than 100 were hospitalised after drinking local liquor made from coconut sap in two separate…

Majority of US voters support Trump’s removal

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6 years ago

A new poll by Politico/Morning Consult shows that a majority of registered voters support impeaching and removing US President Donald…

West African nations to reform and rename joint currency

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

The French-backed West African CFA franc currency will be reformed and renamed the "eco," in what Ivory Coast President Alassane…

Dossier: SPAC Nation Nigerian church in UK where teenage girls sexually abused

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6 years ago

Preachers of SPAC Nation, a controversial Nigerian church in UK, under probe for exploiting young people are now facing additional…

23-year old rape victim sets herself ablaze, dies

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A 23-year-old rape victim, who set herself on fire outside the office of Superintendent of Police (SP) in Unnao, India…

Fire hits Russian chemical plant

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A fire broke out at a three-story brick mansion of a chemical plant in the Russian city of Ufa on…

Incumbent president leads Afghan presidential polls

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has led the preliminary results of September presidential election by 50.64 percent, Afghan Independent Election…

Australian PM returns, apologizes for Hawaii holiday

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Sunday for his decision to take an unannounced family holiday to Hawaii in…

Croatians go to the polls to elect new president

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Voting began on Sunday in a Croatian presidential election expected to turn into a neck-in-neck race between the incumbent, Kolinda…

Libya’s Haftar army detains ship with Turkish crew

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6 years ago

Libya's east-based army has seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, local media reported Sunday.

Macron says colonialism was grave mistake

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6 years ago

French president Emmanuel Macron declared on Saturday that colonialism was a "grave mistake" and a "serious fault" made by the…

No Christmas mass at Paris’s Notre Dame, first time in 200 years

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6 years ago

Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will miss its first Christmas mass since 1803, French officials confirmed on Saturday, as workers continue…

French forces kill 33 terrorists in Mali

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron said 33 “terrorists” had been “neutralised” in an operation by French forces in central Mali on…

Boko Haram puts Nigeria in US black book

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6 years ago

Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria's north east have sentenced Nigeria into a spot in the United States Special Watch List…

Attack in Central Syria targets oil fields

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

An overnight attack, allegedly carried out by terrorists, in Syria's central province of Homs was targeted at an oil refinery and…

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