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49,200 General Motors workers begin strike, first in 12 years

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7 years ago

Roughly 49,200 workers at General Motors plants in the U.S. will go on strike Sunday night, halting production in US.…

Xenophobic attacks: Ramaphosa sends envoys to African countries

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

In an apparent move at damage control over recent escalation of xenophobic attacks by South Africans on African immigrants in…

For Old Bob, Let’s Render Mount Ephraim

Ademola Adegbamigbe

7 years ago

For Zimbabwe’s heroic anti-colonial fighter and former President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 95, please join me to render the beautiful lines…

G5 Sahel backs AfDB initiative to boost solar energy

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

G5 Sahel Heads of State have expressed their support for “Desert to Power’’, an Africa Development Bank (AfDB) initiative designed…

Voting in Presidential election begins in Tunisia

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Tunisians began casting votes in an unpredictable presidential election on Sunday, where there is no overwhelming front-runner, with the young…

Iran accuses US of arresting stem cell scientist Soleimani on flimsy charge

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7 years ago

The brother of Iranian stem cell scientist Professor Massoud Soleimani and the minister of science have accused the United States…

US accuses Iran of drone attack against Saudi oil facility

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7 years ago

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has blamed Iran for attacks on a massive Saudi Aramco oil facility at Abqaiq,…

Arrested pastor forces two girls watch him rape each in turn

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7 years ago

A preacher has been arrested after police claimed he repeatedly raped two young girls in his bedroom and forced them…

New Italian government allows migrants disembark from boat

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7 years ago

Italy on Saturday agreed to allow rescue ship Ocean Viking to disembark 82 migrants on southern islands Lampedusa after six…

African leaders, Zimbabweans say farewell to Mugabe

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7 years ago

Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded…

India’s Prime Minister Modi auctions gifts to fund cleansing project

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7 years ago

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorised the auctioning of all gifts received in the last six months to fund…

Final burial for Mugabe will be October: President Mnangagwa

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7 years ago

The final burial for Zimbabwe’s former president, Robert Mugabe, will be held at the National Heroes Acre sometime in October,…

Admission Scandal: Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman sent to jail

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7 years ago

A US Federal judge in Boston has sentenced Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman to 14 days in prison after she pleaded…

Missing billionaire Dutchman’s body found in underground tank of his home

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

The body of missing billionaire Dutchman Tob Cohen has been recovered on Friday, says Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George…

US DoJ releases name of Saudi official to 9/11 victims

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7 years ago

The Trump administration has decided to declassify a key name long sought by relatives of 9/11 victims who are suing…

London Stock Exchange rejects HKSE $37b bid

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7 years ago

The London Stock Exchange's board on Friday said it unanimously rejected the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's $37 billion takeover bid,…

Update: Tunisian court keeps presidential candidate in detention

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

A Tunisian appeals court on Friday rejected a request by presidential candidate Nabil Karoui to be released from detention pending…

Manitoba Legislature: Nigeria’s Uzoma breaks 150-year-old record in Canada

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Nigeria's Uzoma Asagwara has become one of the three blacks to have ever been elected to the Manitoba Legislature in…

Trump Impeachment: US Reps committee vote to intensify probe

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7 years ago

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday,…

Avoid reckless sex with Commonwealth delegates – Uganda MPs warned

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

Uganda speaker, Rebecca Kadaga has told her Members of Parliament (MPs) to observe etiquette, respect the official dress code and…

7 years behind; Ethiopia enters New Year, 2012

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year today which is the first day of Meskerem, an Ethiopian Orthodox calendar which falls…

Remains of 1,800 German WWII soldiers re-buried in Russia

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Russia reburied on Thursday more than 1,800 German soldiers from the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle of World War…

Hurricane Dorian: 2,500 people missing in Bahamas

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Authorities have reported 2,500 people missing in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Americans paid record $6.8b Trump tariff in July

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7 years ago

Businesses and consumers in the US paid $6.8 billion in tariffs in July, according to the free-trade advocacy groups Tariffs…

Official: Canadians head to the polls October 21

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7 years ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced October 21 as the date of federal elections. He made the announcement on…

Mugabe’s body arrives Harare from Singapore

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7 years ago

The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but his final resting place…

Saudi Arabia arrests scholar critical of entertainment venture

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7 years ago

Sheikh Omar al-Muqbil, a professor of Islamic law at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia has been arrested and detained after…

Blast at US embassy in Kabul

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7 years ago

A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack…

Trump dismisses new poll by ABC/Washington Post as phoney

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7 years ago

President Donald Trump has dismissed as phoney the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll results showing that his job approval rating…

Apple unveils new iPhones with prices slashed

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7 years ago

Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models Tuesday with a price cut for the most basic models while also laying out…

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