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Many families around the world are having fewer children than they want because raising kids has become too expensive, a new UN report says, warning that this is creating a global fertility problem. Namrata Nangia and her husband have…
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One of the suspected masterminds behind a string of violent kidnappings in France of people linked to the cryptocurrency trade was detained Tuesday in Morocco, France’s justice minister said. Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, a 24-year-old…
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United States President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban that affects nationals from several countries, including 10 in Africa. The decision, which comes into effect on today, June 9,2025, has caused strong reactions both in…
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Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is "not interested in manufacturing in India", the country's heavy industries minister has said. The remarks were made on Monday as the Indian government issued detailed guidelines for a…
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More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan's largest city following an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. Thousands of inmates broke down doors and the locks of their cells and shattered windows after…
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The US has sent Iran a proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, the White House confirmed on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had been presented with "elements of a US deal" by his Omani…
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At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC. The downpours lasted for several hours, said the head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema), Abullahi…
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A South African woman convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith had been sentenced to life in prison, along with her two accomplices. The jail terms for Racquel "Kelly" Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen…
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South African police hunting the culprits in the recent murder of a university student say they have broken up a gang targeting women in shopping centres. Olorato Mongale's body was discovered on Sunday in Lombardy, north of…
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Uganda’s LGBTQ community is facing intensified persecution following the enactment of harsh anti-gay laws two years ago, according to an international NGO. In a report released on Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Ugandan authorities…
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