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A black and white image which some people falsely claim shows Russian President Vladimir Putin training liberation movements in southern Africa, has been circulating. It has been used by some to justify why African countries should…
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Olha Svyripa was woken up at 5.30am on 24 February to what she described as "the warmest hug I ever had from my husband". "He said 'please wake up, it's begun'." Two hours later, she was crammed into a small van with her husband, her…
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The Lagos state government in Nigeria has commenced publishing the details of convicted sex offenders in the state, including names and pictures, according to local media quoting an official. It is part of a crackdown on domestic abuse…
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The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died. David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US. But his condition began to…
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US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime. The former Empire star, 39, was found guilty in December of five charges of felony disorderly…
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Aid agencies are expressing concern that the crisis in Ukraine is causing donors to cut funding for other emergencies – including conflicts in West Africa and droughts in the east of the continent. In Burkina Faso, where a jihadist…
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Bhavana Menon, a popular actress from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who was abducted and sexually assaulted in 2017, has broken her silence after five years, describing her "difficult journey from being a victim to a survivor".…
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A boy has arrived safely in Slovakia after travelling some 1,200km (750 miles) from eastern Ukraine with no more than two small bags, a passport and his relatives' phone number. Hassan, 11, left his home in Zaporizhzhia because his…
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Ukraine’s president also calls on Western leaders to give him more planes if they won’t impose a no-fly zone. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to sit down for direct talks and end…
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Russia has taken control of a nuclear power station in Ukraine after it was hit by shelling. A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – and Ukraine said it was shelled by Russian troops. Authorities…
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