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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are mourning the death of their dog, Champ. On Saturday, the President shared a statement on social media announcing that their beloved German Shepard died on Saturday at the age of…
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The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus continues to spread as President…
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Over 350,000 people in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region are experiencing dire hunger, finds a new report by the United Nations and other aid groups. "There is famine in Ethiopia right now," United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock…
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At least 15 army recruits have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a military training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Army officer Mohamed Adan said the bomber behind Tuesday’s attack was disguised among recruits queueing up…
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Scores of people are missing and feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday with around 180 passengers on board, government authorities said. The incident took place in the…
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"There's famine now in Tigray." The world's most senior humanitarian official, UN emergency relief coordinator Mark Lowcock, said these frank words on the situation in the northern Ethiopian region on Thursday. His statement - at a…
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Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Activists had called for nationwide protests on Saturday on Democracy Day, which marks…
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Former US President Donald Trump has told Fox Business that he sees Bitcoin as a "scam" affecting the value of the US dollar. "Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam," Mr Trump said. "I don't like it because it's another currency competing…
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A Salvadoran woman who had served nearly a third of her 30-year prison sentence on charges of terminating her pregnancy and violating El Salvador's harsh abortion ban was released on Monday, activists said. Sara Rogel was arrested in…
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Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst attack in recent years, the government says. Homes and the local market were burned during the overnight raid on Solhan. No…
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