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Michael Bloomberg joins 2020 US presidential race
Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is standing to be the Democratic Party presidential nominee.
In a statement, the 77-year-old said he was standing "to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild…
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Guinea Bissau awaits election results
Votes are being counted in Guinea Bissau's presidential election, with the incumbent Jose Mario Vaz facing stiff competition after five years of political and economic turmoil.
Polling day was calm despite outbreaks of violence in the…
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South African KFC couple set wedding date
A South African couple whose marriage proposal at a KFC shop went viral two weeks ago are set to get married on 31 December, News24 reports.
The video showed Hector Mkansi kneeling and presenting a ring to his partner Nonhlanhla Soldaat…
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DR Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak
Measles has killed nearly 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, authorities said, after the disease spread to all the provinces in the country.
Close to a quarter of a million people have been infected this year…
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Impeachment inquiry: Trump ‘promoted discredited Ukraine theory’
US President Donald Trump disregarded the advice of senior advisers to push a false theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election, a former White House aide has told the impeachment inquiry.
Fiona Hill said the president had instead…
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Couple tie the knot 37,000 feet in the air
A woman from New Zealand and a man from Australia took their love of aviation (and each other) to new heights by tying the knot 37,000 feet in the air.
Australian David Valliant and New Zealander Cathy Valliant officially said "I do" on…
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Kenya census: Why counting people can be controversial
Kenya's population census figures have been released, causing controversy among some groups who feel the results are not fair or accurate.
It found that the total population of the country is now 47.6 million, nine million more than in…
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Zimbabwe sacks more than 200 doctors over strike action
The body in charge of the public health service in Zimbabwe has said that 211 doctors have been sacked this week because of their on-going strike for better pay.
The doctors were "found guilty of absenting themselves from duty without…
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British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm
British Steel is set to announce a rescue deal with China's Jingye Group, which could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs in the UK.
Jingye Group has agreed in principle to buy British Steel for £70m.
It is understood that the government will…
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‘Mentally ill people being mistreated in Nigeria’
The campaign group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), says thousands of mentally ill people in Nigeria are being abused and kept in chains in care facilities.
Its researchers visited nearly 30 private and state-run centres across the country.…
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