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Trump threatens to pull California wildfire funds
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state's governor.
Nearly 100,000 acres have been destroyed by wildfires in recent weeks, and thousands have…
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McDonald’s CEO fired after dating employee
McDonald's has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee.
The US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had "violated company policy" and shown "poor…
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Four killed in Burkina Faso ambush
Officials in Burkina Faso said on Sunday that four people had been killed in an ambush, including the deputy mayor of the northern town of Djibo.
The governor of the Sahel region said unidentified armed men ambushed the deputy mayor's…
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Algerian police clash with striking judges
Algerian riot police clashed with judges participating in a nationwide strike on Sunday in the north-western port city of Oran, local media report.
The judges are pushing for the independence of the judiciary after an unprecedented mass…
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At least 65 dead in Pakistan train fire, police say
At least 65 passengers died when a train travelling from the Pakistani city of Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire.
Minister for railways, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said the fire was caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder being used by…
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Nigeria’s border crisis fuelled by rice
Nigeria, one of Africa's superpowers, closed all its land borders two months ago to tackle smuggling - but the unprecedented move is affecting trade across the region.
Bustling borders have come to a standstill, with goods rotting and…
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Burundi schoolgirl dies ‘after caning’
A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, has died after being brutally caned by a teacher, her father has told the BBC.
Chadia Nishimwe was caned on the neck and legs, and the beating also caused her to bleed from the…
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Twitter to ban all political advertising
Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned, not bought”.
“While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power…
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Fort Worth shooting: Police officer charged with murder
A Fort Worth police officer who shot dead a black woman in her bedroom on Saturday has been held and charged with murder.
Police in Forth Worth, Texas, wrote on Twitter that Aaron Dean was being held in the Tarrant County jail. On Monday…
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Kenya to open $1bn Chinese-built railway line
The second phase of Kenya's new railway line, running from the capital Nairobi to Naivasha town, will be opened today for passenger services only.
Cargo services will have to wait for the construction of a dry port, which could take…
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