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DR Congo ethnic clashes ‘leave more than 160 dead’
At least 161 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo during several days of fighting last week, a security official has told BBC Swahili.
Last week, the Congolese army identified…
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Hong Kong protest: Joshua Wong calls for HK leader Carrie Lam to resign
Hong Kong’s most prominent student activist Joshua Wong has called for the resignation of leader Carrie Lam, after walking free from prison.
Wong, 22, became the face of the 2014 pro-democracy protests which called for the city to pick its…
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Step-father, mother jailed over rape, assault of daughter in US
A man with Ghanaian origin, Anokye Andrews, has been jailed in the US in connection with the rape and assault of his stepdaughter following an investigation by Thames Valley Police.
Anokye Andrews, aged 44, of Graveney Place, Milton…
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Alabama enacts new chemical castration law for paedophiles
Alabama has signed into law a bill that requires some convicted paedophiles to undergo chemical castration.
Under the law, those found guilty of a sex offence against a minor under the age of 13 will have to start sex-drive-lowering…
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Accused Russian reporter to go free after public outcry
Russia has dropped all charges against an investigative reporter accused of drug dealing, after a massive public outcry over the case.
In a rare public show of support, Russian newspapers rallied around freelancer Ivan Golunov.…
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Mother seeks mercy for husband who killed their five children
A US mother of five children who were killed by their father has asked a jury to spare him the death penalty.
Amber Kyzer told a court in South Carolina that Tim Jones Jr “did not show my children mercy by any means, but my kids loved…
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Anti-Weah protests to hit Liberia
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets on Friday in Liberia to express anger over President George Weah’s alleged poor handling of the economy and perceptions that corruption is on the rise.
The Council of…
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Zimbabwe President gets his broom out for national clean-up campaign
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa donned protective clothing to take part in a national clean-up campaign in a poor area of the capital, Harare.
A video shared by the ministry of information shows the president sweeping up litter…
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Three dead as Storm Miguel hits French coast
A rescue boat has overturned in the Atlantic off the west coast of France leaving three crew dead, amid winds of up to 129 km/h (80 mph).
They were part of a crew of seven who had gone to the aid of another boat which had got into…
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‘Dramatic’ rise in African migrants arriving at US border
US border patrol agents in Texas have detained hundreds of people from African countries over the past week.
US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) says the “dramatic rise” in migrants from African countries arriving in the area is a…
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