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German crossbbow deaths: Police find more bodies
German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a rural Bavarian hotel near Passau have found two more female bodies in a flat 650km (400 miles) away.
The flat in Wittingen had been occupied by a 30-year-old…
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Cyril Ramaphosa vows to tackle ANC corruption
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to clean the African National Congress (ANC) of “all bad tendencies” in a bid to end corruption.
In a victory speech in Johannesburg, he thanked voters and said they had sent a “clear…
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Cuba gay rights activists arrested at pride march in Havana
A number of gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorised pride march in Cuba’s capital, Havana.
Saturday’s event followed the unexpected cancellation by the communist authorities of the country’s…
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South Africa election: ANC set for reduced majority
The governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to be returned to office in South Africa’s parliamentary election, but with a reduced majority.
With almost 76% of district results declared, the ANC has won 57% of the ballot,…
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Liberia admits taking donor money without approval
A spokesman for Liberia’s President George Weah has confirmed that the government withdrew the funds of donors without their approval, but insisted that the money – partly used to pay salaries – would be returned and accounted for.
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Trade war: Trump raises tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods
The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries’ damaging trade war.
Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have risen to 25% from 10%, and Beijing has vowed to…
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UK economy rebounds in first quarter
The UK economy picked up in the first three months of the year after manufacturers’ stockpiling ahead of Brexit helped to boost growth.
Growth was 0.5% in the quarter, up from 0.2% in the previous three months, the Office for National…
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Sudan military pushes to keep Sharia law
Sudan’s ruling military council is insisting that Sharia remain the basis of the country’s new laws.
Protest leaders had handed them a list of proposals for an interim government, following the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir in April.…
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US sends aircraft carrier to ‘warn Iran’
The US has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Middle East to send a "clear and unmistakable message" to Iran.
John Bolton, US national security advisor, said they were acting "in response to a number of troubling and escalatory…
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At least 13 dead in Russian passenger plane fire
At least 13 people are dead after a fire broke out aboard an Aeroflot flight in Russia Sunday, Russian state news agency TASS said.
The Russian Superjet 100 was flying from Moscow to Murmansk when a fire broke out on board.
Aeroflot…
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