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Joe Biden denies misconduct allegations
Former Vice-President Joe Biden has denied allegations of misconduct ahead of his widely-expected announcement of a presidential run.
Lucy Flores, a former Nevada Assembly member, says Mr Biden kissed her on the back of her head at a…
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Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again
MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process.
The Commons voted on four alternatives to Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, but none gained a majority. One Tory MP resigned the whip in frustration.…
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Saudi Arabia ‘executes Nigerian woman’
Saudi Arabia has executed a Nigerian woman convicted of trafficking drugs, AFP news agency quotes state media as reporting.The woman was executed along with two Pakistani men and a Yemeni man in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, on Monday.A…
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Ethiopia Airlines ‘to release crash report’
The preliminary report into the cause of the 10 March crash of Ethiopian Airlines which killed 157 people will be released soon, the country’s Transport Minister, Nebiyat Getachew, has told news agency Reuters.
A timeline has, however,…
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Ukraine election: Comedian leads presidential contest
A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, according to exit polls.
They say Volodymyr Zelenskiy – who played the president on TV – received 30.4% of the vote,…
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Dismay after Trump moves to cut aid to Central America
US opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states.
Mr Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to push…
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Ramaphosa condemns xenophobic attacks
outh Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the latest spate of xenophobic attacks in the country and called on security agencies to arrest perpetrators.He said the violence, which mostly targeted Malawian and other African…
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Boeing sued over Ethiopian crash
A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in US federal court on Thursday in what appeared to be the first suit over an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people.
The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court by the family of…
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Brunei introduces death by stoning as punishment for gay sex
Brunei is to begin imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex and adultery from next week, as part of the country’s highly criticised implementation of sharia law.
From 3 April, people in the tiny south-east Asian kingdom will…
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Christchurch attacks: Victims honoured with national memorial service
A memorial service has been held in Christchurch, New Zealand, and screened around the nation, to honour the 50 victims of the 15 March shootings.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at the televised event, along with Muslim leaders and a…
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