WORLD

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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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 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, 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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