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Italy to Resist Budget Pressure Ahead of EU Elections
Italy said on Thursday it would resist pressure from Brussels to revise its big-spending budget, effectively daring EU authorities to punish it with fines ahead of May’s European parliamentary elections.
Leaders of Rome’s populist…
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Republicans Divided Over Trump’s Posture Toward Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump's embrace of Saudi Arabia has exposed a foreign policy rift in the Republican Party, as some of his GOP colleagues warn that not punishing the kingdom for its role in killing a U.S.-based columnist will have dangerous…
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100 Nigerian Soldiers Killed By Islamic State
Attacks blamed on Islamic State West Africa have killed around 100 soldiers in northeast Nigeria since Sunday, five security sources said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Islamist militants had already killed hundreds of…
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Young South African Boy Stabbed to Death in School Toilet
A South African teenager is in police custody accused of stabbing to death a young boy in a school toilet, where he had hidden in wait for him overnight.
The grade one pupil, thought to be seven-years-old, was stabbed multiple times, the…
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Ethiopian’s Birtukan Mideksa Appointed Election Boss
A former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia's electoral board.
Birtukan Mideksa is the latest significant appointment of a woman to a key public office.
Ms Birtukan returned to Ethiopia earlier…
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Blac Chyna Called Out for Skin-Lightening Cream
Blac Chyna is being criticised for selling a skin-lightening cream in Nigeria.
The model's new product, in partnership with a brand called Whitenicious, was announced on Instagram.
The Whitenicious x Blac Chyna Collection is described…
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Kenyan Priest Killed in Cross-Fire in Cameroon
A Kenyan priest stationed at a parish in Cameroon's troubled South-West region has been killed.
He was caught in cross-fire between government forces and separatists, according to a local official.
"Some villagers say he was shot by…
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Cremations ‘Threaten’ Zimbabwe’s Ancestral Spirits
Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore, journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe writes from Harare.
"For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return" - this verse…
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Moroccan Woman in UAE ‘Killed Lover and Cooked Him’
A Moroccan woman has been accused of killing her lover and serving up his remains to Pakistani workers in the United Arab Emirates, prosecutors say.
The woman killed her boyfriend three months ago, they say, but the crime was only recently…
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WHO: Fight Against Malaria ‘Stalls’
After success in reducing the number of malaria cases, the progress in the fight against malaria has stalled, the World Health Organization says.
In its latest report on malaria it says that in 2017, compared to the year before, there…
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