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Prize-winning Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina has died after a short illness at the age of 48. He won the Caine Prize for African writing in 2002 and was best known around the world for his satirical essay How to Write About Africa.…
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Pregnant women in northwest Tanzania who do not give birth in health facilities are being fined between $9 (£7) and $22 (£17), privately-owned newspaper The Citizen reports. The paper says the women are forced to pay the fine when they…
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Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, said Jakarta’s governor. Police said they could not confirm the figure but said they had received information…
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A former part-time instructor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information who was charged with holding two women in his car against their will on May 11 is now charged with kidnapping a third woman on the same night. Richard…
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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been sworn in as Ukraine’s new president at a ceremony in the capital Kiev. In his inaugural speech, he said ending the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in the east would be his top priority. Mr…
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A transgender woman has been fatally shot in Dallas, Texas, according to local police. Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found dead on a street on Saturday morning, and police are investigating the case as “homicidal violence”. Police said it…
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US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, suggesting it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” he said in a tweet on…
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An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza, security sources say. Most of those hurt are foreign tourists, Reuters news agency reports. A device went…
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Grace Mugabe, the wife of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has already been sued in South Africa for assault, is facing a new complaint in her country filed by a former employee who accuses her of having beaten her. The…
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President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries". The president signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreign telecoms believed to pose…
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