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Russia has dropped all charges against an investigative reporter accused of drug dealing, after a massive public outcry over the case. In a rare public show of support, Russian newspapers rallied around freelancer Ivan Golunov.…
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A US mother of five children who were killed by their father has asked a jury to spare him the death penalty. Amber Kyzer told a court in South Carolina that Tim Jones Jr “did not show my children mercy by any means, but my kids loved…
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Thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets on Friday in Liberia to express anger over President George Weah’s alleged poor handling of the economy and perceptions that corruption is on the rise. The Council of…
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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa donned protective clothing to take part in a national clean-up campaign in a poor area of the capital, Harare. A video shared by the ministry of information shows the president sweeping up litter…
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A rescue boat has overturned in the Atlantic off the west coast of France leaving three crew dead, amid winds of up to 129 km/h (80 mph). They were part of a crew of seven who had gone to the aid of another boat which had got into…
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US border patrol agents in Texas have detained hundreds of people from African countries over the past week. US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) says the “dramatic rise” in migrants from African countries arriving in the area is a…
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Frank Lucas, the notorious Harlem drug lord whose life inspired the 2007 film American Gangster, has died. Born in North Carolina in 1930, he moved to New York where he became a prolific heroin trafficker throughout the 1960s and 1970s.…
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Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" choice for the Conservative Party leadership. In an interview with the Sun ahead of his visit to the UK, Mr Trump said: "I think Boris would do a very good job." The US…
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At least 12 people were killed and several injured on Friday in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia. Police said the suspect, a long-term and current Virginia Beach city employee, fired "indiscriminately"…
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The Kenyan government has been holding a national prayer breakfast, an annual event in its 17th year. The colourful ceremony, which brought together leaders to pray for the country, has got a lot of people talking on Twitter. This…
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