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‘Ronaldo Rape Documents Fabricated’
Documents concerning rape allegations made against Cristiano Ronaldo have been "completely fabricated", according to the player's lawyer.Ronaldo, 33, denies assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.Mayorga says she was…
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SA’s Finance Minister Quits Over Scandal
South Africa's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has quit after admitting meeting members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he accepted the resignation "in the interests of good…
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US-China Trade War Would Make World ‘Poorer’ – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned a trade war between the US and China risks making the world a “poorer and more dangerous place” in its latest assessment of the global economy.
The IMF has lowered its forecast for global growth…
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Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey to Search Saudi Consulate
urkey says it will conduct a search of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul over the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The country's foreign ministry said Saudi Arabia was "open to co-operation" and a requested search of the…
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Top Kenyan News Anchor to Be Charged With Murder
Kenya’s public prosecutor has confirmed that TV journalist Jacque Maribe and her fiancé will be charged with the murder of a woman in Nairobi.
Jackie Maribe, a news anchor with Citizen Television, is expected to plead on Monday after a…
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Nigeria Election: Oby Ezekwesili to Stand for President
Nigeria's presidential election was shaping up to be a contest between two veteran male politicians, but the candidacy of Oby Ezekwesili could change that.
Women have run for the presidency before but she is the most prominent Nigerian…
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Cameroon Election: President Paul Biya Seeks Seventh Term
Polls have now closed in Cameroon in a presidential election that has been disrupted by a number of violent incidents in English-speaking parts of the country, leaving at least three people dead.
The BBC's Ngala Killian Chimtom, in…
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Pence Attacks China on ‘Predatory’ Trade
Vice President Mike Pence launched a broad attack against Beijing Thursday, accusing China of "predatory" economic practices, military aggression against the US and of trying to undermine President Donald Trump and harm his chances of…
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Ethiopia Government Failing to Protect People from Ethnic Violence: Rights Commission
Ethiopia’s government is failing to protect its citizens amid escalating ethnic violence that has displaced nearly a million people in the last six months, the head of a national human rights body that reports to parliament said on…
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Melania Trump Spotlights USAID Reading Program in Malawi
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump brought soccer balls and books to a school in Malawi on Thursday to highlight a USAID scheme to support African schools, on the second stop of her four-nation tour of the continent.
President Donald Trump…
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