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US President Donald Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he has continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs…
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A 21-year-old Ghanaian, Daniel Boakye, who was awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom to Ghana, has escaped from police custody in London for the second time within a week. Boakye fled on Sunday, February 15, while under guard at…
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The United States has sent 100 military personnel to northern Nigeria to train and advise local forces, as deadly threats rise from armed groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL (ISIS)-linked factions. Samaila Uba, Nigeria’s Defence…
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Former US President Barack Obama has clarified that the chances Earth has been visited by aliens is "low" after comments he made about extra-terrestrial species caught attention online. "They're real but I haven't seen them," he told…
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Donald Trump is not set to attend the 39th annual meeting of the African Union, which kicks off its leaders’ summit on Friday. But his presence will still be felt as delegations from the 55 member states grapple with the new, disruptive…
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Kenya’s border with Somalia will re-open in April almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President William Ruto has announced. Based in Somalia, the group has masterminded a series of…
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An Indian spiritual leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a life sentence for murder and rape, has once again been released from prison on parole. Singh, a flashy preacher with millions of followers, was released from a high…
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A total of 18 people have died as a result of a period of extreme cold weather in New York City, its mayor has said. Since late January, the city has endured a cold snap, including 13 days of temperatures of 0C (32F) or below, one of the…
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A South African man named in a major police corruption probe has died after reportedly shooting himself at a petrol station. Police are now investigating the death of Wiandre Pretorius, 41, who last week said he had survived an…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US wants the war with Russia to end by June, adding both sides had been invited to the US for talks next week. “America proposed for the first time that the two negotiating teams – Ukraine…
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