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North Korean Envoy To Hold Official Talks In U.S.
A top North Korean official was headed to New York on Tuesday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the latest indication that an on-again-off-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may…
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Nigeria Takes Steps to Increase Power Generation
Nigeria has signalled increasing shift towards the use of coal for the generation of electricity to power its economy as it invests N30 billion in the sector.
The West African country has coal reserves of about 25 billion tons and this,…
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Paris Boy’s Family Thank Mali ‘Spiderman’
The family of a small boy dramatically rescued after dangling from a balcony in Paris have expressed their gratitude the Malian man who saved him.
"He's truly a hero," the boy's grandmother said of migrant Mamoudou Gassama, who scaled…
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‘Jihadists Behead’ Mozambicans
There are reports that at least 10 people have been beheaded by suspected Islamist militants in northern Mozambique.
An official in the Palma district of Cabo Delgado Province confirmed the incident but gave no details.
A group known…
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Buhari To Reduce Age Limits For Political Office
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will approve a new law to reduce age limits in political office, which could make it easier for younger candidates to run in next year's election.
The move comes after intense pressure from youth…
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Three Killed In Belgium Shooting
A man has shot dead two police officers and a nearby driver in the eastern Belgian city of Liège.
The gunman took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Two other police officers were also injured.
The man's…
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Four-Year Hunt For Missing MH370 Ends
The four-year hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended with the latest, privately funded search coming to a close.
US-based Ocean Infinity had been using a deep-sea vessel to survey a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean.
But…
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Girl, 9 , Shot Dead Outside SA school
A nine-year-old girl has been shot dead in what local media are calling a "botched hijacking" outside a school in South Africa.
The incident took place outside Marklands Secondary School in Shallcross, south of Durban, in KwaZulu…
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Mamoudou Gassama: Mali ‘Spiderman’ To Be Made French Citizen
A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made a French citizen.
Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climbing the outside of the building to…
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US, North Korea Preparing Trump-Kim Smmit
A US team is holding talks with North Korean officials to prepare a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un.
The talks in the village of Panmunjom, in the demilitarized zone between the two…
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