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Afghan Air Attack ‘Kills Children’ At Kunduz Religious School
Dozens of civilians, including children, have been killed in an Afghan air attack on a gathering at a religious school in the northern province of Kunduz, eyewitnesses and officials said.
A religious school in the Dasht-e-Achin district of…
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China Family Find Lost Daughter After 24-Year Search
A Chinese father has been reunited with his daughter after looking for her for 24 years.
Wang Mingqing's tireless search included becoming a taxi driver in Chengdu city, in the hope he might one day pick her up as a passenger.
His…
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Girl, 17, Shot Dead In North London
Two shootings in London in the space of an hour have left a 17-year-old girl dead and a boy, 16, critically ill.
The teenage girl was found with a bullet wound in Tottenham on Monday night and pronounced dead at the scene.
The boy had…
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Botswana Swears in New President After Former Leader’s Resignation
Botswana has inaugurated Mokgweetsi Masisi as its fifth president, in a ceremony designed to highlight a smooth transition of power in one of Africa’s strongest democracies.
The ex-vice president took over on Sunday from Ian Khama, who…
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Winnie Mandela Dies at 81
Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has passed away.
The apartheid icon has been ill for a number of years and was most recently admitted to Milpark Hospital due to an infection affecting her kidneys.
The last time the…
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New Ethiopia PM Seeks Eritrea Dialogue
Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has pledged his readiness to resolve disputes with neighbour Eritrea.
Speaking on state television after his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Ahmed called for an end to “years of misunderstandings”.
“I…
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Defunct China Space Lab Comes Down Over South Pacific
China’s defunct Tiangong-1 space lab mostly broke up on re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere above the South Pacific, Chinese and US reports say.
It re-entered the atmosphere around 00:15 GMT on Monday, China’s Manned Space Engineering…
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Mokgweetsi Masisi Sworn in as Botswana’s 5th President
Mokgweetsi Masisi is Botswana's new president after he was inaugurated on Sunday in the country's capital, Gaborone.
Masisi is the southern African nation's fifth leader and takes over from former president Seretse Khama Ian Khama…
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South Korea Deploys Anti-Piracy Warship After Hijack of Fishing Boat Off Ghana
South Korea has deployed a naval vessel from its regional anti-piracy effort to help in the search after a fishing boat was hijacked by pirates off Ghana, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
The ministry said the fishing…
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China Space Lab to Fall on Earth on Monday
Debris from a defunct Chinese space station is seen crashing to Earth on Monday, scientists monitoring it say.
China’s space agency said the station will re-enter the atmosphere in the next 24 hours – in line with European Space Agency…
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