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Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul" known for hits like Respect and Think, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music. Franklin had…
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Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won Sunday's heavily disputed run-off election with 67.17% of the vote, official results show. Opposition candidate Soumaila Cisse, who won 32.83% of the vote, said on Monday that he would…
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Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from 3,700-3,500 BC revealed the recipe and…
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Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader have been told there is sufficient evidence for them to go on trial in Malaysia. Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Thuong are accused of smearing the toxic nerve agent VX on Kim…
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A court in Burundi has sentenced a head teacher to five years in prison for trying to disguise himself as a student and sit a national exam on another person's behalf. Benjamin Manirambona was also banned from teaching or holding any…
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Cameroon's government has announced the arrest of six soldiers following a probe into a video released a few weeks ago that documented the abuse of civilians, the privately-owned Cameroon Info news site reports. It marks a U-turn from…
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A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people as vehicles plummeted to the ground, emergency services say. Dramatic video footage captured the moment of the disaster when one of the huge…
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products, after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara. "If has the iPhone, there's Samsung on the other side," Mr Erdogan said, referring to…
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament. The vehicle swerved into cyclists and pedestrians shortly after 07:30 BST, injuring three people. The suspect, in his late…
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South Africa is to get rid of all pit latrines in state schools within two years after a five-year-old pupil drowned in a toilet in March. "This is an initiative that will save lives and restore the dignity of tens of thousands of our…
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