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Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's election, amid accusations of vote rigging by rivals. In a television address, he said: "We were successful and we were given a mandate." His PTI party is still expected to…
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A zoo in Egypt has denied painting a donkey black and white to look like a zebra after a photo of the animal appeared online. Student Mahmoud Sarhan put the images on Facebook after visiting Cairo's International Garden municipal park.…
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The project manager of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was found dead in the capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state media reported. Simegnew Bekele was the public face of the dam being built near the country's western border…
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Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos told the BBC that illegal construction has contributed to one of the country's worst-ever wildfire disasters. He said building by residents between wooded areas was a "crime" that had resulted in…
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Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave are having their heads shaved as they are ordained as novices in a Buddhist ceremony. Their coach is also receiving monk's orders. One of the boys is not joining the…
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Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through…
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Japan's weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. An agency spokesman warned that "unprecedented levels of heat" were being seen in some areas.…
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Nearly 50 people have died in wildfires in the eastern part of the Attica region around Athens, in Greece's worst fire crisis in more than a decade. According to the local mayor, 26 bodies were found in a yard in the seaside village of…
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South Africa's prestigious Wits University has dropped gender prefixes - Mr, Ms and Mrs - from all university communication to create a more inclusive environment for students who are transgender‚ non-binary or gender non-conforming.…
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Gunmen in South Africa have killed 11 taxi drivers in an ambush, police say. The men from Gauteng province were travelling to Johannesburg on Saturday night when their minibus was fired at. The dead men, and four more who were…
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