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Nigeria’s Military Rescues 76 Schoolgirls But Dozens Missing
Following a suspected Boko Haram attack on a school in northeast Nigeria, some of the missing schoolgirls have been found, according to a local government official and a senior military source.
Police said on Wednesday that 111 girls from…
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Trump Endorses Guns For Teachers To Stop Shootings
US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida.
A staff member with a gun could end an attack “very quickly”, he said.
Mr Trump floated the…
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Bangladesh Opposition Leader Jailed For Five Years In Corruption Case
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to five years in jail in a corruption case.
Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Court-5 on Thursday sentenced the two-time…
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Gambia Rejoins The Commonwealth After 2013 Exit
The Commonwealth has confirmed the successful readmission of Gambia into the global bloc. The West African country becomes the 53rd nation but fourth to rejoin.
The Gambia referred to as “smiling coast of West Africa” joins the likes of…
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Kenya Government Scared Of Raila Odinga – Deported Miguna
“They are scared of Raila Odinga, I mean if you touch Raila Odinga, the country burns down immediately, without any fear of contradiction I can say that,” the words of Miguma Miguna, a strong ally of the former Kenyan Prime Minister.…
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Over 300 South Sudan Child Soldiers Including 87 Girls Freed By Rebels
Bakhita was only 12 years old when rebels snatched her from her family’s farm, adding her to a grim list of almost 19,000 children that the United Nations says have been recruited, often by force, by armed groups in South Sudan’s brutal…
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South Africa Suspends Zuma’s State of the Nation Address
South Africa's parliament has taken the extraordinary step of postponing President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address on Thursday, as pressure grows on him to resign.
The opposition had threatened to disrupt the speech, saying Mr…
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Israel Issues Ultimatum to African Migrants
Israel on Sunday began warning thousands of African migrants that they must leave by the end of March, officials said, under a plan that could see them jailed if they refuse.
Immigration authority spokeswoman Sabine Haddad told AFP that…
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Asia Markets Join Global Stock Plunge
Asian markets plunged on Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following heavy falls in the US in anticipation of higher interest rates.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index suffered its biggest one-day point drop since 1990, before recovering.
It…
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Israel Issues Ultimatum To African Migrants
Israel on Sunday began warning thousands of African migrants that they must leave by the end of March, officials said, under a plan that could see them jailed if they refuse.
Immigration authority spokeswoman Sabine Haddad told AFP that…
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