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A massive fire is raging at the main market in the Nigerian town of Azare in northern Bauchi state, with dozens of shops - possibly more than 100, according to eyewitnesses. The blaze started at about midnight local time and some nine…
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Zimbabwe formally opened on Thursday the nomination process to presidential hopefuls ahead of polls on July 30. Candidates seeking to run in next month's presidential, parliamentary and local polls have just one day to submit their…
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The leaders of Italy and France have urged the European Union to set up asylum processing centres in Africa to prevent refugees and migrants from undertaking the journey across the Mediterranean. French President Emmanuel Macron and…
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Pro-government forces in Yemen, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have launched air strikes on the airport that serves the key port city of Hudaydah. They have also been fighting Houthi rebels on the ground with mortar fire. The…
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Greece and Macedonia have signed a deal that aims to settle a decades-long dispute over Macedonia's name. Under the agreement, Greece's neighbour will be known as North Macedonia. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said it was "a brave, historic…
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Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and turned away by Italy and Malta have arrived in Spain's port of Valencia. The first of three vessels entered harbour soon after dawn. The Aquarius, which rescued the 630 migrants last weekend,…
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The NHS in England is to get an extra £20bn a year by 2023 as a 70th "birthday present", Theresa May says. It means the £114bn budget will rise by an average of 3.4% annually - but that is still less than the 3.7% average rise the NHS has…
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In scenes that would have seemed impossible a few days ago, members of the Afghan Taliban have been pictured embracing Afghan security forces amid a three-day ceasefire called to mark Eid. Militants also met Interior Minister Wais Barmak…
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Authorities in Cameroon appear to want to postpone October's general election to a later date. The BBC has obtained a copy of a letter from President Paul Biya to the leader of the senate, requesting that it debate the possibility of…
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A huge fire has caused "extensive" damage at Glasgow's famed Mackintosh Building and hit multimillion-pound restoration work carried out in the aftermath of a previous blaze in 2014. Scores of firefighters tackled a "significant" blaze…
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