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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has urged US President Donald Trump not to "throw the baby out with the bathwater" by tearing up the Iran nuclear deal. Appearing on Fox News' morning show, Mr Trump's favourite, Mr Johnson said the 2015…
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One of Zambia’s top universities has urged female students to stop visiting the library "half-naked" because it distracts male colleagues.The University of Zambia - located in the capital, Lusaka - has stuck notices around its library…
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Egyptian authorities have finished their quest to discover a secret chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun - concluding that it does not exist. Previously, officials said they were "90% sure" of a hidden room behind the wall of the boy king's…
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A gang of what are said to be former cattle rustlers has killed at least 51 adults and children in a village in northern Nigeria, burning down homes. Amongst the rows of dead bodies in Gwaska, in the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state, were…
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Four men accused of stealing a car in South Africa inadvertently drove it straight to prison. Cape Town law enforcement spokesman Wayne Dyason said the alleged robbers were being chased by police when they drove it into Pollsmoor Prison…
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Wildlife officials in Uganda are still hunting for a leopard which snatched and ate the three-year-old son of a ranger at the popular Queen Elizabeth National Park on Friday night, AFP news agency reports. Elisha Nabugyere had…
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President Donald Trump has defended his nominee to head the CIA after she offered to withdraw amid concern over her role in harsh interrogation techniques widely seen as torture. Mr Trump said Gina Haspel had "come under fire because she…
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Polls have opened in Lebanon for the first parliamentary elections for almost a decade. The last elections in the country were in 2009, for what was supposed to be a four-year term. But parliament extended its term twice due to…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm at increasing air pollution and the high number of people breathing air that is of poor quality. According to its new database, an estimated nine out of 10 people have been breathing…
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the US will face "historic regret" if Donald Trump scraps the nuclear agreement with Tehran. Mr Rouhani's comments come as the US president decides whether to pull out of the deal by a 12…
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