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US aviation authorities are to order inspections of jet engines after a mid-air explosion that punctured an airliner's window, killing a passenger. The Federal Aviation Administration said the "airworthiness directive" will require…
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The Queen is hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace, where dignitaries, royals and the PM have gathered. The Prince of Wales spoke of "strong and affectionate bonds" between the 53 nations as he…
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The Nigerian press is reacting to comments by President Muhammadu Buhari criticising young people in his country. At a Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster, UK, he is quoted as saying: More than 60% of the population is below 30,…
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The president of Uganda has said he wants to ban the nation’s citizens from practicing oral sex because ‘the mouth is for eating’. President Yoweri Museveni blamed ‘outsiders’ for trying to convince Ugandans to perform oral sex on one…
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On the eve of Zimbabwe’s 38th independence anniversary, the government has discharged all nurses that were participating in a strike demanding payment of allowances and restructuring of the salary scale. In a statement issued by the…
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Barbara Bush, the former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died at the age of 92. She was the matriarchal figure of a political dynasty that included two presidents - her husband George HW Bush and son George W Bush. Mrs Bush,…
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confirmed. A "good relationship" was formed at the meeting last week, Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday. News of the visit first emerged on Tuesday. US officials were quoted as saying the aim was to prepare a summit between Mr Trump and Mr…
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Nigeria’s upper chamber of parliament on Tuesday said it would invite the central bank governor and the ministers of finance and defence to explain the release of $462 million to buy helicopters, a lawmaker said. Senator Sam Anyanwu said…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a team of business and finance experts on Monday to hunt the globe for $100 billion in investment to boost the ailing economy. The team of economic envoys includes ex-finance minister…
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Global chemical weapons inspectors finally reached the Syrian town on Tuesday where a suspected poison gas attack took place, days after the United States, Britain and France launched missile strikes to punish Damascus for it. Syria’s…
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