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Afghanistan aims to hold parliamentary and local district elections in October, more than three years late, a senior election official said, although much work needs to happen quickly to meet that timeline in the war-ravaged country. The…
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Starbucks and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines. A little-known not-for-profit group sued some 90…
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Illegal workers have invaded the farm of former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe to mine for gold. Reporters from the Zimbabwean newspaper Newsday found them uprooting lemon trees, digging shafts and loading gold ore into lorries.…
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A Palestinian farmer has been killed by Israeli artillery fire in Gaza, Palestinian officials say, hours before a major protest by Palestinians along the border is due to start. The strike happened near the town of Khan Yunis, in southern…
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on wiretapped phone-calls in 2014, in which Mr Sarkozy allegedly sought to influence a judge who was…
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Zhang Zhongsheng, the former vice mayor of Luliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, was sentenced to death on Wednesday for taking bribes of more than 1 billion yuan (US$159 million), a court said today, according to Xinhua news…
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A fire at a police station in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo state, has left 68 people dead, government officials say. The blaze reportedly started after prisoners set fire to mattresses in an attempt to break out on…
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Adult-film star Stormy Daniels has filed a court motion for US President Donald Trump to testify about her claim that they had a relationship. Her lawyer wants sworn testimony from Mr Trump about a "hush" agreement the actress says she…
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The last of a set of a nude Donald Trump statue is to be sold to the highest bidder, Julien's Auctions announced on Tuesday. The stand-up sculpture of the US president, entitled "The Emperor Has No Balls," is expected to fetch up to…
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The Uganda Communications Commission has suspended 23 radio stations for advertising and promoting witchcraft, news site the East African reports. Describing the stations as lacking "minimum broadcasting standards," the commission said…
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