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Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two cases of Ebola in the northwestern town of Bikoro and at least 10 more cases are suspected, the head of the national institute for biological research, Jean Jack Muyembe, said on Tuesday. A…
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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari leaves the capital Abuja today for a four-day medical trip to the United Kingdom - his fourth since he came to power in 2015. Mr Buhari, who arrived back from a visit to the United States last week,…
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Teachers in Zimbabwe are expected to resume to duty today after the government offered civil servants a 10 percent salary increment and added other benefits. Six teachers unions had threatened to go on strike, a move that would have…
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President Donald Trump is to reveal whether the US will abandon the nuclear deal with Iran and reimpose sanctions. Mr Trump has been highly critical of the 2015 accord, under which Iran limited its nuclear activities in exchange for…
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned following allegations of assault by four women. The New Yorker magazine published a report quoting the women, two of them ex-girlfriends, who accused Mr Schneiderman, 63, of hitting…
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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari leaves the capital Abuja today for a four-day medical trip to the United Kingdom - his fourth since he came to power in 2015. Mr Buhari, who arrived back from a visit to the United States last week,…
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Landslides in Rwanda have killed at least 18 people over the weekend, bringing the death toll this year to 200. Residents have been digging to search for those buried after heavy downpours. "The four months have been far worse than…
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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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