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France To Set Legal Age of Sexual Consent As 15
France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, meaning sex with someone younger than that would be considered rape.
Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa welcomed the move, which follows advice from doctors and legal experts.…
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Porn Star Stormy Daniels Sues US Prez Trump Over Alleged Affair
A new lawsuit filed by the porn star known as Stormy Daniels claims President Donald Trump never signed a hush agreement regarding an alleged sexual encounter between the two and therefore the agreement is void.
According to the legal…
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Sierra Leone Votes for New President
Voting is under way in Sierra Leone, where more than three million people are eligible to choose a new president, parliament and local councillors.
In the capital, Freetown, long queues could be seen at polling stations even before dawn.…
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Saudi Network Ban On Turkey TV Shows Is ‘Political’: Minister
The decision to ban popular Arabic-dubbed Turkish TV shows by MBC - the largest private media network in the Middle East - is a "political move" and "clear censorship", a Turkish minister said.
The Dubai-based, Saudi-owned MBC Group …
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Violence Continues In Sri Lanka Despite Emergency Decree
A shop and a mosque in central Sri Lanka have been attacked as communal violence continues in the South Asian island nation despite the declaration of a state of emergency over anti-Muslim riots.
A resident of Madawala, a village close to…
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Buhari Lauds Ghana-led Mediation
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buahri, has lauded efforts by Ghana in mediating the political crisis in Togo where opposition groups are calling for incumbent Faure Gnassingbe to resign.
An opposition coalition of 14-parties have held…
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Russian Military Plane Crashes in Syria
A Russian military transport plane has crashed in Syria killing more than 30 people, the defence ministry says.
The An-26 plane crashed during landing at Hmeimim airbase, near the coastal city of Latakia, the ministry is quoted as saying…
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Burkina President Urges Collaboration With Security Forces After Deadly Attacks
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore called on the public on Saturday to collaborate more closely with the armed forces, the day after attacks at army headquarters and the French embassy left 16 people dead, including eight gunmen, and…
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Mahama, Other Observers Set For Sierra Leone Polls
The chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group in Sierra Leone, Mr John Dramani Mahama, and other colleague former Heads of State heading various Observer Missions have been meeting in Freetown to review preparations towards the Wednesday…
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IS Video ‘Shows Deaths of US Soldiers in Niger Ambush’
The Islamic State (IS) group has published a video purporting to show an ambush in Niger in which four US soldiers were killed last October.
It is not clear why the release of the video – on an IS outlet on messaging app Telegram – was…
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