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Jose Eduardo dos Santos appointed his son to head Angola's $5bn oil-fuelled sovereign fund in 2013. The son of Angola's former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, planned to siphon off $1.5bn when he ran the oil-rich country's sovereign…
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A virgin bride in South Africa allegedly battered her husband on their honeymoon after seeing his penis for the first time.Mnombo Madyibi, 32, ended up with a bandaged head after getting intimate with his wife on their honeymoon having…
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Rwanda’s weightlifting coach at the Commonwealth Games has been missing since Tuesday after excusing himself to use the toilet, Rwandan chef de mission Nzabaterura Eugene has told The Australian. “He was at Carrara Stadium with an…
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The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites. The strikes were in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last…
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The brutal gang rape and murder of an eight-year old girl has sparked outrage and anger across India. The body of Asifa Bano, who belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, was found in a forest on 17 January near Kathua city of…
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The verdict from Wall Street is in -- and investors clearly think Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the winner after ten hours of testimony in Congress Tuesday and Wednesday. Although shares of Facebook (FB) dipped Thursday morning, they…
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France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has "proof" that the Syrian government attacked the town of Douma with chemical weapons last weekend. He said he would decide "in due course" whether to respond with air strikes. Urine and…
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A German aid worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Niger. The man and his Nigerien colleagues were travelling near the border with Mali on Wednesday when armed men on motorbikes surrounded their convoy. The four Nigeriens have…
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Mark Zuckerberg survived his first grilling by Congress. The second round was more difficult. The Facebook (FB) CEO was pelted with tough questions on the company's data collection practices and the need for new regulation during a…
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Over two days, almost 10 hours. If you watched every moment of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of Congress this week, you’ll know he rolled out one phrase an awful lot: “I’ll have my team get back to you.” Now some of these were…
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