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Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated on Saturday following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland’s public broadcaster RÚV reported. Lava appeared to be flowing…
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Sitting in the living room of a Salvation Army safe house in Cambridgeshire, Rose looks like a regular 20-something. Her clothes and friendly smile tell little of the four-year ordeal that brought her from Nigeria to this refuge. She says…
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When a country's leader resigns, they are often described as "embattled". That description could not be more fitting for Haiti's Ariel Henry. Mr Henry, the country's prime minister since July 2021, announced on Monday that he would step…
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Musa Garba,17, had to slither on the ground like a snake to avoid being detected by his kidnappers as he made his escape through the bush of northern Nigeria. Earlier, camouflaged by his school uniform, the teenager had managed to hide…
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Nigeria's spate of abductions worsened on Saturday as more than a dozen students and four women were kidnapped from a school in Gada, Sokoto. Local MP Bashir Usman Gorau told the BBC that 15 students were among those kidnapped early in…
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Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, said he was sexually abused as a child at boarding school. In an extract from his memoir, published in the Mail on Sunday, Earl Spencer said he was targeted by a female…
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Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Haiti’s National Penitentiary in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after fighting broke out on Saturday, according to a law enforcement source. In a post on X, one of Haiti’s Police Unions pleaded for…
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Photographers have captured images of humpback whales engaging in sexual activity for the first time – and the mammals being intimate were both males. The behaviour of humpbacks has fascinated scientists for decades - but a study…
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Nigerians are mourning popular Nollywood actor John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, who has died at the age of 62. "I announce with deep sense of grief that Mr Ibu didn't make it," said Actors Guild of Nigeria President Emeka Rollas on…
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When a couple is married for over 60 years, there's often one question: "What's your secret?" You might think staying affectionate, good communication and compromises would be high on the list. But one husband and wife who have been…
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