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Former US president Barack Obama has been summoned for jury duty in the state of Illinois and is planning to serve, a court official says. Details have not been released but he is expected to appear in Cook County next month. Mr Obama,…
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An Italian accountant has been jailed for 24 years after intentionally infecting 30 women with HIV. Valentino Talluto is said to have had unprotected sex with at least 53 women after his HIV diagnosis in 2006, the youngest of whom was 14…
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Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has called for “democratic opposition” to direct rule from Madrid. He condemned the suspension of Catalonia’s autonomy and promised to continue to “work to build a free country”. He made the call…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday met with Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin Archange Touadera in Bangui and commended the government's efforts to consolidate peace. Speaking to the press after the…
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Some businesses in Ethiopia’s increasingly restive Oromia region are feeling the heat of the renewed anti-government protests. Local media portal, The Reporter Ethiopia, disclosed that a newly built cement manufacturer, Habesha Cement…
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At least 10 people have been killed in a double car bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which is still reeling from a massive attack that left hundreds dead earlier this month. A suicide car bomber first drove into a hotel where…
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On October 27, 2016, Burundi presented its letter of intent to the immediate past Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon to begin the one year withdrawal process. This follows the court’s decision to initiate an…
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A court in South Africa has sentenced two white farmers found guilty of kidnapping, assault and intent to do grievous bodily harm to more than 10 years in prison after they shoved a black man in a coffin and threatened to set him on fire.…
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At least three UN peacekeepers in northern Mali have been killed and two others wounded when their vehicle struck a mine or an improvised explosive device, according to officials. The explosion happened at 14:30 GMT on Thursday as the…
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Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians were wrongly elected because they held dual citizenship, a court has ruled. The High Court of Australia decision means three of the politicians, including Mr Joyce, are…
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