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US military plane rashes in Norway
A US military plane has crashed in northern Norway, killing all four passengers on board.
The aircraft, which belonged to the US Marine Corps, was taking part in a Nato exercise when it came down on Friday.
It crashed in a remote…
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Infection and hunger as hundreds hide in Cellar
Hundreds of people are crammed into the basement of a large public building in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, but are running out of food, with many also in need of urgent medical help.
"Some have developed sepsis from…
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Ukraine War: Why Putin couldn’t train fighters in Africa
A black and white image which some people falsely claim shows Russian President Vladimir Putin training liberation movements in southern Africa, has been circulating.
It has been used by some to justify why African countries should…
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Russia-Ukraine: A warm hug meant war had begun
Olha Svyripa was woken up at 5.30am on 24 February to what she described as "the warmest hug I ever had from my husband".
"He said 'please wake up, it's begun'."
Two hours later, she was crammed into a small van with her husband, her…
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Lagos cracks down on sex offenders
The Lagos state government in Nigeria has commenced publishing the details of convicted sex offenders in the state, including names and pictures, according to local media quoting an official.
It is part of a crackdown on domestic abuse…
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Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died.
David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US.
But his condition began to…
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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail
US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.
The former Empire star, 39, was found guilty in December of five charges of felony disorderly…
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Aid drains from Africa as focus shifts to Ukraine
Aid agencies are expressing concern that the crisis in Ukraine is causing donors to cut funding for other emergencies – including conflicts in West Africa and droughts in the east of the continent.
In Burkina Faso, where a jihadist…
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Actress breaks silence on sexual assault
Bhavana Menon, a popular actress from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who was abducted and sexually assaulted in 2017, has broken her silence after five years, describing her "difficult journey from being a victim to a survivor".…
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Boy of 11 flees to safety from Ukraine
A boy has arrived safely in Slovakia after travelling some 1,200km (750 miles) from eastern Ukraine with no more than two small bags, a passport and his relatives' phone number.
Hassan, 11, left his home in Zaporizhzhia because his…
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