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A five-year-old Moroccan boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died, despite painstaking efforts to rescue him. A royal statement announced his death soon after his removal from the well. The bid to free the boy, Rayan Oram,…
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It is often said that Queen Elizabeth II lived out the first decade of her life with little expectation of her royal destiny. She was a carefree child, apparently, who spent her time playing with her horses and dogs, blessedly free from the…
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The amount of waste being generated by the Covid-19 pandemic is a threat to the environment and human health, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The agency said used medical equipment such as needles posed a health hazard, while…
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Myanmar is seeing increasingly deadly battles between its military and organised groups of armed civilians, new data suggests. Many of those fighting the military are young people who have put their lives on hold since the junta seized…
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Reports from Bissau, the capital of the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, say there has been gunfire in the vicinity of the presidential palace. Unconfirmed reports say soldiers have surrounded the building. President Umaro Sissoco…
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has sacked the attorney general who is also the justice minister. No reasons have been given by the presidency. Local media have linked the sacking to the pardoning of prisoners on New Year’s…
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Lions and pumas at a South African zoo may have contracted Covid from their handlers, according to a study by scientists at the University of Pretoria. The scientists warn of the risk of new variants emerging if the virus “establishes…
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Kenyan police now say that incidences of decomposing bodies being recovered from a river in the western part of the country have been going on for two years. However police spokesman Bruno Shioso told the BBC that investigations had yet…
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Mozambique military forces say they have captured a jihadist leader, a Tanzanian citizen, in Nangade district in the northern Cabo Delgado province. The 39-year-old leader, known as Ali, was captured alongside six other Islamic State…
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed the need to protect the constitution. This is after the tourism minister made accusations against judges and attacked the country’s constitution. Lindiwe Sisulu wrote in an article…
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