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Sri Lanka's cabinet and central bank governor have all quit as anger grows over rising food and fuel prices. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited all parties to be a part of a new government. But as the economic crisis worsens in the…
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The dangers of climate change have been well reported for years. But what's had less attention is how the world could effectively tackle the issue. Yesterday, UN scientists laid out a plan that they believe could help people avoid the…
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Malawians no longer have to pay tax on sanitary pads – as a 16.5% levy has been axed. “In the spirit of promoting girl child education, government has listened to the contributions that came from various stakeholders and has consequently…
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"I went into the kitchen and saw a bomb coming towards my window. It was all so quick I didn't know what was happening. I just saw it flying towards me." It was the morning of 11 March in the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk…
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Kenya’s police have been accused by Amnesty International of unlawfully killing 167 people last year, including some of those arrested for violating Covid-19 restrictions. The rights group alleged the force was also responsible for the…
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Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a busy road in the capital. The incident, which has been shared widely on social media, was…
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South Africa is to dispose of more than 90,000 Pfizer Covid vaccines at the end of this month, when they are due to expire. It is the country’s first such disposal of coronavirus-related material. Another 900,000 doses are due to…
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Men who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan's Democratic governor in 2020 sought to buy bombs with "IOUs", a court has heard. FBI agent Timothy Bates testified Monday that he had posed undercover as a bomb-maker and infiltrated the…
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The Queen has joined her family at a memorial service to celebrate the life of the Duke of Edinburgh. Her son the Duke of York - in his first public appearance since settling a civil sex assault case - accompanied her to Westminster…
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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had opioids, marijuana and other drugs in his system before he died, Colombian investigators say. A toxicology report showed traces of 10 substances in his body, including anti-depressants. The…
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