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A greyhound who has donated his rare blood to help save up to 88 other dogs has retired after six years. Woodie, from Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire, first gave blood when he was three and the nine-year-old has since reached a total…
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Radhika Kumari holds her chalk with determination, almost willing the letters out of her mind onto the black slate. But they tumble out slowly and she misidentifies many of them. Radhika is trying to write the Hindi alphabet, a simple…
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma is asking the public to donate funds to support his legal battles – he is facing trial for corruption linked to a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal. A post on his foundation’s official Twitter page asks…
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An Afghan security guard has been killed in a firefight between unknown gunmen and Afghan forces at the north gate of Kabul airport, the German military said, as thousands thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule. Three more…
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A suspected drug dealer has been arrested in a popular pentecostal church in Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed this on Sunday via a statement issued by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, He said NDLEA…
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Private jets filled up the runway of the airport in the northern Nigerian city of Kano as members of Nigeria's elite and West African dignitaries flew in for the wedding of the president's son and the daughter of a prominent religious and…
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"Get back, get back," screamed the British soldier at a crowd gathered in front of the secure compound where those being evacuated by the UK embassy are taken before flying out. In front of him, many frantically waved their British…
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A grocery run turned into a snake rescue for an Australian woman when she was greeted by a python poking out from a supermarket shelf. Helaina Alati, 25, was at a Sydney store on Monday when the 3m non-venomous snake slithered out.…
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Nigeria has received about 700,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the UK. The government also announced it has purchased close to 30 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as part of efforts to ramp up vaccinations against…
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A controversial anti-pornography law has been quashed in Uganda following pressure from women's rights groups. The government introduced the legislation in 2014 to prohibit the spread of pornography, which it said would help protect…
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