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Meningitis: WHO inaugurates Meningitis vaccination in Niger following outbreak
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an…
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UN General Assembly to resume emergency Middle East session
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will resume its 10th emergency special session (ESS), after Palestine’s UN membership bid was blocked…
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Microsoft pledges $2.2b AI investment in Malaysia
Microsoft pledged a $2.2 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia on Thursday to help develop the…
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Tiger Woods opens up about daughter’s disdain for golf
Golf star, Tiger Woods has revealed that his 16-year-old daughter isn’t a fan of the sport as she claims it…
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Money Laundering Charges: Binance crypto founder Zhao sentenced to 4months in prison
The founder of cryptocurrency firm, Binance, was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to…
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Wasoko reportedly debunks Rwanda exit rumors, reiterates expansion plans
Wasoko, the Tiger Global and 4DX Venture-backed eCommerce platform has reportedly denied claims it has exited Rwanda over a month…
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BREAKING: King Charles returns to public eye for the first time since diagnosis
Britain's head of state, King Charles III, is to carry out his first major public engagement since he was diagnosed…
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Scores dead, 90 missing as search operations continue in Kenya
Rescuers were searching on Tuesday for at least 91 people missing in heavy flooding across Kenya, the interior ministry said.…
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Russian missile hits educational institution, kills five
A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in a popular seafront park in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of…
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Kenya dam bursts kill at least 42 amidst heavy rain and flood
At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya’s Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early…
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Imported goods: China to extend tariff exemptions for some US products until Nov 30
China will extend tariff exemptions for imports of some U.S. products until Nov. 30, the finance ministry said in a…
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UN human rights: Taliban’s treatment of women under scrutiny
Afghanistan’s Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of…
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Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint…
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Iranian rapper sentenced to d3ath for supporting anti-hijab protests
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper, has been condemned to d3ath for endorsing protests against the compulsory hijab. The rapper has…
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German police arrest 11 Nigerian cultists over dating scam
German police said yesterday, they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam.…
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Kenya puts team together to regulate crypto market
The Kenyan government is getting serious about regulating the crypto scene. It has put together a team from different agencies…
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Indonesia Commission Formally Declares Prabowo Next President
Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country’s…
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Russian priest presiding over Navalny’s memorial suspended from duties
A Russian Orthodox priest who presided over the memorial service for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in March…
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Russia’s deputy defence Minister Shoigu, detained for corruption
Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption…
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Man sets self on fire outside Trump trial
A man set himself on fire Friday in a park outside the court where Donald Trump is standing trial in…
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Man arrested in Paris after Iran consulate incident
French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris. A…
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Flydubai Airline Cancels Flights To Iran
Dubai’s Flydubai airline canceled flights to Iran on Friday after receiving an official alert, a statement said. “In line with…
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South Africa inflation eases in March, fell to 5.3%
South Africa’s inflation fell to 5.3% year on year in March in a sign that Africa’s most industrialized economy was…
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Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats for ‘subversive activities’
Burkina Faso’s military government has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, the foreign ministry said in a letter…
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Indonesian volcano triggers evacuation amid tsunami warnings
On Thursday, Indonesian rescuers swiftly evacuated thousands of individuals as a volcano erupted five times. Consequently, authorities shut down a…
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Russo-Ukrainian war: Trump, Polish president meet in New York
Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in…
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Three more countries declare themselves unauthorized for Starlink usage
Starlink has emailed its roaming customers to inform them they can only access its satellite Internet service in areas where…
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Vodacom Tanzania acquires Smile Tanzania, set to expand 4G and 5G services
Vodacom Tanzania has acquired Smile Communication Tanzania for about $27.4 million. This move will beef up Vodacom's game in the…
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Electricity Company of Ghana fined for breaches, failure to disclose information
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has fined the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GHS 36,000 for failing to disclose…
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German foreign minister to head to Israel to urge de-escalation
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Tuesday for discussions on how to prevent an escalation of…
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Saudi Arabia urges restraint despite Iranian strikes on Israel
The Saudi Foreign Ministry has expressed concerns over the “recent military escalations” in the region and their “potential severe repercussions”…
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Zimbabwe’s telecom regulator declares country ‘unauthorized’ for Starlink usage
Following the directive of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), the nation’s telecom regulator, Starlink has warned…
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China’s Q1 GDP growth tops forecasts on policy support
China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some relief to officials as they try…
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Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount
Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran’s first-ever direct attack as international pressure for…
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Did you know these 5 billionaires lost the most money in Crypto?
From the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang’s FTX to the fall of Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency industry…
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We will retaliate, but have not decided what to do – Israeli official
Israel pledged that it will “exact a price” from Iran as the country weighs its response to an unprecedented overnight…
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US intel said to indicate Iran could strike ‘Israeli soil’ in next 24 to 48 hours
Iran could launch an attack on Israeli soil within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Wall Street Journal on…
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Sudan internet blackout: MTN still unable to restore coverage two months later, Sudatel fully operational
Reports have emerged indicating that the services of some mobile network operators (MNOs) are gradually making a comeback, following over…
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Ukraine Opening Embassies Across Africa To Counter Russia
Ukraine inaugurated an embassy in Ivory Coast on Thursday, a day after opening an embassy in the Democratic Republic of…
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