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Catalonia leaders jailed for sedition by Spanish court
Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over…
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Benin’s president launches national political dialogue in parallel to counter-dialogue
Benin’s President Patrice Talon launched a national political dialogue here on Thursday in parallel to a counter-dialogue by the opposition…
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Turkey Syria offensive: Heavy fighting on second day of assault
Heavy fighting is reported in northern Syria on the second day of a Turkish offensive into Kurdish-held areas. Turkey says…
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Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke win Nobel Prize for Literature for 2018 and 2019
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Two winners were named…
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Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate ‘to be released soon’
Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate and media mogul Nabil Karoui will be released imminently, days before the second round of the…
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Manhunt after two shot dead in German city
At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, police say. The…
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Six Ugandan media organisations risk licences being revoked
Six broadcast stations in Uganda risk having their licences revoked after an investigation by the industry regulator found that they…
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Death toll in northern Rwanda attack reaches 14
KIGALI, Caption- File photo shows a street view of Musanze district, northern Rwanda. A group of unknown assailants equipped with crude…
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Namibia to introduce electric cars to curb emission
Namibia planned to put a batch of electric vehicles in the domestic market to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Margretha Kampulu,…
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Chinese-built Benguela Railway handed over to Angola
LOBITO, The Benguela Railway, which was built by the China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation (CR20), was officially handed over…
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