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Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76
World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge…
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Trump sacks Tillerson as secretary of state
US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike…
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Sudan, Russia to sign accord to develop nuclear power
Sudan will sign a “road map” with Russia to build nuclear power stations during a visit to Moscow by Khartoum’s…
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza named ‘Eternal Supreme Guide’
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has been named “Eternal Supreme Guide” by his political party. The move means no one in…
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Russian spy: UK ‘encouraged’ by support over poison attack
The “strength of the support” shown to the UK over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his…
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South Sudan army boss and Finance minister sacked
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed Army commander Marial Chanuong Yol and Finance minister Stephen Dhieu Dau. The state-owned…
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Givenchy, French fashion icon, dies aged 91
French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the…
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Kathmandu airport crash: At least 40 dead as US-Bangla plane veers off runway
A plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport, killing 49 people, according to…
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Militia commits mass rape in Central African Republic – MSF
Militia fighters attacked, kidnapped and raped en masse a large group of women in an isolated area of Central African…
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Snakes, monkeys getting the blame for corruption in Nigeria
There is something strange afoot in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. Animals have been making away with huge sums of money.…
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