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‘Never seen so much rain’: Zimbabweans struggle with storm floods
Chipinge, Zimbabwe - The death toll from cyclone Idai continues to rise as southern African countries struggle to deal with the devastating aftermath of the torrential downpours. The powerful storm has killed at least 64 people
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Grief and frustration as families wait to bury NZ attack victims
Christchurch, New Zealand - In a quiet corner of Memorial Park Cemetery, the graves dug out for the dozens of Muslim worshippers murdered in the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's modern history stretch out,
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Ethiopia: Black boxes show ‘similarities’ with Indonesia crash
Preliminary data retrieved from the flight data recorder of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shows "a clear similarity" with an earlier crash in Indonesia, Ethiopia's transport minister has said. "The black box has
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Why is Islamophobia increasing in Western countries?
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calls it a "terrorist attack". She was sent a 74-page so-called "manifesto" against Muslims and immigrants by a suspected gunman just minutes before he began firing indiscriminately at
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New Zealand mosque attack: Who were the victims?
They were teachers, engineers and accountants. Some had migrated to New Zealand decades ago, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life, while others were only in the Pacific Island country for short visits. Many
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Fresh rallies against Al-Bashir as Sudan secures $300M loans
CAIRO: Hundreds of Sudanese took part in anti-government protests in the capital and other cities on Sunday as the government announced it had secured $300 million in loans to address the economic crisis that
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Algerian PM starts talks to form new government
ALGIERS: Algeria's newly-appointed prime minister has started talks to form a new government, state media reported on Sunday, in a move designed to placate protesters demanding President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika and his inner circle step
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Tunisia seeks extradition of Ben Ali brother-in-law from France
TUNIS: Tunisia said Sunday it is seeking the extradition of deposed president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali’s brother-in-law, who has been arrested in France and is wanted at home for alleged fraud.The justice ministry, in
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Philippines officially out of the International Criminal Court
The Philippines has officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), though the beleaguered tribunal has pledged to pursue its examination of alleged illegal killings in the government's drug war. Manila's withdrawal on Sunday came a
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New Zealand mosque attack: Who were the victims?
They were teachers, engineers and accountants. Some had migrated to New Zealand decades ago, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life, while others were only in the Pacific Island country for short visits. Many


