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Migrant rescue NGO quits Libya, denounces ‘criminalization’ of aid
CAIRO: Italy hopes for a breakthrough by the end of this year in the investigation into the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Egypt, Italy’s deputy prime minister said during a visit to
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Egypt appoints first-ever Christian woman as governor
CAIRO: Italy hopes for a breakthrough by the end of this year in the investigation into the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Egypt, Italy’s deputy prime minister said during a visit to
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Is China holding Uighur Muslims in secret camps?
China has been accused of detaining more than a million Uighur Muslims in what UN human rights experts say resembles "a massive internment camp, shrouded in secrecy, a sort of no-rights zone". The camps
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It is time to teach colonial history in British schools
If you grew up in Britain, like me, you probably would not be able to recall being taught anything substantial about British colonial history in school. The British curriculum dedicates plenty of attention to
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Syria will ‘go all the way’ in Idlib offensive as UN envoy offers to help civilians leave
Syria will ‘go all the way’ in Idlib offensive as UN envoy offers to help civilians leave GENEVA: The UN’s Syria peace envoy offered Thursday to travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can
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UK seeks to tap Kenya markets as Brexit deadline approaches
With the economic effect from exiting from the European Union looming, the UK prime minister is trying to cultivate trade relationships that have been let fall by the wayside. She's wrapping up a three-day
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Unpacking South Africa’s fraught and complex land debate
Johannesburg, South Africa - Last week, US President Donald Trump ignited a firestorm when he decided to wade into the sensitive land debate in South Africa. Trump wrote in a tweet that he had asked Mike
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Venice film festival: 75th annual celebration begins
Damian Chazelle's film, First Man, has officially opened the 75th annual Venice Film Festival. Renowned for premiering many Oscar winners, the 11-day festival marks the official beginning of award season, but a variety of
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DRC rebel tells ICC he’s a revolutionary, not the ‘terminator’
A former rebel leader known as "The Terminator" has denied involvement in atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) at the conclusion of his three-year trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). "The Terminator
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Despite threats, Nigerian radio station battles Boko Haram on air
Maiduguri, Nigeria - When a Boko Haram fighter called in during Hauwa Tiramisu's late-evening radio programme at Dandal Kura International last summer, the presenter froze. "He said what we are doing is bad and forbidden,"


