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Trump on shutdown: I’ll wait whatever it takes to get wall funds
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is prepared to wait as long as it takes to get $5bn from taxpayers for his US-Mexico border wall, a demand that has triggered a partial
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The first ever Mr and Miss Albinism East Africa
The first ever edition of Mr and Miss Albinism East Africa brought together 30 contestants from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in Kenya’s capital Nairobi to crown young people with albinism. Through its motto, "Beauty
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Doctors’ strike continues in Sudan as protests enter eighth day
Medical students at the University of Gadarif in eastern Sudan joined doctors at a central hospital on Wednesday to demand that President Omar al-Bashir step down, as anti-government protests entered their eighth day. Sudanese
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Is it Sudan’s version of the Arab Spring?
The soaring prices of bread and fuel were the trigger for the outrage. Now, Sudan's president is in the firing line, with Omar al-Bashir facing growing demands to end his 29-year rule. Riot police
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Palestinian security forces block press conference by parliament speaker
MOSCOW: Russia's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes in Syria the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, Interfax news agency reported.The ministry, which did not specify which flights
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Russia: Israeli strikes on Syria threatened two civilian flights
MOSCOW: Russia's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes in Syria the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, Interfax news agency reported.The ministry, which did not specify which flights
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Tunisia clashes spread over tough living conditions
KASSERINE, Tunisia: Clashes between Tunisian protesters and security forces spread from an impoverished western city overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as anger grew over the death of a journalist who set himself on fire over
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‘We’re afraid of the sea’: Indonesians seek shelter in mountains
South Lampung, Indonesia – Maskah, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, woke up on Saturday night to the sound of wooden fishing boats splintering apart outside her house in the village of
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US orders medical checks after migrant children die in custody
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after an eight-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of a child in the agency's care
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Russia slams Israel for ‘gross violation’ in Syria strikes
Russia has accused Israel of violating Syria's sovereignty and threatening two civilian flights after Israeli warplanes launched air raids in Damascus on Tuesday. "We are very concerned by the attacks and how they were made.


