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Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies: Media
The attack took place shortly before noon in the country’s western region of Nara, and “one man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody”, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno earlier told reporters.
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Kenyan fury over Fox News host’s claims on pregnant women voters
Esther Passaris, the Nairobi County women’s representative in parliament, declared: “Pregnant women in Kenya are allowed to leave the house. Pregnant women in Kenya can vote.”
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down: reports
The Conservative leader late on Wednesday defiantly responded to calls from his loyalists and cabinet colleagues to step down by sacking minister and former top ally Michael Gove. The Communities Secretary was reportedly the first…
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Elon Musk had twins with company executive last year: report
The babies, whom Insider report were born in November, arrived just weeks before Musk, 51, and music artist Grimes had their second child via surrogate.
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Suspected jihadists storm Nigeria prison, free hundreds
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday briefly visited the prison, where the burnt-out wreckage of a bus and cars marked the scene of the attack, and yellow police tape was stretched across a destroyed section of…
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Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist dies of Covid aged 40
Solomon won two gold medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and placed 10th at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
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Ethiopia parliament sets up body to probe mass killings
Parliament’s announcement came as the African Union called for a probe into killings in western Oromia and urged the Ethiopian authorities to ensure that citizens are protected. The lower house said it had adopted a…
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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions
The leaders are also aiming in the short-term to “create the conditions” for the return to DRC of former M23 fighters living in Rwanda. The announcements came after day-long talks intended to defuse the current…
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Ireland relieved that Sexton to face All Blacks after concussion scare
Sexton will captain a team in Dunedin on Saturday that features just one change from the fifteen that started in the 42-19 first Test loss, with right wing Mack Hansen having shaken off Covid to…
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Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Speaking up about gender violence carries huge risks in Somalia, where rape remains a rampant problem. The country has yet to pass its first sexual offences bill, which has been in the works since 2014.…
