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Global Health Experts Rename Monkeypox

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Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatizing language linked to the virus’s name. The old term will be used alongside the new one for a year, before being phased out. Mpox was decided on after lengthy Continue Reading

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Comoros Ex-President Bags Life Imprisonment

Web News 28 November 2022 66 0

A court in Comoros has handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf. Sambi, 64, an arch-rival of President Azali Assoumani, was sentenced by the State Security Court, a special judicial body whose rulings cannot be appealed. […]Continue Reading

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Diphtheria: UK Refugees Centre Records Increased Cases

Web News 28 November 2022 109 0

The number of cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the UK has risen to more than 50. It comes after it was confirmed that one migrant who died after being held at the Manston processing centre in Kent had contracted the disease. The man died in hospital on 19 November […]Continue Reading

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Protesters urge President Xi to Resign over China Covid Curbs

Web News 27 November 2022 111 0

Protests in China against government’s strict Covid measures have intensified, with some people publicly venting their anger at the Communist Party leaders. Thousands of protesters have turned out in Shanghai, where the BBC has seen people bundled into police cars. Students have also demonstrated at Universities in Beijing and Nanjing. The latest unrest follows a Continue Reading

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China Covid: Record Number of Cases Surge Nationwide

Web News 24 November 2022 83 0

China has recorded its highest number of daily covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. There are outbreaks in several major cities including the capital Beijing and southern trade hub Guangzhou. On Wednesday, the country recorded 31,527 cases higher than the about 28,000 peak recorded in April, when […]Continue Reading

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10 Dead in Walmart Shooting

Web News 23 November 2022 137 0

At least, 10 people have been killed by a gunman in a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia. A man believed to be the store manager opened fire then turned the gun on himself, and is now dead. The City of Chesapeake tweeted “police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities […]Continue Reading

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Jerusalem Explosions Kill One, Injure Fourteen

Web News 23 November 2022 133 0

Israeli medics say, one person has been killed and 14 others wounded by two separate explosions that targeted busy bus stops in Jerusalem. According to a report, the first blast was reportedly caused by a device left at a bus station on the city’s outskirts, as it wounded 11 people, one of whom died in […]Continue Reading

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Java Quake kills 56 in Indonesia

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An earthquake has struck the main Indonesian island of Java, leaving at least 56 people dead and hundreds injured, local officials say. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Videos on social media showed some buildings reduced almost […]Continue Reading

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Club Goers Subdue Gunman in US

Web News 21 November 2022 133 0

People at a gay club in the US state of Colorado have been hailed as heroes for subduing a gunman and preventing a deadly shooting from being even worse. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said one patron grabbed the attacker’s own gun and hit him with it during the shooting in Club Q on Saturday […]Continue Reading

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US Mid-term Elections: Republicans Win Back the House

Web News 17 November 2022 154 0

Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s US partner CBS News projects. While the party’s margin in the House of Representatives is razor-thin, it is enough to stall President Joe Biden’s agenda for the next two years. Kevin […]Continue Reading

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Russia Denies Responsibility for Poland Blast

Web News 16 November 2022 150 0

US President, Joe Biden has said it is “unlikely” that a missile that killed two persons in Poland on Tuesday was fired from Russia. Russia has denied it was to blame for the missile that landed in Przewodow, on the Ukrainian border. Poland said it was Russian-made, but US officials said initial findings indicated it […]Continue Reading

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Trump Declares Interest in 2024 Presidential Bid

Web News 16 November 2022 114 0

Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: “America’s comeback starts right now.” At his Florida estate, he said: “We have to save our country.” Mr Trump’s announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party’s lacklustre performance in last week’s midterm Continue Reading

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President Zelensky Visits Liberated City of Kherson

Web News 14 November 2022 151 0

President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the city of Kherson days after it was liberated by Ukrainian troops. He spoke to soldiers gathered in the city, saying Ukraine is “moving forward” and is ready for peace. The loss of Kherson, taken in the early stages of the invasion, is a significant setback for Russia. Moscow had […]Continue Reading

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VIDEO: Two Fighter Planes Collide in US, Six Feared Dead

Web News 13 November 2022 243 0

At least six people have been reportedly killed when two World War II-era planes collided during an air show in Dallas on Saturday. According to the Allied Pilots Association of America video footage of the crash seen on the internet showed two of the planes, flying in the air, colliding with each other and parts […]Continue Reading

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Hurricane Nicole Hits Florida

Web News 10 November 2022 113 0

Hurricane Nicole hit Florida on Thursday with 70mph (110kph) winds but has been downgraded to a tropical storm after it slowed on making landfall. States of emergency remain and evacuation orders are in place, with heavy rain and storm surges forecast. Nicole has already lashed Grand Bahama Island as a huge category-one hurricane, with the […]Continue Reading

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Russia Withdraws from Kherson

Web News 10 November 2022 151 0

Russia says it is withdrawing its military from Kherson – the only regional capital it has captured since the invasion began The decision is a significant blow for Russia and means its forces will pull out entirely from the western bank of the Dnipro river Moscow’s commander in Ukraine, General Sergei Surovikin, said it wasn’t […]Continue Reading

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Kenyan Pilots Call Off Strike

Web News 9 November 2022 147 0

Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday after a court ordered them to end their long strike, which led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers. The report says the strike, which began on Saturday, exacerbated the troubled national carrier’s woes, which has vowed to “do everything possible to return to […]Continue Reading

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Bullying Claims: Sir Gavin Williamson Resigns

Web News 9 November 2022 119 0

Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of “any wrongdoing”. The Member of Parliament, had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he “refuted” […]Continue Reading

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Trump’s Daughter Set to Wed Nigeria Raised Fiancé

Web News 9 November 2022 538 0

Tiffany Trump, the daughter of former United States President Donald Trump, and her Nigerian-bred fiancé, Michael Boulos, are reportedly set to marry on November 12. The wedding ceremony, as gathered, will host more than 500 guests and is scheduled to hold at Trump’s palm beach in Florida. The source also said the ceremony would be […]Continue Reading

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America Mid-term Election: Democrats, Republican Battle for Congress

Web News 8 November 2022 237 0

Millions of Americans will vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, with the balance of power in Congress at stake. The entire US House of Representatives, about a third of the Senate and key state governorships are up for grabs. Democrats currently control the White House and – by razor-thin margins – both chambers of […]Continue Reading

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Midterms: Trump, Biden Rally Voters

Web News 7 November 2022 140 0

President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump held duelling rallies as the election to reshape Congress entered its final campaign day. Mr Biden and Mr Trump made their last-minute pleas to voters in New York and Florida respectively, as Momentum has shifted recently towards Republicans, who are trying to wrestle both chambers from Democratic control. […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine war: Zelensky Blames Iran of lying over Russia Support

Web News 5 November 2022 245 0

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Iran of “lying” and “terrorist cooperation” by supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. It comes after Iran admitted for the first time it had supplied drones to Moscow, but only before the invasion. The West believes Russia has used Iranian “kamikaze” drones to hit key infrastructure Continue Reading

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Police Take Control of Haiti Fuel Terminal

Web News 4 November 2022 152 0

Security forces in Haiti say they have taken control of a major fuel depot held by criminal gangs. The government says fuel distribution will resume from the Varreux terminal, in the rundown Cité Soleil area, last Monday. The gangs seized the port facility in September, blocking the delivery of imported fuel and hampering efforts to […]Continue Reading

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Collapsed Bridge kills 141 people in India

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Dozens have died after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India’s Gujarat state on Sunday The bridge had been reopened just days earlier after repairs Reports say hundreds of people were on the bridge to perform rituals for a religious festival At least 177 people have been rescued so far and search operations are underway […]Continue Reading

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Hammer Attack : Pelosi’s Husband Recovers After Surgery

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Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is recovering from surgery after being attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder at the couple’s San Francisco home. Mr Pelosi, 82, suffered a fractured skull and injuries to his right arm and hands but is expected to fully recover. The attack has stoked fears […]Continue Reading