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Pupil Shoots Three at US School

By Web News May 7, 2021 22 0

A girl reported to be 11 or 12 years old shot and wounded two other students and a member of staff at a school in the US state of Idaho, police said. The unnamed pupil, who is in the sixth grade, brought a gun to Rigby Middle School in the city of the same name […]Read More...

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Ethiopia Appoints New Interim Governor of Tigray State

By Web News May 6, 2021 23 0

The Ethiopian government has appointed Dr Abraham Belay as chief executive of the interim administration of the northern Tigray regional state. Dr Abraham is the current president of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) and also serves as minister of innovation and technology. He replaces Dr Mulu Nega, who took up the post on 15 November […]Read More...

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South Africa: ANC in Power Struggle over Corruption Allegations

By Web News May 6, 2021 24 0

The secretary-general of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has refused to comply with his suspension after being charged with corruption. The dispute illustrates a power struggle within the governing party. Ace Magashule denies the charges and said that he, as head of the ANC, had suspended President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president warned that any […]Read More...

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Malian Woman Gives Birth to Nine Babies

By Web News May 5, 2021 29 0

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. “I’m very happy,” her husband told the BBC. “My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are […]Read More...

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Mexico City metro overpass collapse kills 23

By Web News May 4, 2021 33 0

A metro overpass has collapsed in Mexico City as a train was travelling over it, killing at least 23 people, including children, the mayor said. Two train carriages were seen hanging from the structure, above a busy road. At least 65 people were injured, and seven are in a serious condition. One person trapped in […]Read More...

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US, NATO Start Formal Withdraw of Troops from Afghanistan

By Web News May 2, 2021 32 0

The US has started formally withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, beginning the end of what President Joe Biden called “the forever war”. The US and Nato have had a presence in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. But the withdrawal, which runs until 11 September, comes amid escalating violence, with Afghan security forces on high alert for […]Read More...

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Palestinian Authority Leader, Abbas, Delays Presidential, Legislative Elections

By Web News May 1, 2021 27 0

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem. Critics also say President Abbas made the controversial announcement on Friday due to splits in the governing Fatah party. It came in the form of a presidential decree in which the eighty-five-year-old Mr. Abbas shifted the Read More...

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Covid-19: Delhi Adds Makeshift Crematoriums as Deaths Climb

By Web News April 27, 2021 42 0

Makeshift pyres are being built in crematoriums in India’s capital Delhi as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Deaths have been steadily rising in India as a deadly second wave of Covid infections devastates the country, with 380 recorded in Delhi alone on Monday. Medical oxygen, intensive care unit (ICU) beds […]Read More...

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COVID-19: India’s Crisis Worsens As Nations Pledge Help

By Web News April 26, 2021 40 0

India’s new coronavirus cases have hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday, according to a health ministry statement. The new infections come as countries around the world, including the UK, Germany and the US, pledged to deploy urgent medical aid to help tackle the crisis overwhelming Indian hospitals. The health ministry said […]Read More...

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Chad after Idriss Déby: African Union Urges End to Military Rule

By Web News April 24, 2021 39 0

The African Union has called for an end to military rule in Chad, whose president was killed by rebels. The army immediately announced that Idriss Déby’s son would head a military council for 18 months before elections were held. Former colonial power France, which has a large military base in Chad, appeared to back the […]Read More...