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Bai Koroma, Sierra Leone Ex-President Charged with Treason

Web News 3 January 2024 168 0

Sierra Leone’s former President, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been charged with four counts of treason in connection to an attempted coup. He was in court in the capital, Freetown, as the charges were read to him. He has previously denied involvement. Last November, gunmen broke into a military Continue Reading

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Prominent Pastor Survives Attempted Murder

Web News 3 January 2024 180 0

Prominent Ugandan religious leader and businessman Aloysius Bugingo has survived an attack by unknown gunmen who killed his bodyguard in the capital, Kampala. The gunmen opened fire on Pastor Bugingo’s vehicle while he was going home on Tuesday night along Namungoona area. The attackers later escaped the scene on a motorcycle. Despite sustaining injuries during […]Continue Reading

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Sierra Leone Charges Twelve for Failed Coup Attempt

Web News 3 January 2024 175 0

Twelve people have been charged in Sierra Leone for their alleged role in November’s failed coup attempt. They include former police and correctional officers as well as the former bodyguard of ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma. Mr Koroma is also a suspect in the coup attempt and has been under house arrest since he was questioned […]Continue Reading

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Russia Accidentally Bombs Own Village

Web News 2 January 2024 177 0

Russia said it had accidentally bombed a village in its southern Voronezh region near Ukraine on Tuesday but stressed there were no casualties. The accident occurred the same day as Russia hit Ukraine with a large-scale missile attack. It is not the first such incident during Moscow’s almost two-year-long Ukraine offensive. “On January 2, 2024, […]Continue Reading

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Two Arrested over Ugandan Olympian’s Death

Web News 2 January 2024 176 0

Police in Kenya have arrested two suspects believed to have been involved in the death of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat on Sunday. The athlete, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, was found dead in his car near the Kenyan town of Eldoret. A senior police commander in the area, Stephen Okal, said the […]Continue Reading

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Japan Airlines Plane in Flames at Tokyo’s Airport

Web News 2 January 2024 151 0

A Japan Airlines plane was in flames as it landed on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening. Footage on broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of the aircraft and beneath it. The runway was also set alight. The plane, which had taken off from Sapporo, collided with a coast […]Continue Reading

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Four Dead, Dozens Injured from Russian Missiles in Ukraine

Web News 2 January 2024 188 0

Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s biggest cities, leaving four dead and dozens hurt, after Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify attacks. Reports say, a woman was killed and 44 others were hurt in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said at least one person died and 27 were wounded as several blocks of […]Continue Reading

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Venezuela Orders Military Drills over UK’s Warship Presence in Guyana

Web News 29 December 2023 127 0

Venezuela has ordered the armed forces to hold military exercises in response to the UK’s decision to send a warship to support neighbouring Guyana. Military leaders said 5,600 soldiers would take part in “defensive” exercises on Venezuela’s eastern Caribbean and Atlantic coasts. Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters backed the creation of a new Continue Reading

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Ukraine War: US Releases Last Military Aid For Kyiv

Web News 28 December 2023 112 0

The White House has approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m). The latest package includes air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons, US officials say. But it marks the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have stalled. Ukraine has warned that the […]Continue Reading

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Scores Feared Dead in Liberia Tanker Explosion

Web News 28 December 2023 111 0

More than 40 people were feared dead when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the country’s chief medical officer told local media on Wednesday. The tanker carrying gasoline crashed and tipped into a ditch along a road in Totota, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the capital Monrovia. Dr Francis Kateh told […]Continue Reading

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“Poverty Exodus”: Thousands of Migrants Head for US Border

Web News 25 December 2023 482 0

A sprawling caravan of migrants from central and southern America has set off through Mexico heading north towards the United States border. Up to 8,000 people of all ages, mainly from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico, are part of the procession following a banner which reads “Poverty Exodus”. It comes days before US Secretary of State […]Continue Reading

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Hospital Suspends Doctor over Alleged Punching of Patient

Web News 22 December 2023 246 0

Chinese authorities are investigating a hospital over an incident where a surgeon allegedly punched the patient he was operating on at the time. It was captured in a clip that went viral on Chinese social media this week, sparking outrage online. The hospital’s parent group, Aier China, has suspended the surgeon and dismissed the CEO […]Continue Reading

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Explosion at Oil Terminal Kills Eight in Conakry, Guinea

Web News 18 December 2023 197 0

A huge explosion at the main oil refinery in Guinea’s capital Conakry has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens, officials say. The explosion blew out the windows of nearby houses in downtown Conakry, and hundreds of residents fled the area, eyewitnesses said. The authorities have ordered schools in the city to close and […]Continue Reading

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Afghan Widow Sometimes Gives Hungry Baby Only Tea

Web News 18 December 2023 200 0

“The last time I was able to buy milk for my baby was two months ago. Normally I just fill the [feeding] bottle with tea. Or I soak bread in tea and then feed it to her,” Sohaila Niyazi says, sitting on the floor of her mud brick home up a hill in eastern Kabul. […]Continue Reading

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Entire Town Evacuated as Flash Floods Pummel Queensland

Web News 18 December 2023 238 0

*Airport submerged and crocodiles are seen after record rain Flash floods in north Queensland have led to an entire town being evacuated and people trapped on a hospital roof. Thousands have been evacuated but others remain stranded, in what authorities expect to be the Australian region’s worst-ever flood. Extreme weather driven by a tropical cyclone […]Continue Reading

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Australian Police Nab Man over Millions of Scam Texts

Web News 13 December 2023 149 0

On Wednesday, Australian authorities took legal action against a 39-year-old resident of suburban Sydney, accusing him of orchestrating a massive scam involving 17 million text messages—one for nearly every adult in the country. The unnamed individual stands accused of being the sole perpetrator behind the surge of scam texts that have been inundating mobile phone […]Continue Reading

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Authorities Arrest Kenyan Woman for Throwing Baby into Ocean

Web News 4 December 2023 269 0

Kenyan police have arrested a woman accused of throwing her eight-month-old baby into the Indian Ocean. Witnesses told local media that the woman allegedly tossed the baby into the ocean from a ferry as it was docking in the coastal town of Mombasa. A video of divers rescuing the child has gone viral on social […]Continue Reading

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Indonesia’s Marapi Volcano Kills Eleven Hikers

Web News 4 December 2023 215 0

Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Three people were rescued on Monday. The search for 12 others missing has been suspended due to a small eruption. There were 75 hikers in the area at the time of the eruption but […]Continue Reading

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Shoot Out in Guinea-Bissau as National Guard Frees Detained Minister

Web News 1 December 2023 244 0

Heavy gunfire was reported in Guinea-Bissau’s capital on Friday morning hours after some National Guard soldiers went to free a detained minister and a senior state official. Members of the National Guard took the officials before seeking refuge in barracks south of the capital. Special Forces then intervened after attempts to negotiate failed, resulting in […]Continue Reading

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Groom kills Bride, Four Others at Wedding

Web News 27 November 2023 239 0

A Thai para-athlete and former soldier shot his bride and three others before killing himself on his wedding day, police told the BBC. Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44, were married on Saturday in north-east Thailand. According to reports, he left the wedding party abruptly and returned with a gun, shooting his wife, her […]Continue Reading

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Machine Repairs Stalls Rescue of Trapped Indian Tunnel Workers

Web News 24 November 2023 229 0

Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state has been delayed again because of a problem with the drilling machine. The US-made machine is being used to drill through the debris to create an escape route for the workers. Officials say the machine is being repaired and that drilling […]Continue Reading

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Seven Feared Dead in Kenya Flood

Web News 24 November 2023 117 0

At least seven people are feared dead after they were swept away by a flooded river in south-eastern Kenya. A local chief said they were sitting on a log in the middle of the river as they tried to cross when the floodwaters rose and took them away. The group was returning to their homes […]Continue Reading

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75 Die in South Sudan Border Clashes – UN

Web News 23 November 2023 144 0

At least 75 people have died in the past two weeks due to violence between rival communities in the disputed area of Abyei on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, the UN’s representative in South Sudan Nicholas Haysom has said. He called on the government to investigate the attacks and reduce tensions. He also […]Continue Reading

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India Resumes Rescue of Trapped Tunnel Workers

Web News 23 November 2023 165 0

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state has resumed after hitting a snag, officials say. They hope to free the workers in the next 10-12 hours if things go to plan. The workers have been inside the tunnel since 12 November after a part of it caved in […]Continue Reading

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Israel Approves Deal to Free Gaza Hostages

Web News 22 November 2023 161 0

Israel vowed early Wednesday to “continue its war” against Hamas following a truce in Gaza, according to an official statement sent to AFP by the prime minister’s office. “The Israeli government, the Israeli army and the security forces will continue the war to bring back all those kidnapped, eliminate Hamas and ensure that there is […]Continue Reading