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3 years agoHundreds Queue For Passports In Bid To Leave Afghanistan
Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday, a day after the Taliban government a...
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3 years agoAt Least 12 Killed In Pakistan Gas Blast
At least 12 people were killed and several more injured Saturday by a gas blast in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, police said, IgbereTV reports. The explosion went off...
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3 years agoNetherlands To Go Into Christmas Lockdown – Prime Minister
The Netherlands will go into “lockdown” over the Christmas period to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rut...
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3 years agoOmicron: London Confirms Over 65,000 Cases In Seven Days
London mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday declared a “major incident” in the British capital due to the spread of the Omicron variant, IgbereTV reports. More...
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3 years agoRod Stewart Pleads Guilty To Battery Over Florida Hotel Fight
British pop star Rod Stewart and his son pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a Florida security guard, prosecutors said Friday, but neither fa...
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3 years agoOver $1.1m Raised For Families Of Australian Bouncy Castle Tragedy Victims
A memorial to victims of a bouncy castle tragedy that killed five children in Australia continued to grow Saturday, as an outpouring of support ...
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3 years agoAt Least 23 Killed In Philippines Typhoon, Officials Say
At least 23 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Saturday, with “alarming” reports of destruction...
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3 years agoTaliban Govt Resumes Issuing Afghan Passports In Kabul
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Saturday they will resume issuing passports in Kabul, giving hope to citizens who feel threatened living under the Islamist...
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3 years agoFive Convicted In Madagascar Coup Plot
A Madagascar court convicted five people, including two Frenchmen, to up to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the Indian Ocean nation, IgbereTV reports. The defendan...
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3 years agoUN Rights Council Opens Probe Of Abuses In Ethiopia Conflict
The top UN rights body agreed Friday to send international investigators to conflict-hit Ethiopia amid warnings of looming generalised violence, in a move sla...
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3 years agoSouth African Court Orders Ex-President Zuma Back To Jail
A South African court Wednesday ordered former president Jacob Zuma to return to prison, invalidating the medical parole he was granted in September, IgbereTV re...
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3 years agoLai Arrested In China, Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison
The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and in...
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3 years agoAt Least 62 Killed In Haiti Gas Truck Explosion
At least 62 people were killed when a gas tanker truck exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, a local official said, with overwhelmed medics sayin...
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3 years agoMalta Set To Legalise Cannabis For Personal Use
Malta’s parliament was set Tuesday to approve plans to legalise possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use — a first in Europe, although other countries t...
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3 years agoUganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine ‘Under House Arrest’
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Tuesday that police had surrounded his residence and put him under house arrest ahead of a planned campaign rally for ...
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3 years agoUS Slaps Visa Restrictions On Congolese Over Wildlife Trafficking
The United States has targeted eight people from the Democratic Republic of Congo with visa restrictions for their suspected role in illegal wildlife or ...
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3 years agoEU, UK Fail To Agree Post-Brexit Fishing Quotas
The EU and Britain failed to reach agreement on how to divvy up post-Brexit fish quotas in shared waters from next year, officials said Tuesday, meaning provisional quotas...
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3 years agoKenyan Court Suspends Mandatory Vaccination Order
A Kenyan court on Tuesday suspended a government order to prevent those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from accessing services and entering public places ...
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3 years agoTornado Death Toll On The Rise As Biden Plans To Visit
Kentucky officials expressed relief on Monday that many workers at a tornado-shattered candle factory had survived the twisters that left dozens dead and a trail of...
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3 years agoUS Capitol Riot Panel Moves To Hold Trump’s Aide In Contempt
Lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol prepared Monday to vote on recommending criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump’s former chie...
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