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3 years agoRwanda Turns To Electric Motorbikes To Drive Down Emissions
When Rwandan motorcycle taxi driver Evode Niyorurema converted his fuel guzzler to an electric motorbike, he had no idea he was on the frontlines of the East A...
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3 years agoAt Least 50 Dead In Kentucky As Storms Batter U.S
At least 50 people were dead after a tornado ripped through the southeastern US state of Kentucky, its governor told reporters, as storms ravaged large swathes of the co...
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3 years agoIndian Farmers Head Home After Year-Long Protest
Thousands of Indian farmers were packing their belongings and dismantling tent cities on Saturday as they headed home from the Delhi outskirts following a year-long prote...
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3 years ago‘Free And Fair’: US Hails Gambian Elections After Barrow’s Win
The United States has given its approval to The Gambia’s presidential elections, hailing the victory of incumbent Adama Barrow after a ballot in whi...
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3 years agoUK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson Under Pressure Over Lockdown Party Video
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced intense pressure Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christm...
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3 years agoMalawi Police Arrest Former Minister, Bank Chief For Lying To IMF
Malawi police have arrested a former finance minister and an ex-central bank chief for fabricating figures in a bid to impress the IMF, they said on Wedn...
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3 years agoQatar And Turkey Extend Currency Swap Deal
Qatar and Turkey have announced they agreed to extend a currency swap deal between their central banks, as Ankara’s lira has plunged in value fuelling an economic crisis, Igb...
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3 years agoUS Announces Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics
The United States on Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights abuses, in a move that will not stop US athl...
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3 years agoEthiopia Government Claims Recapture Of Key Towns
Ethiopia’s government said Monday it had recaptured two strategic towns from rebel fighters, the latest in a rapid series of battlefield victories claimed by forces lo...
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3 years agoThousands Stranded As Commercial Drivers Strike In Ghana
Thousands of Ghanaian commuters, students and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on Monday after commercial transport drivers went on strike...
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3 years agoItaly Imposes New COVID-19 Rules On Unvaccinated People
People in Italy unvaccinated against Covid-19 can no longer go to the theatre, cinemas, live music venues or major sporting events under new rules that came into f...
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3 years agoTaliban Reject Claims Of ‘Summary Killings’ of Ex-Security Forces
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday rejected condemnation by Western nations over dozens of alleged “summary killings” of former securit...
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3 years agoIndonesia Volcano Eruption Death Toll Rises To 13
Rescuers in Indonesia raced to find survivors in villages blanketed by molten ash Sunday after the eruption of Mount Semeru killed at least 13 people and left dozens inj...
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3 years agoGambians Await Presidential Result In Test For Young Democracy
Gambians were waiting Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the West African nation since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled in...
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3 years agoChile Confirms First Case Of Omicron Variant
Chile said Saturday it had found its first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in a traveler who arrived late last month from Ghana, IgbereTV reports. The traveler...
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3 years agoCNN Fires Chris Cuomo
CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, amid an investigation into his involvement with helping defend brother Andrew Cuomo, the former New Yor...
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3 years agoSeven Killed In Attack On DR Congo Mining Town
An armed group slew seven civilians in an attack on a mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, a source said Saturday, with the army claiming it killed 36 attackers, Ig...
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3 years agoSenegal Transport Workers End Strike
Senegalese transport unions ended a strike overnight from Friday to Saturday that had paralysed capital Dakar and other regions over police harassment and illicit competition, Igbere...
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3 years agoZimbabwe’s Main Airport Operating Without Radar – Lawmaker
Planes are landing at Zimbabwe’s main international airport without any radar systems to guide air traffic controllers, a lawmaker said in a video release...
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3 years agoChild Hospitalisations Spike As Omicron Variant Sweeps Through South Africa
Doctors in South Africa said Friday there had been a spike in hospitalisations among young children after Omicron swept through the country but...
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