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Tigray rebels deny role in deadly hospital attack
August 10, 2021
Tigray rebels deny role in deadly hospital attack
Tigray rebels have denied responsibility for an attack on a health centre in the Ethiopian region of Afar, that killed…
Marburg virus: Man who died in Guinea found to have disease
August 10, 2021
Marburg virus: Man who died in Guinea found to have disease
Guinea health officials have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease in the same family as…
State government official kidnapped in Nigeria
August 9, 2021
State government official kidnapped in Nigeria
A senior government official in Niger state, central Nigeria, has been kidnapped, an official statement has said. Mohammed Sani Idris…
Afghanistan war: Taliban push on while rejecting truce
August 9, 2021
Afghanistan war: Taliban push on while rejecting truce
The Taliban have rejected international calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, as they push for new territory. They are reported…
Chibok schoolgirl returns home seven years on
August 9, 2021
Chibok schoolgirl returns home seven years on
One of the Nigerian schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in 2014 has been…
Smallest Baby At Birth Finally Goes Home After A Year
August 9, 2021
Smallest Baby At Birth Finally Goes Home After A Year
A baby thought to be the world’s smallest at birth has been discharged from a Singapore hospital after 13 months…
Woman Storms Church To Pour Hot Water On Alleged Rival
August 9, 2021
Woman Storms Church To Pour Hot Water On Alleged Rival
A lady is in police grips for pouring water on a woman who accused her of having affairs with her…
Iran’s New Hardline President Sworn In
August 5, 2021
Iran’s New Hardline President Sworn In
Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, has been sworn into office, following his election victory in June. Mr Raisi, a hardline…
DJ Paul Johnson Dies At 50 After Catching Covid
August 5, 2021
DJ Paul Johnson Dies At 50 After Catching Covid
Influential Chicago house music DJ Paul Johnson has died at the age of 50 after contracting Covid-19. Johnson, who had…
Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Party Covid Cases Rise
August 4, 2021
Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Party Covid Cases Rise
Former US President Barack Obama has scaled back plans for a big birthday party amid a rise in Covid infections…