Year: 2024
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Africa
DR Congo president names Judith Suminwa Tuluka as first woman PM
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country’s first-ever female prime minister, naming planning minister Judith Suminwa…
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Africa
Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in
Senegal has inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the…
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World
International pressure grows over Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen staff
Israel faces growing international pressure over an air strike which killed seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK)…
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Sports
Germany to redesign Adidas soccer jersey numbering amid Nazi symbol controversy
German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi…
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Africa
Botswana offers to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a political dispute. Earlier this year, Germany’s…
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift joins world’s richest on billionaire list
Taylor Swift has joined Elon Musk as ranking among the world’s wealthiest people, according to a new rich list. The…
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Entertainment
Afrobeats star Davido to sue over Kenyan April Fool’s joke
Nigerian music star Davido has instructed his lawyers to sue over an April Fool’s joke that has spectacularly backfired. The…
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World
Finland shooting: Child held after pupil aged 12 shot dead at school in Vantaa
A child has been killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school in Finland, police say.…
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World
Dozens dead in Istanbul nightclub fire
At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey. The Masquerade…
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Sports
NBA: Kobe Bryant’s 2000 NBA Title Ring Sells for $927,000
A historic sale of an NBA title ring was made on Saturday. Kobe Bryant’s title ring from the 2000 NBA…
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