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Ugandan opposition leader shot in leg after police confrontation
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group...
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Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week with temperatures about 5C to 10C above the 1991 to 2020 average.Daytime temperatures will...
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South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for...
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Ethiopia’s Beetle mania: how an entire country fell in love with Volkswagen’s quirky classic
When Yared Agonafer, an Ethiopian gold and silver merchant, set out to buy a car five years ago, he settled quickly on the model:...
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Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens
Surging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but...
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Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus
Africa’s first batch of mpox vaccines will this week finally reach the continent, weeks after they have been made available in other parts of...
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Israel launches airstrike in Lebanon, targets Hezbollah
Israel launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets Thursday as the war against the Lebanon-based group widened in...
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Time To Get Serious
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
1. With less than two months to go, this election remains a...
87-Year-Old Man Bundled Into Car, Attacked And Dumped Out ‘miles From His Home’
A man has been arrested after an 87-year-old was dragged into a car, attacked and dumped "miles from his...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
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