Views: 8 A group of would-be footballers sweat and shine in their kickabout in the late afternoon heat, their boots spraying up little clouds of dust as they run. © AFP This is the first time in 50 years that Cameroon is hosting the Africa Cup of NationsThey play a stone’s throw away from the mesmerising […]
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Views: 7 OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — Nyayiar Kuol cradled her severely malnourished 1-year-old daughter as they traveled for 16 hours on a crowded barge to the nearest hospital to their home in rural South Sudan. For months she had been feeding her four children just once a day, unable to cultivate because of
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Views: 2 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. © John Angelillo – Pool/Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER
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Views: 3 Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Sunday during an extraordinary summit of the 15-nation bloc in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, and agreed to impose economic sanctions on Mali. © Provided by DW Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS agreed on stiff sanctions for Mali for delaying its transition
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Views: 2 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The judge hearing Novak Djokovic’s legal challenge to the Australian government’s decision to revoke the star tennis player’s entry visa raised several concerns on Monday about how the Serbian was treated by border officials on arrival. © Reuters/SANDRA SANDERS The scene outside the hotel where tennis player Novak Djokovic is believed
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Views: 2 Emergency first responders remain at the scene after an intense fire at a 19-story residential building that erupted in the morning on January 9, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Reports indicate over 50 people were injured. [PHOTO/AGENCIES] A horrific fire struck New York City on Sunday when at least
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Views: 9 Former first lady Michelle Obama has launched a push to get 1 million people newly registered to vote ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. In a statement on Sunday, Obama said her foundation, When We All Vote, along with 30 other organizations, will recruit and train at least 100,000 volunteers to register voters. ©
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Views: 10 The U.S. on Sunday warned Iran that it would face “severe consequences” if any American citizens are attacked after the nation sanctioned more than 50 American officials and threatened to seek “revenge” for the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani. “Make no mistake, the United States of America will protect and defend its
Views: 0 A massive fire destroyed a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday evening, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The blaze broke out at camp no. 16 in Palangkhali Union’s Shafiullah Kata area around 5:30 pm, said Mohammad Abdullah, deputy assistant director of the district fire service and civil
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Views: 2 India has allowed Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds, weeks after it refused to renew its licence. On Christmas Day, India’s home ministry announced it had not renewed the registration due to “adverse inputs”. © Getty Images The Missionaries of Charity run community kitchens, schools and hospices across India Hindu hardliners have long
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