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Algeria plays balancing act as Europe tries to cut Russian gas

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, European Union members are facing a…

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Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use

People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell…

US House passes gun bill doomed to fail in senate

The US House of Representatives has voted through a series of measures…

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Leader of Mexican megachurch sentenced in US for child sex abuse

The head of a Mexico-based megachurch has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in…

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Kenya audit finds 250,000 dead people on voters’ roll

Kenya's electoral agency says an ongoing audit of its voters' roll has…

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BBC

Belgian royals in DR Congo: King Philippe laments racism of colonial past

Belgium's King Philippe has decried the racism meted out in the Democratic…

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BBC

APC presidential primary: Who is Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu?

Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, will…

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BBC

Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of…

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BBC

Jan 6 panel to lay out US Capitol riot case in prime time hearing

The special US congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at…

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Northern Ugandans face starvation as hunger bites – UN

More than half a million people in Uganda’s north-eastern region of Karamoja…

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