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Burundi holds state funeral for late President Pierre Nkurunziza
Thousands of Burundians clad in white gathered on Friday in the capital Gitega to say a final goodbye to former president Pierre Nkurunziza at a state funeral after his sudden death earlier this month. The coffin carrying the late president arrived at...
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Bayern in German Cup final after 2-1 win over Frankfurt
Robert Lewandowski netted a second-half winner as holders Bayern Munich remained on course for a domestic double after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the third straight year. Despite a superb first half...
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Coronavirus: Italy reopens to tourists from Europe
Italy was the first European country to be hit hard by the coronavirus and has officially reported more than 33,000 deaths. Italy reopens to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes...
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Suspected debris of Indonesian plane found: Rescue official
Rescuers looking for an Indonesian plane that lost contact after taking off from the capital Jakarta on Saturday have found suspected debris in waters north of the city, an official of the Basarnas search and rescue agency said. Agus Haryono told Reuters...
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Sriwijaya Air: Body parts, debris found at Indonesia plane crash site
Body parts and debris were hauled from waters near Indonesia’s capital on Sunday from a Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after take off with 62 people on board. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into a steep dive about four minutes after...
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England opens mass vaccination sites as virus spike fears spread
Seven mass coronavirus vaccination sites opened across England on Monday as the government raced to dose millions of people while a new strain of the disease runs rampant across the country. The sites include football stadiums and a horse racing course,...
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Democrats introduce Trump impeachment article in House
US Democrats began the process Monday of impeaching President Donald Trump for a historic second time, accusing him of “incitement of insurrection” over his supporters’ deadly storming of the US Capitol. The move — which threatens to torpedo the single-term...
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Covid-19 origin probe: WHO experts arrive in China's Wuhan
A team of WHO experts landed in Wuhan on Thursday for a long-delayed mission to probe the origins of the coronavirus. JUST IN: A panel of @WHO scientists has arrived in the central Chinese city of #Wuhan to cooperate in research on the origins of COVID-19....
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UK PM Boris Johnson and EU admit no-deal Brexit 'very, very likely'
A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance on Friday, after leaders on both sides of the Channel gave a gloomy assessment of progress in last-gasp talks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission...
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Coronavirus: WHO warns Christmas celebrations could turn to tears
The World Health Organization warned on Friday that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep up their guard against Covid-19 during the festive season. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of deaths in the coronavirus...
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Trump says first US Covid vaccine will be administered ‘in less than 24 hours’
President Donald Trump said the US will start administering the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine “in less than 24 hours,” after the Food and Drug Adminstration granted it an emergency use authorisation late Friday. “The first vaccine will be administered...
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Indonesia earthquake kills 26: 'Strong' aftershocks possible after quake in Sulawesi
More than a dozen patients and staff are trapped beneath the rubble of a hospital that was flattened when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least three people, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was six...
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Indonesia plane crash: Data recovered from flight recorder
Indonesian investigators have successfully recovered data from a crashed passenger jet’s flight recorder, days after the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea, they said Friday. “(It’s) all in good condition and we’re now examining the data,”...
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One killed as multiple rockets hit Kabul: Interior ministry
A series of rockets struck the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing one person and wounding another, the interior ministry said, the second such attack to rock Kabul in less than a month. “Four rockets were fired from Labe Jar neighbourhood of Kabul,”...
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African Nations Championship: The Congo-Brazzaville beaten by DR Congo 1-0
TP Mazembe star Chico Ushindi scored an classy goal as the DRC Congolese defeated Congo-Brazzaville 1-0 in a thrilling African Nations Championship encounter at Japoma stadium in Cameroon on sunday. The much-anticipated match lived up to its billing with...
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Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow
Russian police detained top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a Moscow airport on Sunday just minutes after he returned home for the first time since his poisoning last summer. Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport less...
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Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US
Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at Capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations. More...
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Going ‘the extra mile’: UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks
Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission...
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New infectious Covid strain may reduce vaccine efficacy
The new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients, and may reduce the efficacy of the current line of vaccines, scientists said on Wednesday....
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Glamorous French star Nathalie Delon dies at 79
The French actress Nathalie Delon — once regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world — died of cancer on Thursday, her son told AFP on Thursday. “My mother died this morning at 11 am in Paris, surrounded by her family and friends,” actor...
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Joe Biden steers US back into WHO fold
The international community appeared to let out a collective sigh of relief on Thursday as Washington vowed to re-engage with the World Health Organization and participate in the global pandemic response. “WHO is complete again,” Ilona Kickbusch, the...
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Nigerian students narrate how they escaped abductors
Usama Aminu was one of the lucky ones. He managed to escape when gunman abducted more than 300 pupils from his school in northwestern Nigeria. “When I decided to run they brought a knife to slaughter me but I ran away quickly,” he said, sitting on a mat...
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It's official: Sudan no more a 'sponsor of terror' after 27 years
The United States on Monday formally removed Sudan's state sponsor of terrorism designation, 27 years after putting the country on its blacklist, the US embassy in Khartoum announced. "The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed and the...
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Charlie Hebdo trial: 14 found guilty of being accomplices in 2015 terror attacks
A Paris court on Wednesday handed jail terms ranging from four years to life to more than a dozen people convicted of helping extremist gunmen who massacred cartoonists at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and customers at a Jewish supermarket in January...
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Joe Biden, Mike Pence to get Covid-19 vaccine in US soon
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Mike Pence are set to receive the Covid-19 vaccine soon. According to two transition officials familiar with the matter, Biden will receive the vaccine publicly as early as next week. The officials spoke...