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Kansas father kills his four children and their mother before shooting himself
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Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
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Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border
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Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive Movement
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The Gambia does not have a leadership crisis. It has an accountability crisis
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Ethiopia: PM Abiy Highlights Youth Demographic Advantage As a Pillar of Ethiopia’s Prosperity
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Trump says ceasefire in Lebanon is working. For residents, it’s a ‘prison.’
Israeli forces continue to occupy buffer zone in effort to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure, with restrictions drawing parallels to those in the West Bank.
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Mutants assemble: what does the future hold for the X-Men?
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Autism and war: Gaza families grapple with destruction and loss
Continuous bombing disrupts routines, causing sensory shocks and behavioural relapses in Gaza’s autistic children.
Israeli government accused of complicity as settlers demolish Jericho homes
Israeli settlers demolish homes in village, leaving rubble and fear among displaced Palestinian families in Jericho.
Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealed
Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change
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Kenya: Nyong’o Calls for Long-Term National Development Vision Beyond 2030
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ECOWAS and Stakeholders Chart a New Way Forward for the Implementation and Management ECOWAS Peace Fund
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Pikine double murder suspect arrested in Touba
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Matawalle warns Nigerians against inflammatory comments against Tinubu
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Food shortage, inflation not peculiar to Nigeria — Gov Inuwa
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Nigerian Breweries records N106bn loss in 2023
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FG announces establishment of Nigerian Mining Centre of Excellence
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Thousands rendered homeless after DR Congo’s worst floods in 60 years
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Budget Minister, Bagudu, claims Tinubu’s policies delivering results despite resource constraints
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Nigeria needs elections with no party agents monitoring – IPAC
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Yoruba group urges S/West governors to create regional security trust fund
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Nigeria fails to meet 1.7mbpd crude oil budget benchmark projection for January 2024
Despite a budgetary benchmark of 1.7 million bpd crude oil production, Nigeria,
Tinubu assures Nigerians of food security
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is revolutionizing agriculture to make Nigeria
Stop the Macky Sall, Emmanuel Macro imperialist coup d’etat underway in Senegal
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IMF raises alarm on Nigeria’s economic challenges, calls for urgent action
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday painted a stark picture of
Tinubu vows aggressive mechanization to make Nigeria a food exporter
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President Tinubu hails Super Eagles, says team demonstrated resilience of Nigerian people
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Ekiti: Rescued kidnapped school pupils, teachers discharged from hospital
School pupils and teachers who were kidnapped in Ekiti State have been
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EFCC arrests five suspected internet fraudsters in Benue
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Lagos govt diverts traffic for 2024 City Marathon
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Akwa Ibom to partner NDDC for Niger Delta’s development
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Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
Organisers say countries engaged in armed conflict will be automatically disqualified from hosting.