Current Affairs
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1.1KTHIS WEEK: Committee concludes age – limit consultations
THIS WEEK: Committee concludes age – limit consultations Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament chaired...
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896THIS WEEK: Byanyima gets another term at Oxfam
Winnie Byanyima THIS WEEK: Byanyima gets another term at Oxfam Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Five more years ! Thank you Oxfam”,...
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970Zanzibar reach Cecafa Cup semis
Zanzibar national team Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Zanzibar reached the semi-finals of the Cecafa Cup on Saturday after holding Kenya to...
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951Chinese electric carmaker to open Morocco plant
Tangier – Renault-Nissan plant in Tangier Casablanca, Morocco | AFP | Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD on Saturday signed an agreement to...
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1.1KBattles loom in UK over competing Brexit demands
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain could remain closely aligned with the rules of the European Union’s single market under its...
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1.1KTrump salutes civil rights heroes at boycotted museum opening
Jackson, United States | AFP | Donald Trump called for an end to racial hatred Saturday at the launch of a museum...
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1.1KZuma ex-wife calls for calm in push for ANC top job
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a front-runner for the leadership of South Africa’s ruling ANC party, called...
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1.1KRussian strongman appears as “Superputin” in new exhibition
Moscow, Russia | AFP | From a musclebound Superman to ice hockey player to jet pilot, Vladimir Putin plays various heroic roles in...
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1.2KPrivate funeral held for Bosnian-Croat war criminal Praljak: report
This videograb taken from live footage of the International Criminal Court, shows Croatian former general Slobodan Praljak swallowing what is believed to...
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698Ex-Georgian president Saakashvili on hunger strike after Ukraine arrest
Mikheil Saakashvili: Former Georgian president Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has gone on hunger strike to protest his arrest...
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1.0KUK foreign minister in Iran to push for Briton’s release
Tehran, Iran | AFP | Britain’s foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to press for the release of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amid...
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1.2KAbu Dhabi authorities ‘acquired’ $450 mn Da Vinci: museum
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | AFP | The Louvre Abu Dhabi said Friday that local Emirati authorities had “acquired” a $450-million painting...