Current Affairs
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1.1KUganda declares end of Marburg outbreak
Minister Opendi today declared end of the recent Marburg outbreak in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Backed by a...
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1.0KUS warns Russia over Ukraine as OSCE meets
Rex Tillerson Vienna, Austria | AFP | The United States warned Russia on Thursday that its ties with the West can never recover...
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1.2KGay marriage around the world
Paris, France | AFP | Gay marriage, legalised on Thursday in Australia in a parliamentary vote, is now recognised in more than...
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1.0KFrom Libya’s migrant hell to Italy’s handbag fashion world
From Libya’s migrant hell to Italy’s handbag fashion world LAMA DI RENO, Italy | AFP | From forced labour in Libya to...
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849Study finds politics is bad for young Kenyans
Men are detained in an area of Mathare slum in Nairobi during clashes a day after general elections. Nairobi, Kenya | AFP...
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1.1KTHE INDEPENDENT: Museveni enters fight over $20bn oil deals
The cover of this week’s THE Independent. Get your copy at the nearest news stand. IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni enters fight over...
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1.1KSenegal economy hoping for takeoff with new airport
President Macky Sall to cut the ribbon at Blaise Diagne International Airport Diass, Senegal | AFP | Senegal opens a flagship new...
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966Liverpool’s Coutinho refuses to rule out January move
Philippe Coutinho London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has refused to commit his future to the Premier League club,...
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1.3KArgentina judge orders arrest of ex-president Cristina Kirchner: source
Cristina Kirchner Buenos Aires, Argentina | AFP | An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of former president Cristina Kirchner for...
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1.0KHRW denounces attacks on Sufi shrines in Libya
Sufi religious sites are under assault in Libya, with two mosques in Tripoli heavily damaged by unidentified forces over the past two...
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960Niger evacuates 500 of its nationals from Libya
Migrants at a detention center after they were detained by the Libyan authorities in Tripoli on September 17, 2015. HRW PHOTO Niamey,...
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931Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d’Or award
Paris, France | AFP | Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won a record-equalling fifth Ballon d’Or award for the year’s best player on...