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U.N. calls for greater protection for Burkina Faso communities

According to the U.N. humanitarian office, OCHA, deadly attacks have increased in Burkina Faso eight-fold between 2015 and 2020. /VCG The United Nations human rights office, OHCHR, has called

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Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita sworn in as transitional president

Colonel Assimi Goita attends the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana, September 15, 2020. /Reuters Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in

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Militant group ISWAP says Nigeria's Boko Haram leader is dead

The militant group Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) said in an audio recording on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead, Reuter

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England's Covid-19 restrictions could be extended: UK health minister

02:24 The UK government is willing to delay the fourth and final step out of England's lockdown set for June 21, according to health secretary Matt Hancock.The date is when all social r

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U.S. record-setting heat wave set to land in northeast

FILE PHOTO: People rest in the shade at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. /VCG Millions of people living in the U.S. have been placed under heat alerts as a record-b

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Nigeria suspends Twitter's operations indefinitely

Nigerian government on Friday suspended the operations of Twitter, two days after it accused the U.S. social networking company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west Africa

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Sewage from Mexico is harming California beaches

02:35 U.S.-Mexico border​challenges are not limited to migration.​Where the two countries meet on the west coast of North America,​one environmental problem is straining local relations

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Modi Gov't Withdraws Security Force Protection for BJP Leaders in Violence-Hit West Bengal

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has withdrawn the central force protection of more than 100 party members, including legi

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Crude gains on OPEC decision but U.S. rally fades

Oil pumping jacks, also known as "nodding donkeys," in a Rosneft Oil Co. oilfield near Sokolovka village, Udmurt Republic, Russia, November 20, 2020. /CFP Oil prices rallied Tuesday even as OP

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BAFTA to roll out the red carpet for holograms of TV stars, fans

A file photo of BAFTA trophies. /AP Celebrities who cannot make it to the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards in person can still partake virtually – not via video link but through holographic projection

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. /Xinhua Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Ba

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Mali's Assimi Goita declared transitional president

Members of Mali's National Guard are seen at the Independence Square in Bamako, Mali, May 25, 2021. /CFP Mali's Constitutional Court declared on Friday that Assimi Goita, who served as transit

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2 dead, 10 missing after U.S. boat capsizes near Key West in Florida

Two people died and 10 others were missing after a boat capsized near Key West in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, authorities said on Thursday.The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that it responded t

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England's estimated COVID R number likely over 1, epidemic growing

The rate of new infections in England has risen since last week, the latest government figures show, suggesting that every ten people with COVID-19 will infect between 10 and 11 people. /Xinhua

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On-demand grocery startup Food Rocket launches in the Bay Area, goes up against delivery giants

On-demand grocery startups like Gorillas are invading Europe right now, but although on-demand-everything is kinda old-hat in the Bay Area, a new startup thinks it might just be able to do something n

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Malian transitional president, prime minister removed from office

Malian transitional President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were arrested Monday by the military, are stripped off their prerogatives in order to "preserve the Transition Charter and

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UK's Raab to meet Israeli, Palestinian leaders after ceasefire

Britain's Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders on a one-day visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday, as a ceasefire holds following