AFRICA
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Saudi man executed for crimes committed as minor
Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences that rights groups say he committed while aged 17, despite the kingdom’s…
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Flood kills many in South Asia
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have washed away a remote mountain camp in Bhutan, killing 10 people and…
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Soldiers killed in Ivory Coast ambush
Three security personnel have been killed in an ambush on a military patrol in northern Ivory Coast, near the border…
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India orders 300 million unapproved Covid vaccine
India has ordered 300 million doses of an unapproved coronavirus vaccine amid a devastating second wave. The unnamed vaccine from…
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World’s largest meat supplier hit by cyber-attack
The world’s largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, causing…
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Belarus Activist ‘stabs himself’ in court
A Belarusian activist stabbed himself in the neck during a court appearance in the capital, Minsk, a rights group and…
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Partner of Tory Peer’s son held over Belize death
The partner of the son of Lord Ashcroft, the millionaire businessman and pollster, is in custody in Belize after a…
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UN calls for inquiry into Colombia protests
The UN’s human rights chief has called on Colombia to launch an independent inquiry into the deaths of anti-government protesters…
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Afghanistan: Bus blast kills three university staff
At least three teachers have died and 15 more people have been wounded after a roadside bomb hit a bus…
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Zuma pleads not guilty to corruption charges
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has plead not guilty to corruption charges at the start of his trial at…
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