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REBELS ATTACK DR CONGO ARMY ENDING LULL IN FIGHTING
The M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting. Heavy…
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TEACHER FATALLY STABS EIGHT-YEAR-OLD IN SOUTH KOREA
A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has…
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MUSK-LED GROUP MAKES $97.4BN BID FOR CHATGPT MAKER OPENAI
A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk offered $97.4bn to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. The billionaire’s…
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JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP PLAN TO PUT THOUSANDS OF USAID STAFF ON LEAVE
A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from placing 2,200 workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
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TRUMP SOWS UNCERTAINTY – AND XI JINPING SEES AN OPPORTUNITY
If China is angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it is…
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ARSENAL, PSG AND BAYERN URGED TO END VISIT RWANDA DEALS
The Democratic Republic of Congo has called on Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain to end their “blood stained” sponsorship…
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THREE MILITARY-RUN STATES LEAVE WEST AFRICAN BLOC – WHAT WILL CHANGE?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas (Economic Community of West African States), after…
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AMERICAN AIRLINES JET COLLIDES WITH HELICOPTER IN WASHINGTON DC
An American Airlines flight has collided in mid-air with a helicopter in Washington DC, the Federal Aviation Administration says. It…
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TRUMP WANTS NEIGHBOURS TO TAKE IN PALESTINIANS TO ‘CLEAN OUT’ GAZA
US President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Trump said he…
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REBELS SAY THEY HAVE TAKEN DR CONGO CITY AS THOUSANDS FLEE
Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of…
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