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Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy
The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to contain the spread of the deadly outbreak.
The rise in Italy, the main focus of infection…
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Kenya varsity’s rape memo sparks anger
The vice-chancellor said students should call the university's safety unit with security concerns
A top Kenyan university has apologised after blaming "reckless" female…
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Russia’s military mourns as last Soviet marshal, Yazov, dies aged 95
Late Dmitry Yazov
Russia’s military, on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of the Soviet Union’s last marshal, Dmitry Yazov, age 95.
Yazov, a World War II veteran…
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Former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91
Late Mubarak
A former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91.
Mubarak spent three decades in office before a…
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112-year-old Japanese man, world’s oldest living male, dies
Chitetsu Watanabe
A 112-year-old Japanese man recognised as the world’s oldest living man earlier this month has died, local media reported on Tuesday.
Chitetsu Watanabe, a…
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Donald Trump in India: US president addresses massive India rally
US President Donald Trump has arrived to a thunderous reception in Gujarat on his first official visit to India.
Mr Trump is addressing a massive public rally with PM Narendra Modi…
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Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
Towns in northern Italy under quarantine
Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in…
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Coronavirus: Russia denies spreading US conspiracy on social media
Claims circulating online allege the virus is an attempt to wage an "economic war on China"
Russia has flatly denied allegations that it is spreading disinformation about the…
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BBC broadcaster Simon Warr dies aged 65
Simon Warr was a regular on BBC Radio Suffolk. Photograph: @bbcsimonwarr/Twitter
The BBC broadcaster and former teacher Simon Warr has died from cancer aged 65 after…
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Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had violation over flying in reduced visibility
Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in last month’s crash. Photograph: Jessica Hill/AP
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a southern California hillside, …
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Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane denies fleeing as murder charges loom
Thomas Thabane has announced that he will step down in July
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has denied reports that he has fled to South Africa after he failed to…
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Roger Stone: ‘Disgusted’ judge jails Trump ally
Roger Stone has maintained all along that the case against him is politically motivated
A judge has expressed "disgust" at US President Donald Trump's former adviser Roger…
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Hanau shooting: Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
Policemen pictured at the scene of a fatal shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt (REUTERS)
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of…
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Protests in Kenya after hero motorcycle taxi rider shot dead
Motorcycle taxis - known as boda bodas - are a crucial part of Kenya's transport system
Hundreds of motorcycle taxi riders in Kenya have protested after one of their colleagues…
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At least 20 killed in Niger Republic aid stampede
A Niger soldier stands guard at a camp in Diffa, Niger, in this picture from 2016
At least 20 people, many of them women and children, have been killed in a stampede in…
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Coronavirus: Armed robbers steal hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong
Not all of the toilet paper was stolen, some of it was left behind by the robbers
Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000…
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