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Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn crowned
Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn at the coronation Saturday
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned on the first of three days of coronation rites.
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Buhari to receive UN General Assembly’s president Monday
United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Ms Maria Espinosa
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to receive President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Ms Maria…
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UN chief, others decry `growing’ attacks on journalists
UN secretary General Antonio Guterres
The need for protection of freedom of the press and opinion dominated speeches at an event to mark the 2019 World Press Freedom Day at the…
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Japan embassy in Nigeria opens Congratulatory Book for new Emperor, Naruhito
Emperor Naruhito reading his speech after the coronation
The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria has lined up congratulatory signing programmes for those who wish to congratulate the new…
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Sri Lanka attacks: Bomber 'studied in UK and Australia'
A footage shows a man wearing a large backpack calmly walking towards St Sebastian's church
One of the attackers behind the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka studied in the UK,…
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Japan Prime Minister Abe apologises to forced sterilisation victims
Prime Minister Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday offered an apology to people who were subjected to forced sterilisation under a scrapped eugenics law after the…
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Sri Lanka attacks: Mass funerals held as nation mourns
Mourners attended a funeral near St Sebastian Church in Negombo
Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb…
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Sad as attackers Kill doctor at Hospital in Congo's Ebola epicenter
FILE - Health workers carry a newly admitted confirmed Ebola patient into a treatment centre in Butembo in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Attackers stormed a hospital at…
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Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger deploy troops after fresh attack
Children eating some food in Tchakarmari village, Cameroon, April, 20, 2019.
The Multi-National Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission made up of forces from Cameroon,…
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Sudan crisis: Cash hoard found at al-Bashir's home
The al-Bashir cash haul
A large hoard of cash has been found at the home of Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir and he is now being investigated for money laundering,…
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Snakes force Liberian President George Weah out of office
Liberia's President George Weah
Snakes have been found in Liberian President George Weah's office, forcing him to work from his private residence, the BBC has learnt.
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South Africa hit by deadly Easter church collapse
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant was planning to attend the Good Friday service at the church
At least 13 people have died and many were injured when a wall collapsed in South…
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Egyptian news site Mada Masr named 2019 Free Media Pioneer
Site is rare beacon of freedom in Egypt’s restrictive information landscape
The Egyptian news website Mada Masr, which has courageously delivered independent, investigative…
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Hoard of more than 550 rare gold and silver 14th century coins worth an estimated £150,000 are dug…
Over four days the four men excavated 557 coins which were initially found in a field where a local rally for amateur metal detectorists was being held. Most of these were silver…
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Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer fears arrest
Khadem was trained by Mahyar Monshipour, a French-Iranian former world boxing champion
An Iranian who became the first woman from her country to contest an official boxing match…
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Sudan crisis: Ex-President Omar al-Bashir moved to prison
Sudan's military ousted long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in a coup on Thursday
Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he…
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