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The World Health Organisation has certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan malaria-free for achieving the elimination of malaria in their territories. The certification follows a sustained, century-long effort to stamp out the disease by the two countries. The WHO made this known in a press statement made available to our correspondent on Wednesday. “The people and governments […]
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The Seychelles Supreme Court has remanded a Nigerian woman on conspiracy to import and traffic an illicit drug. According to the Seychelles news agency on Monday, the 52-year-old woman is being detained after she was arrested at the Seychelles International Airport on Thursday after her arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight. The arrest of the […]
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No fewer than 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the Tunisia coast while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. The latest migrant boat disaster off Tunisia was revealed by a human rights group said on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera. In the last four days, five migrant boats have […]
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The United States President, Joe Biden, ordered federal aid to the state of Mississippi to support local recovery efforts in areas affected by a devastating tornado, the White House said on Sunday. The federal funding includes grants for temporary housing, home repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses. At least 23 people were […]
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Over the last few weeks, the British Council has successfully put together a series of spectacular events which have done the job of entertaining, enlightening, and connecting creatives and lovers of the arts across different locations in Nigeria. From discussions about women in creative spaces, monetising creative work, and multiple art showcases and events, the […]
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An anonymous emergency telephone call on Friday led authorities to halt a train that contained a group of “suffocating” migrants, two of whom were dead, police in Texas said. The US Border Patrol stopped the train east of Knippa, a small community in southern Texas near the city of San Antonio, police said.“Approximately 15 migrants […]
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Protesters in their continued demonstrations against the French government’s plans to raise the pension age has set Bordeaux town hall on fire. More than a million people floosed the streets across France on Thursday, with 119,000 in Paris, according to figures from the interior ministry. BBC reported that the police fired tear gas at protesters […]
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