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Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were underway.
“There was an accident…
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Nigerian-born woman becomes Brigadier-General in US Army
A woman of Nigerian origin, Amanda Azubuike, was elevated from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General in the United States (US) Army.
Azubuike, whose ancestry is connected to Nigeria, received her new rank during a ceremony…
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Journalist killed by ex-PM Khan’s truck during coverage
A female journalist was crushed to death by a vehicle carrying former prime minister Imran Khan, which was leading a protest march in eastern Pakistan.
Sadaf Naeem was run over by Khan’s truck, Channel 5 announced in a tweet after the…
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa condemns US terror alert without consulting government
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as “unfortunate” the US embassy’s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend “terrorist” attack in the country without consulting his government.
The US embassy on Wednesday…
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Rishi Sunak emerges new UK Prime Minister
The Conservative Party has elected former United Kingdom’s Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak, as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the country.
The party confirmed this in a tweet on Monday.
Sunak, who came…
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Texas sues Google for biometric data collection without users’ consent
U.S. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Google for its “unauthorized capture and use” of biometric data of millions of Texans for the tech giant’s commercial interests.
Paxton’s office said the lawsuit alleges the internet company,…
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BREAKING: UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss resigns
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss has resigned
She made her resignation announcement on Thursday, outside No 10 Downing Street.
SOLACEBASE reports that her resignation came after just 44 days in office as PM.
“I recognise that…
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Ghanaian public universities declare strike over allowance disputes
Workers including teachers in 15 Ghanaian public universities on Monday declared a strike over their allowance disputes with the government.
Four labor unions of public universities said in a statement that the decision followed the…
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JUST IN: Burkina Faso Army Captain overthrows military government
Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government in the West African country's second coup in eight months, he said in a statement read on national television on Friday…
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College lecturers begin unprecedented strike action over pay dispute in England
Thousands of lecturers and other staff will launch a campaign of strike action from Monday in a dispute over pay.
Around 4,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 31 colleges in England will take up to 10 days of strike…
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