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Photos: Pope Francis visits Mozambique

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Pope Francis on Thursday spent most of the day during his visit to Mozambique urging citizens there to nurture peace to make it last. The pontiff spent time with warring factions in the Southern African country where a recent peace accord was signed to formally end years of civil war. The Pope said to the gathering that “Peace must be… Read More
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Pope Francis was late for prayers after getting trapped in lift

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Pope Francis has apologised for arriving late for his weekly prayer in St Peter’s Square. He explained to those gathered that he was stuck in a lift in the Vatican. The 82-year-old pontiff told the worshipers that he had been trapped in the lift for 25 minutes. The trapped could not functioned due to a power outage at the Vatican.… Read More
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World’s ‘fastest woman’ racing driver dies trying to break own record

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Racing driver Jessi Combs, considered the “fastest woman on four wheels,” was killed in a car accident trying to break her own record, police said Wednesday. Combs’s jet car crashed Tuesday in the Alvord Desert where she was pronounced dead at the scene, officers in the northwestern US state of Oregon said in a statement. Combs, 39, earned her “fastest… Read More
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WHO revises guidance for contraceptive use for women

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that women at high risk of HIV can use any form of reversible contraception. That includes progestogen-only injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), without an increased risk of HIV infection. However, as these contraceptive methods do not protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted… Read More
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Nominations open for 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards

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Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work benefiting their communities. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise the exemplary work undertaken by young people across the 53 member countries. Regional winners will be invited to an awards ceremony in London on Commonwealth Day 2020. The awards are being delivered… Read More
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Opinion: We need to challenge climate change doubters

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Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed train carriages that once barrelled along 249 miles of track transporting busy office workers, builders, teachers, civil servants, cleaners and students now rest in the murky debris-filled gut of a dying city – flooded iron ghosts. Last year’s chilling headlines warning that London is under threat… Read More
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Wife files for divorce because her husband’s ‘extreme love’

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A woman in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly filed for divorce because her husband is too loving and caring. The woman is overwhelmed by her husband’s “extreme love” of helping with the housework and shower her with gifts. Khaleej Times, an English language UAE newspaper reported that the woman told a Sharia court in Fujairah that her spouse never… Read More
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Forty Ghanaians deported from the United States

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Forty Ghanaians have been deported from the United States of America (USA) for various offences. Aged between 21-70 those deported arrived in Accra on board a chartered flight, Omni Air International Boeing 777 – OAE 328. Made up of 38 males and two females the Ghanaians arrived in the capital city on Monday, according to immigration officials. A spokesperson for… Read More
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Botswana University offers students course on Brexit

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Botswana’s top university is offering its students an elective course on the UK’s plans to leave the European Union. The term Brexit has been associated with the UK’s move to leave Europe and students of the University of Botswana will learn about this. The course has been structured by the history department of the university to enable students understand the… Read More
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