US health agency edits website to reflect anti-vax views

The US health agency has updated its official website to reflect the vaccine skepticism of a senior Trump official.

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The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

Liberia's government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023.

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Trump says will meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani on Friday

US President Donald Trump said he will host New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting Friday.

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No bullying, Ramaphosa says as US snubs S.Africa's G20

Relations between South Africa and the United States have plummeted this year over a number of foreign and domestic differences.

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Fire breaks out inside Blue Zone pavilion at COP30

Fire breaks out inside Blue Zone pavilion at COP30 in Belem, Brazil, halting all negotiations and activities; authorities order evacuation.

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Trump signs bill requiring Epstein files release

Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spurring a showdown.

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Tourism surges in Somalia despite security concerns

Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats.

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Nigeria searches for abducted schoolgirls as gunmen attack church

Security forces were scouring western Nigeria for two dozen kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday.

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Israeli strikes kill 27 in Gaza in spite of fragile truce

Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 27 people Wednesday.

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Pope urges 'culture of abuse prevention' in Italian church

Pope Leo XIV called Thursday on the Italian Church to develop a "culture of prevention" on clerical child sex abuse.

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Five things to know about Africa's first G20

G20 members represent 85 percent of the world's GDP and about two-thirds of its population.

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Why the Epstein Files may finally be made public

Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls.

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Nigeria school kidnapping draws fresh US ire

It drew fresh attention from the US right following Trump's threats of military intervention over the alleged targeting of Nigeria's Christians.

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Thousands of Kenyans displaced by Lake Naivasha flooding

During a sudden rush of water, children were forced to leave school on makeshift rafts.

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COP30 report reveals how climate change is spreading infectious diseases to new regions

Extreme weather events like droughts and floods disrupt ecosystems and human settlements.

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Why is bitcoin plunging?

The value of bitcoin has fallen sharply since reaching record heights last month, briefly falling below $90,000 on Tuesday.

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UN says lacks billions of dollars to feed world's hungry

In a foreword to the WFP's 2026 Global Outlook report, she said the world's response "remains slow, fragmented and underfunded".

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Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defense and nuclear deals.

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US delivers HIV prevention drug to two African states

US delivers 1,000 doses of HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir to Zambia and Eswatini, State Department says low-income African countries to get two million doses by 2028.

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DR Congo beat Nigeria to keep 2026 World Cup hopes alive

Democratic Republic of Congo ended Nigeria's hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a penalty shootout victory in the African play-offs final on Sunday.

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Haiti capital on edge after gang leader issues threat

Street activity in the capital of violence-wracked Haiti slowed to a trickle Monday, after powerful gangs threatened action in response to a deadly police operation.

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Haaland's Norway thump Italy to reach first World Cup since 1998

Norway qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer's finals

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England ready for 2026 World Cup after perfect campaign

England wrapped up their flawless World Cup qualifying campaign with a record-setting 2-0 win against Albania on Sunday.

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Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity on Monday, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read verdict.

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Macron, Zelensky sign accord for Ukraine to buy French fighter jets

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other hardware.

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DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 32, says official

32 miners killed after bridge collapses at a cobalt mine in southeast DR Congo, Lualaba province Interior Minister Roy Mayonde says.

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Trump's Africa envoy says Sudan 'world's biggest humanitarian crisis'

US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos on Saturday called the war in Sudan "the world's biggest humanitarian crisis", telling AFP he hoped to see diplomatic progress towards peace.

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UK govt defends refugee shakeup in face of hard right

Britain's interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers.

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Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus: Africa CDC

Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday.

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Trump says will sue BBC for billions over video edit

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sue the BBC for up to $5 billion, after the British broadcaster apologized but said it would not pay damages.

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M23, DR Congo sign new peace roadmap in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.

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Google proposes adtech changes to avoid breakup after EU fine

Google on Friday announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a breakup, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a massive fine.

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Samia announces inquiry into protest deaths

Tanzanian President Suluhu Hassan on Friday announced an inquiry into the killings that occurred during the election that returned her to power.

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US contraceptive stockpile can no longer be used, says Belgium

Millions of dollars of birth-control supplies bought by the United States and held in Belgium en route to poorer countries can no longer be used, Belgian authorities have said.

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South Africa announces plan to bid for Olympic Games

South Africa plans to bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the government said Thursday, aiming to bring one of the world's biggest sporting events to Africa.

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Energy drink maker Red Bull hit by EU antitrust probe

The EU on Thursday announced a probe into energy drink maker Red Bull over suspicions the Austrian company abused its dominant market position.

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South Sudan's Salva Kiir sacks VP Benjamin Bol Mel

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir dismissed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel, who was slated to be his likely successor, to lead the unstable nation.

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Stampede at Ghana army recruitment event kills 6

At least six people were crushed to death after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in Accra.

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US jury: Boeing owes $28 mn to family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim

A US jury in the first civil trial over a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash determined that the aircraft manufacturing giant owes $28.45 million to the family of a newly-wed Indian victim.

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Tuberculosis killed 1.23 million last year: WHO

Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN health organisation said

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