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In Mali, an educational initiative is using AI to teach local languages in schools
AI company RobotsMali has produced more than a hundred stories in local languages. These texts are now taught in schools.
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Global funding cuts devastating HIV prevention programmes says UNAIDS
The agency says millions of people globally have lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.
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Amazon deploys 2,000 robots in UK’s Bolton warehouse to meet Christmas demand
In the UK, Amazon’s Bolton warehouse uses 2,000 robots to streamline parcel handling, especially during the holiday peak, ensuring timely deliveries.
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An equestrian festival in a western Libyan city goes international
An equestrian festival in a western Libyan city has gone international after a successful local run last year.
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Rare Superman comic book found in attic breaks world record at auction
It was discovered by three brothers as they cleared out their late mother’s attic in San Francisco.
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Shanghai Marathon set to kick off on Sunday
The 2025 Shanghai Marathon kicks off this Sunday, and organizers have announced a record-breaking 356,589 pre-registrations at their news conference earlier on Wednesday.
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UN says food distribution in Sudan improving but areas remain cut off
The World Food Programme says despite promising signs, the country remains one of the world’s largest hunger crises.
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Gunshots heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau 3 days after national election
Gunfire has been heard near the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau ‘s capital three days after the national election.
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UN Security Council renews authorisation for inspections to enforce Libya arms embargo
The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.
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High-rise fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district kills four, injures three
A high-rise fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed four people and injured three, with residents trapped as the blaze spread along bamboo scaffolding.
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Rising lake waters cause misery for people forced to live in flooded homes in Kenya
The lake has surged more than a kilometre inland in what residents say is the worst flooding they have ever seen. Scientists are pointing to a mix of climate pressures and human activity as the cause.
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Thailand declares state of emergency after devastating floods
Heavy flooding in southern Thailand continued to cause significant damage to cities and provinces near the Malaysian border, prompting evacuations
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Senegal: Latest budget report reveals lasting pressure on public finances
The report shows soaring spending and a stubborn deficit as the country is struggling with a serious public debt crisis.
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Kenyan civil society petitions ICC to probe Tanzania poll violence
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing increasing international pressure as a coalition of regional and global civil society groups and legal bodies has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed during and after the disputed
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Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile emergency health clinic
The Catholic charity Caritas on Tuesday unveiled the late Pope Francis’ one-time vehicle, which, per his request, has been transformed into a mobile health clinic aimed at delivering care to the children of Gaza.
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Uganda: Bobi Wine’s party says hundreds of its supporters arrested at rally
A police spokesman accused Wine of leading an illegal procession, and that security forces intervened to restore order
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24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria rescued, president says
The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria, including a raid Friday on the Saint Mary’s School in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff from the Catholic school were abducted
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Trump to review refugee admissions under Biden – Memo
The review is likely to sow confusion and fear among the nearly 200,000 refugees who came to the United States during that period
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Thai woman found alive in her coffin before her cremation at a temple
Staff at a Buddhist temple got a big shock when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the casket.
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African and European leaders pledge to boost trade and tackle migration
The summit in the Angolan capital, Luanda, marked 25 years of European-African Union relations.
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UK Prime Minister calls for ‘global pressure to stop the slaughter’ in Sudan
Speaking to British MPs on Tuesday, Keir starmer said he was working with other nations to “break restrictions on humanitarian aid.”
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Heavy rains flood Gaza camps, worsening the humanitarian crisis
Gaza faces heavy rains that have flooded makeshift camps. Thousands of tents are damaged, worsening conditions for displaced families already short on aid.
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ICC hears closing arguments in suspected CAR militia leader case
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes dating back to 2013.
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Vatican reaffirms monogamy amid African bishops’ polygamy concerns
The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday, issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops’ concerns about polygamy.
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World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual assault as children.
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Amnesty: RSF committed war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that atrocities committed by a Sudanese paramilitary group in a Darfur town constituted war crimes, the latest accusation in the devastating war ravaging the country.
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Canadian firm Barrick settles gold mining dispute with Mali
The settlement comes after two years of negotiations over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex.
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Everton’s Idrissa Gueye sent off for slapping teammate
Everton’s Senegalese midfielder, Idrissa Gueye, was sent off for slapping his teammate Michael Keane during the first half of a Premier League match against Manchester United on Monday.
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Flights cancelled as Ethiopia volcanic ash plumes drift towards India
Air India said it was making precautionary checks on aircraft that had flown over some locations after the eruption.
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Iran battles wildfire in UNESCO-listed Hyrcanian Forests
According to media reports, the forest fire started on October 31 near the village of Elit, in an area described as one of the world’s oldest and most biodiverse ecosystems
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Africa’s first G20 summit: highlights and what’s ahead
The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc’s agenda.
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EU-AU Summit aims for peace and prosperity through multilateralism
The heads of state and government of the European Union and the African Union met in Luanda, the capital of Angola, on Monday for the seventh EU-AU summit under the theme ‘Promoting peace and prosperity through effective multilateralism’.
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces to enter into a three-month humanitarian truce
In a video speech late Monday, the paramilitary commander Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo reiterated the group’s commitment to a three-month humanitarian truce and called for mediators to pressure the military to accept the proposal.
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Guinea-Bissau: Incumbent, main challenger both claim victory in presidential race
The camp of Fernando Dias, seen as the main challenger to President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the first to claim victory. Embalo’s agents later said their candidate had won more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff
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Nigeria security chiefs report progress in rescuing kidnapped students
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren
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Volcano in northern Ethiopia erupts for the first time in 12,000 years
The eruption sent plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky, and across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.
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Egyptians vote in second phase of parliamentary elections
Egyptians came to the poll after authorities annulled first-stage results in 19 constituencies over alleged violations.
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“Tamujuntu”: where South Africa and Brazil meet in dance
In the piece “Tamujuntu”, the South African dance company Via Katlehong explores the similarities and shared histories of social struggles between its home country and Brazil. Key to the electrifying performance is a meeting between the two nation’s street dances: Pantsula and Passinho.
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Germany opens Christmas markets with tighter security measures
Germany’s 2025 Christmas markets open under tighter security after past attacks, with barriers and extra patrols in place as crowds return to stalls and rides.
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Hong Kong: New exhibition marks 85th birthday of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee
The exhibition is on display in two stations of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway.







































