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US Senator Menendez convicted of acting as Egypt's agent
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US Senator Menendez convicted of acting as Egypt's agent

Senator Bob Menendez faces the possibility of decades in prison and sentencing is scheduled for October 29. US Senator Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges on Tuesday in a sweeping corruption trial in which he was accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen...

Kai-tsaye: Isra'ila ta kashe Falasɗinawa 48 a Gaza a ƙasa da awa ɗaya
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Kai-tsaye: Isra'ila ta kashe Falasɗinawa 48 a Gaza a ƙasa da awa ɗaya

Isra'ila ta kwashe kwana 285 tana luguden wuta a Gaza inda ta kashe Falasɗinawa aƙalla 38,713 — galibinsu mata da yara –– sannan ta jikkata fiye da mutum 89,166, kana sama da mutum 10,000 na binne a ƙarƙashin ɓaraguzai. 0030 GMT — Isra'ila ta kai hare-hare ta sama guda uku cikin ƙasa da awa ɗaya...

FIFA opens probe into Argentina players' racist chants
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FIFA opens probe into Argentina players' racist chants

Some players, including Fernandez, sing a racist chant dating back to the 2022 World Cup final in which Argentina beat France. FIFA has said it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. "FIFA is aware of a video circulating on social med...

SA's ANC starts disciplinary hearing against Zuma
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SA's ANC starts disciplinary hearing against Zuma

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party has commenced disciplinary hearings against former President Jacob Zuma. South Africa's ruling ANC kicked off disciplinary hearings against former President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday that could result in his expulsion for leading a rival group in...

Nigerian court adjourns Binance money laundering trial
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Nigerian court adjourns Binance money laundering trial

Binance and its executives have been charged with laundering more than $35 million and engaging in specialised financial activities without a licence. A Nigerian court has adjourned a money laundering trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to October 11, after the...

Kenyan gold miners killed near border with Ethiopia
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Kenyan gold miners killed near border with Ethiopia

The miners died when an informal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya. At least five people were killed and several others injured when an informal gold mine caved in and buried them alive in northern Kenya, a local official said. Authorities closed the Hillo subsistence gold mine near the Ethio...

Zimbabwe opposition leader, over 70 others denied bail
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Zimbabwe opposition leader, over 70 others denied bail

An opposition leader in Zimbabwe and more than 70 other people have been denied bail after being charged with holding unlawful assembly. A Zimbabwe court denied bail on Wednesday for opposition leader Jameson Timba and more than 70 other people arrested last month on charges of holding an unlawfu...

Africa accounts for one in five global road deaths - WHO
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Africa accounts for one in five global road deaths - WHO

WHO Status Report on Road Safety 2023 says Africa accounts for nearly one-fifth of road deaths globally. Road traffic death rates in the past decade have increased significantly in the African region, with almost 250,000 lives lost on the continent’s roads in 2021 alone, the World Health Organiza...

Uganda praises Türkiye for providing development support
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Uganda praises Türkiye for providing development support

Ugandan authorities said that Türkiye has proven its friendship and support on many occasions. Uganda’s minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has thanked Türkiye for supporting the country’s development agenda and pledged to work to bolster cooperation between the two countri...