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Kenya religious cult leader, 29 others charged with murder of 191 children | News
The 191 children were among the 425 victims found in the Shakahola forest in coastal Kenya last year. Kenyan cult leader Paul NthengeMackenzie and 29 associates were on Tuesday charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among hundreds of people buried in a forest. The defendants all denied the charges brought before a court in the…
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Nigeria vs South Africa: CAF AFCON 2023 semifinal preview | Africa Cup of Nations News
Who: Nigeria vs South AfricaWhat: CAF AFCON 2023 semifinalWhen: Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 17:00 GMTWhere: Stade Bouake, Ivory Coast Nigeria have a major concern over the fitness of African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations semifinal with South Africa on Wednesday. The Super Eagles striker missed the squad’s flight from Abidjan to Bouake…
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Colombia agrees with ELN rebel group to extend truce | FARC News
The two sides have agreed to extend a landmark deal struck in August last year that expired last week. Colombia has agreed with The National Liberation Army (ELN) to extend a landmark truce deal that expired last week. The government in Caracas said on Tuesday that it has agreed with Colombia’s largest remaining armed rebel group to extend the suspension…
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Kenyan police arrests prime suspect in Nairobi gas explosion | Crime News
Six people died in the disaster and 280 others were injured in Thursday’s explosion in a Nairobi residential area. Kenyan police on Tuesday said they had arrested the main suspect in a deadly gas blast that triggered a huge fireball in a densely populated area of Nairobi last week. Six people died in the disaster and around 280 others were…
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Voices from the occupied West Bank: ‘They’re forcing us into islands’ | Israel War on Gaza
Occupied West Bank – In the last instalment of Al Jazeera’s conversations with Palestinians living under occupation, respondents air their fears and frustrations at life under what many rights organisations have classified as apartheid. The eldercare worker who never thought he would work in Israel but life had other plans for him. The agricultural union worker who sees an Israeli…
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Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult | News
Jailed former leader the latest to face prosecution under Thailand’s strict laws protecting monarchy against criticism. Thai police have charged former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with insulting the monarchy over comments he made almost a decade ago. Officials said on Tuesday that the complaint concerns a 2015 interview that Thaksin gave while in South Korea. The potential charge comes just…
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 123 | Israel War on Gaza News
Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, February 6, 2024: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza At least 27,478 people have been killed and 66,835 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. A convoy of trucks waiting to bring food into the Gaza Strip was hit by Israeli fire on Monday, according to UNRWA director Thomas White. There were no casualties…
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McDonald’s blames Israel’s war in Gaza for missing sales target | Food News
Slump comes after customers in Muslim countries boycotted brand over its perceived support for Israel. McDonald’s has cited Israel’s war in Gaza as a factor in the fast food giant missing its first quarterly sales target in nearly four years. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Monday that the war had had a “disheartening” effect on sales in Middle Eastern…
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Since the earthquake, these northwest Syrian villagers camp out every night | Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Idlib, Syria – At the foot of the Orontes River, in the northern countryside of Idlib, lies the village of al-Hamziyah, once known for its lush, fertile lands. Now, as the sun sets every day, it turns into a refugee camp for the villagers. Although it has been a year since the February 6 earthquake, the temblor’s effects are still…
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Syrian earthquake survivors still sleep outside one year on | Earthquakes
NewsFeed Families in Syrian towns devastated by last year’s earthquake are still choosing to sleep in tents outside, one year on. They fear that another quake could strike at any moment and that they could be crushed in their sleep. The Turkey-Syria earthquakes struck the region on February 6, 2023, killed more than 50,000 people. Published On 6 Feb 20246…
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