Two of France’s richest men have pledged €300m (£260m) between them to help rebuild Notre Dame cathedral. Billionaires François-Henri Pinault – husband of Hollywood star Salma Hayek –…
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Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, taking another step into what has been described as the “ethical nightmare” realm of gene-editing. In a study published…
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North Korea has elected a new ceremonial president, a month after the election of its official parliament, state media said on Friday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s…
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Julian Assange The police in London have arrested Julian Assange following his removal from the Ecuadorian embassy where he had been taking refuge on asylum grounds since 2012.…
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Rwandans gathered on Sunday to begin a solemn commemoration of the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during the Rwandan genocide, a three-month-killing spree that began…
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President Muhammadu Buhari departed Amman Jordan for Dubai, to begin the second leg of his Middle East visit. In Jordan, he attended the World Economic Forum on the…
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One Ukrainian soldier has been killed in a flare-up of the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in country’s east, the army said Saturday, one day before the country’s presidential…
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Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims yesterday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims’ relatives fainted…
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People pay their respects in front of floral tributes for victims of the March 15 mosque attacks, in Christchurch on March 16, 2019. – A right-wing extremist who… -
“I am coming to Nairobi. I have forgotten my phone, but we will talk once I get there…” – these were Yared_Getachew’s last words to his mother. It was…
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Three explosive devices were found at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday — where none exploded but one caught fire, British authorities said. Investigators said the first package was…
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The UN human rights investigator leading the international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said evidence showed he was a victim of “a brutal and…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 21 Savage, claiming he’s actually from the United Kingdom. He was arrested in Atlanta during a targeted operation, according to…
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt delivers a speech at the annual Holocaust Memorial Commemoration event, co-hosted with the Israeli Embassy, in central London on January 23, 2019. –…
