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World Cup stickers traded en masse in Mexico City as part of world record attemptThousands of people gathered Sunday in Mexico City's Zócalo to swap 2026 World Cup soccer stickers as part of a Guinness World Record attempt
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Ebola: Workers at Congolese treatment center strike over unpaid salariesThe striking staff includes epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers who say they have not been paid by the Congolese authorities
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A Gaza bookseller returned to the ruins for the booksWhen war destroyed his home and bookstore in Beit Lahia, Mohammed Saad lost far more than a business.
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UKTriple-murder suspect appears in South African court as extradition process beginsAuthorities have also launched an investigation into how Tshuma allegedly obtained the unlicensed firearm, while police say there is no evidence he was harbour…
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Nigeria, South Africa row over compensation for deporteesNigeria says it is collating details of its citizens who recently returned to the country to use them to demand compensation from South Africa, something Preto…
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Shock in South African football: World Cup star Jayden Adams dies at 25South African football is in mourning after World Cup player Jayden Adams was found dead at a property in Cape Town. Police have opened an inquest, while autho…
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De Beers to pause work at S.Africa's largest diamond mineDe Beers announced Monday it will pause production at South Africa's largest diamond mine for two years to reduce costs while trading conditions remained tough
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China, Russia conclude joint naval drills in Yellow SeaThe ships' crews practiced joint maneuvering, anti-submarine missions, combat against enemy surface ships, and rescue operations, Russian Defence Ministry said
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Kenya: Rights groups warn of growing 'goon' cultureKenya is witnessing a growing use of hired gangs by political actors to intimidate opponents, disrupt protests and silence dissent, rights advocates warn.
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Uganda: Court clears way for Besigye treason trialThe High Court has dismissed an application by Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale seeking to terminate treason proceedings, clearing the way for their tr…
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U.S., Iran trade claims over Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalateIran's Revolutionary Guard rejected that claim, declaring the strait to be Iranian territory and warning that it would not tolerate what it called illegal U.S.…
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First Energy Africa Appoints Industry Veterans as African Energy Sector Adapts to Funding ShiftWhile Africa's resource potential remains attractive, Akit argues that today's investors are focused less on what lies beneath the ground than on the stability…
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Venezuela: families continue digging through the rubble for relativesVenezuelans continue working day in and day out in the rubble to recover their relatives' bodies almost 20 days after twin earthquakes devastated the country.
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Ramaphosa honors South Africa's WWI fallen in FranceRamaphosa also called for greater recognition of Black South Africans whose contributions to the war were ignored for decades, saying the country's history sho…
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Senegal coach Pape Thiaw sacked after World Cup exitSenegal's national footbal coach Pape Thiaw's functions were revoked in the night from Sunday to Monday. The decision is "in the best interests of Senegalese f…
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RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Daglo sentenced to death in absentiaA court in Sudan's army-controlled city of Port Sudan on Sunday sentenced paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and 15 others to death in absentia over char…
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Parents in southwestern Nigeria relieved after kidnapped children returnParents of students abducted from a school in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo State expressed relief and gratitude after their children were rescued following nearl…
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Spain wildfire: Firefighters gain ground as Almería evacuees return homeFirefighters gained the upper hand on the deadly Almería wildfire after days of battling the flames, as the blaze that killed 12 people and burned 66 square ki…
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France: hundreds dive into the Seine for Paris’ first river race in 80 yearsSwimmers plunged into the Seine near the Eiffel Tower for the Open Swim Harmonie Mutuelle, the first major organised race on the river in nearly 80 years.
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Kenya: MSF trains health workers to be sent to Ebola-hit DR CongoAn Ebola training facility set up by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya is a chance for health workers to prepare for one of the most complex emergencies they ar…
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Zimbabweans return home from South Africa amid anti-immigrant tensionsZimbabweans fleeing xenophobic violence and threats in South Africa arrived at a reception centre in the border town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
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Iran's supreme leader vows revenge for the killing of his father and predecessorIranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed that Iranians would continue to avenge the killing of his father - late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei - and…
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Jude Bellingham double sends jubilant England into World Cup semisEngland beat Norway 2-1 in extra time on 12 July 2026 to reach the World Cup semifinals. Fans celebrated in London after a Jude Bellingham double sent the Thre…
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Argentina fans erupt as Messi's men reach World Cup semifinalArgentina fans celebrate in Buenos Aires after a dramatic 3-1 extra-time win over ten-man Switzerland sends the defending champions into the World Cup semifina…
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Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria recovering, governor saysStudents abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Oyo were rescued and receiving medical treatment, confirmed the local governme…
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President el-Sissi honors Egypt soccer team a day after their return from the World CupPresident Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt hosted the country's World Cup soccer team a day after their elimination in the round of 16 by Argentina.
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US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of HormuzThe United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced i…
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South Africa World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams dies aged 25South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died. He was 25. Adams played for South Africa at the World Cup. His death was confirmed by Sout…
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Nigeria’s eroding Orimedu coast threatens homes and livelihoodsThis coastline along Orimedu in Nigeria is facing land degradation. The people here are seeing the destruction of their homes as well as the loss of livelihood…
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SA police arrest UK fugitive sought in alleged killings of his wife and 2 daughtersSouth African police arrested a man wanted by British authorities on suspicion of killing his wife and two young daughters in England after tracing him to Joha…
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Trump says US will 'completely decimate' Iran if assassinatedPresident Donald Trump said Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.
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War in Ukraine: Kyiv hit by Russian ballistic missiles and drone swarm, 10 injuredUkraine woke to fresh destruction on 11 July after Russia launched overnight strikes on Kyiv, leaving at least 10 people injured, including a child, according …
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Barbados leader rejects claim that ex-colonies should repay BritainBarbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called "asinine" a suggestion by a British lawmaker that Britain's former colonies should repay it for its historic investm…
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Sudan: Life slowly resuming in the capital despite fears of another attackLife is slowly resuming in several other towns just like the city after a military victory against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Migrant backlash risks South Africa’s economyEconomists warn that if thousands of foreign workers leave, it could damage the very businesses and jobs protesters say they want to protect.
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Spain fans celebrate World Cup semi-final place after Belgium winSpain celebrated a dramatic 2-1 victory over Belgium on 10 July as fans filled Madrid to cheer La Roja into the FIFA World Cup semi-finals.
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S.Africa minister raises concerns about security at Zimbabwe border"Something has to be done urgently" about border security at the Limpopo river border with Zimbabwe, says South Africa's minister of Public works and Infrastru…
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Amnesty calls latest US third-country deportation to Eswatini unlawfulEleven more migrants arrived in Mbabane on Wednesday as part of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown.
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South African president welcomed by Macron at start of visit to FranceCyril Ramaphosa will also co-chair a UNESCO meeting on education and take part in the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood.
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Thai zoo celebrates famous pygmy hippo's second birthdayIn her enclosure at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, a province east of Bangkok in Thailand, the 2-year-old Moo Deng approached the cake where her mother Jona…
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Guinea Bissau: Military court returns main opposition leader to prisonDomingos Simoes Pereira is accused of involvement in an attempted coup in October 2025, which he is alleged to have helped finance.
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38,000 Malawians leave S.Africa after anti-migrant protestsMalawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violen…
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Mauritania frees lawmakers convicted over discrimination claimsMauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has pardoned two opposition lawmakers who were sentenced to four years in prison after accusing him of …
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WHO warns Sudan's cholera outbreak may worsen amid conflict and rainsThe latest outbreak has claimed more than 100 lives so far and infected more than 1,300 others across several states.
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Spain: Nine injured in fourth San Fermín bull run in PamplonaThe fourth San Fermin bull run was once again a fast and dangerous dash along the cobbled streets of Pamplona.
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Heroes' welcome for Egypt after historic World Cup runEgypt's national football team received a hero's welcome as thousands of fans gathered to celebrate their historic World Cup run despite a heartbreaking 3-2 de…
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Lawyers say Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel housing US deporteesLawyers and two of the deportees say a man suspected of having the virus was brought to the hotel last week by people in hazmat suits.
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Malian army retakes key northern town of Anefis after week-long battleMali's army has regained control of the key northern town of Anefis after fighting against rebel militants for nearly a week, Tuareg separatists and a military…
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Ghana extradites influencer "Abu Trica" to US over alleged $8m romance fraud schemeA well-known Ghanaian social media figure, Frederick Kumi, better known online as Abu Trica, has been sent to the United States to stand trial over accusations…