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Climate change may be fuelling a resurgence of piracy across Africa
In the churning waters off Nigeria, armed pirates in small skiffs speed towards a cargo ship. They clamber aboard, seizing…
15 arrested in intercontinental crackdown against Nigerian crime syndicates
Between 7 and 9 December 2023, Europol coordinated a massive international operation targeting Nigerian criminal networks active in the EU…
Drained but proud: how it felt to organise South Africa’s first democratic election in just 4 months
South Africa’s historic 27 April 1994 national election marked the end of more than three centuries of colonial and apartheid…
Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition will go ahead. It could be legally groundbreaking
Wednesday, 22 May 2024 04:12 Written by theconversation Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of…
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How the Gaza humanitarian aid pier traces its origins to discarded cigar boxes before World War II
An aerial view of the floating pier off Gaza shows its basic structure. U.S. Central Command via AP Frank A.…
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Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali, has been dismissed…
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Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s shooting sent shock waves through Slovakia. Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images Alexandria Wilson-McDonald, American University School of International…
Woman mauled to death by her two XL Bully dogs
Wednesday, 22 May 2024 03:41 Written by OASESNEWS A woman has been mauled to death by her two XL Bullies. The assault happened in Havering, east…
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Iran crash: President Raisi’s death leaves Tehran mourning loss of regime loyalist
Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is reported by state media to have died following a helicopter crash. Iranian Presidency Office…
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence
Monday, 20 May 2024 15:12 Written by theconversation Starting in July 2024, California will be the first state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition. The…
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Iran announces interim president after Raisi’s death
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has declared Vice President Mohammad Mokhber the country’s acting president, effective immediately.…
