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Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges…

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Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

October 17, 2024

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on…

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli military says

October 17, 2024

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant group’s deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set…

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Flutterwave CEO GB Agboola on rebuilding trust, and strengthening Africa’s payments future

October 17, 2024

When Flutterwave launched in 2016, the fintech company quickly became the poster child for African startup success stories. In 2021, it achieved unicorn status, reaching a valuation of more than $1…

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This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds

October 17, 2024

For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading online surveillance and content control system dubbed the “Great Firewall.” But…

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Italy makes it illegal for couples to have a baby by surrogacy overseas

October 16, 2024

Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party which activists…

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Stray dogs are eating the dead in the streets of northern Gaza, emergency services chief says

October 16, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic material that some readers may find disturbing. Bodies strewn across dusty streets, entire roads destroyed by Israeli strikes, people starving. This is the picture…

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Who supplies Israel with weapons?

October 16, 2024

The United States has warned Israel it may stop supplying the country with weapons unless the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves. This is not the first time Israel’s major ally…

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Economy

At least 94 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

October 16, 2024

The toll is expected to rise from the blast, which happened late evening local time on Tuesday in Majiya, a village in Jigawa state. “The driver lost control and the tanker somersaulted…

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Mother of a sick baby in Gaza and daughter of an Israeli hostage call for ceasefire deal

October 16, 2024

In one of Gaza’s last standing hospitals, Tamara Al-Maarouf’s eyes well up with tears as she stands helplessly by her baby boy’s hospital bed. A tumor, now removed, has been…

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Stray dogs are eating the dead in the streets of northern Gaza, emergency services chief says

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