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US approves sale of abortion pills at retail pharmacies
The United States has approved the sale of mifepristone, an abortion pill, at pharmacies.
Mifepristone is taken in combination with a second drug called misoprostol to end an intrauterine pregnancy at ten weeks gestation (70 days or less…
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Senegalese court jails two lawmakers for assaulting pregnant colleague
A court in Senegal has sentenced two lawmakers to six months in jail for assaulting their pregnant colleague during a parliamentary session.
During a budget presentation on December 1, Massata Samb, an opposition member of parliament,…
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JUST IN: Football legend Pele dies at age 82
Brazilian football legend Pele has died following a long battle with cancer, his agent Joe Fraga confirmed.
He had been hospitalised since November with multiple ailments. On Thursday, his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote a tribute to her…
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2022: New York Rep-elect admits to lying about career, college
George Santos, a Republican, elected for a seat in the US House of Representatives, revealed on Monday that he had lied about his work history and level of education throughout his successful campaign.
In an interview with the New York…
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Journalists mandated to send stories to govt before publishing
Somalia has ordered local media houses to submit their content for approval from the government before publishing, worsening the escalating attack on journalists and media organisations in the country.
Deputy Information Minister,…
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Taliban ban Afghan women and girls from attending universities
Female students have been banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan effective immediately and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and…
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Elon Musk to step down as twitter boss following poll by users
Twitter CEO Elon Musk could leave his role as Chief Twit after majority of voters in an online poll told him to leave the position.
About 57.5% votes were for “Yes”, while 42.5% were against the idea of Musk stepping down as the head of…
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JUST IN: ANC reelects Ramaphosa as President after surviving impeachment
The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been elected as president of the African National Congress, meaning he would be flying the party’s presidential ticket at the country’s 2024 general elections.
He was announced as…
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Nigeria, Rwanda become first African nations to sign NASA Artemis Space Accords
Nigeria and Rwanda on Tuesday signed Artemis Accords, making them the first African signatories to the agreement.
The Artemis Accords are a set of principles to guide the next phase in space exploration, reinforcing and providing for!-->!-->!-->…
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Ghana’s inflation hits 50.3%
Ghana’s inflation rate rose to 50.3 percent in November, up from 40.4 percent in October — the highest rate since 2004.
Ghanaian Government Statistician, Samuel Kobina Annim, announced this on Wednesday at a news conference.
The…
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