A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast of South Korea on Wednesday afternoon, the second most powerful quake on record, in a country that seldom experiences significant tremors. The quake, which was felt across much of the country including in the capital Seoul, struck at the shallow depth of nine kilometres (six miles) near the southeastern […]
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The military in Zimbabwe has taken over power, leading to much tension in the country. This development comes barely 24 hours after Constantino Chiwenga, commander of Zimbabwe Defence Forces, warned the government over instability in ZANU-PF, the ruling party. In a national broadcast on Wednesday morning, SB Moyo, a major general, said the military action […]
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Germany plans to bring the world’s first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells into service with 14 emission-free trains to transport passengers in Lower Saxony from 2021. The trains will be built by France’s Alstom at its site in Salzgitter to replace diesel trains running between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude. The trains, named Coradia iLint, […]
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Syria’s army on Thursday declared victory over Islamic State. The army said capturing of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region. The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic State in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in […]
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At least 26 people were killed and some 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire inside a church in a small town in southeast Texas on Sunday. The gunman was killed after fleeing in a vehicle from the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, about 40 miles (65 km) east of San Antonio, local media […]
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would end the popular US green card lottery as police said a radicalised Uzbek staged the deadly truck attack in New York after entering the country under the programme. The move could spell the end to the US immigration hopes of millions of people around the world who […]
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said eight persons were killed on Tuesday when a terror suspect plowed into cyclists and pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, and rammed another vehicle on Halloween. The man left the vehicle holding up fake guns, before being shot by police and taken into custody, officers said. The motive was […]
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The United Nations on Tuesday said it will help about 40,000 refugees who fled Cameroon’s violence-hit regions into Nigeria. The UN refugee agency and Nigerian authorities have so far registered some 2,000 Cameroonians who have fled into southeastern Nigeria since October 1, while another 3,000 were awaiting registration. “We are preparing to help up to […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. It was however, gathered that the Turakin Adamawa might have travelled out of the country. NAN reports that the meeting which started at about 8.45p.m. […]
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A political associate of President Donald Trump turned himself in at the field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington, D.C. Mr. Manafort is Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. He was shown on CNN as he turned himself in at 7:15 a.m. The development came minutes after The New York Times reported […]
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