Five countries in East and Southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Accountant Jailed 50years For £23m Theft
A former accountant at a healthcare company in Gauteng province, South Africa has been handed a 50-year prison sentence for embezzling £23 million over a 13-year period.
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SEWAGE GARLIC: US Senator Brands Chinese Garlic National Security Risk
A US senator has called for a government investigation into the impact on national security of garlic imports from China.
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UK: Bristol University Bans Singing of National Anthem At Graduation Ceremony
Bristol university has reportedly axed the National Anthem from graduation ceremonies unless a member of the royal family is physically present at the ceremony as reported by mainly UK right wing media.
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BURKINA FASO: Constitutionally Drops French As Official Language
The Burkinabe government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages as official languages in place of French which is relegated to the rank of “working language”.
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BELGIUM: Ghent Mayor Forced To Cancel Black Female Santa Tradition
A Belgian city has cancelled plans for a black female Santa Claus to hand out presents to children after critics labelled the event as ‘woker than woke’.
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SWITZERLAND: Hands Over Suspected Stolen Marble Sculpture To Libya
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture has handed over the marble sculpture of the head of a young woman from the Hellenistic period, around 2,000 years old to the Libyan Embassy in Bern.
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UK: Government Unveils New Rule To Cut Net Migration
A new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and raising the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa.
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UK: Welsh Couple Shocked As Garden Ornament Turn Out To Be Unexploded Bomb
A couple who kept a live bomb as a garden ornament for decades have said they were sorry that their “old friend” had been detonated by a bomb disposal unit.
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GERMANY: ‘Sex Noise’ Prank Interrupts Euro 2024 Draws
Euro 2024 group-stage draw in Hamburg was sabotaged by an embarrassing sex-noise prank. Loud moaning noises could be heard several times in the background during the latter stages as the draw for next summer’s men’s European Championship in Germany was being conducted at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.
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