The united states of America’s warning of a potential terrorist attack alert in Nigeria, and South Africa has largely been ignored with President Cyril Ramaphosa branding it ‘unfortunate’ particularly since his government was not consulted.
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A new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) states that school or workplace rules banning certain hairstyles – such as braids, cornrows and plaits are likely unlawful if they don’t make exceptions on race.
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Eleven children died and six are in critical condition after a fire broke out at Salama School for the Blind in eastern Uganda as pupils were sleeping.
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As the 2022 Qatar World Cup takes centre-stage next month, English and Welsh are finding out how expensive following and cheering their teams at the showpiece tournament has become the average fan expected to pay £5000 minimum for the privilege.
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From Europe to Africa, China has opened up secret “overseas police service centres” in Chinese restaurants and shops across the world.
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The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive monographic exhibition in tribute to Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who “had a real love affair with France,” according to Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry, one of the exhibition curators.
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The family of George Floyd are suing Kanye West for $250 million over remarks the rapper made about Floyd’s death during a podcast recording.
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Little Simz has won this year’s prestigious Mercury Prize with her fourth studio album ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’.
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A college student died when he walked into the propeller of a small airplane he had rented for a dinner date at an airport in southeast Georgia, authorities said.
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A highly mutated descendant of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus XBB has been described as the worst form of the virus so far. It’s more contagious than any previous variant or sub variant. It also evades the antibodies from monoclonal therapies, potentially rendering a whole category of drugs ineffective as COVID treatments.
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