The body of Raila Amolo Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister and a towering opposition figure, arrived in Nairobi on Thursday, met by a massive and emotional crowd, marking the start of a national period of mourning.
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SINGAPORE: India’s Gukesh Becomes Youngest World Chess Champion @18
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju rose to the pinnacle of chess by dethroning China’s Ding Liren to become the youngest ever world champion in Singapore with a $2.5m check.
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INDIA: Doctors Remove 77 Needles From Woman’s Head
A Sorcerer has been arrested in India after doctors removed 77 needles he allegedly inserted into a young woman’s head to treat her ill health.
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GAMBIA: Cough Syrup Deaths Parents Seeks Justice In Court
Parents of children whose deaths are linked to Indian manufactured to cough syrups in The Gambia have begun legal action against the government, an Indian pharmaceutical company as well as a medicine importer.
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INDIA: Food Inspection Officer Suspended After Draining Reservoir To Retrieve Phone
A food inspector in Chhattisgarh has been suspended after he allegedly drained Paralkot reservoir to find his mobile phone.
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UK: Pensioner Jailed Over Offensive Sikh Community TikTok Post
A pensioner has been jailed after posting an offensive video on TikTok aimed at the Sikh community.
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INDIA: Modi Invokes Emergency Laws To Ban BBC Gujarat Riots Documentary
The Indian government has invoked emergency laws to block a BBC documentary examining the role of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, during riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002.
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GAMBIA: WHO, Presidency Investigates Children’s Deaths Linked To Indian Manufactured Cough Syrup
A massive police investigation is underway in The Gambia following the death of 66 children that has been linked to four brands of imported Indian cough syrup.
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NAMIBIA: Eight Cheetahs Relocated To India Where They Have Been Extinct For 70years
A key global experiment in conservation has seen eight cheetahs relocated from Namibia and South Africa to a national park in Madhya Pradesh state in India.
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INDIA: Chemically Spiked Liquor Kills 28, Leaves 61 Sick
At least 28 people were killed and 61 others got sick after drinking alcohol adulterated with an unknown chemical in western India.
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