World
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Nicolas Sarkozy: Former France president jailed for corruption
The court said Sarkozy will be entitled to request to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.
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Jamal Khashoggi: US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing
The finding could escalate pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew widespread outrage in the US and abroad.
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200 coffins, corpses, church buildings washed into sea by Italy landslide
Hundreds of coffins tumbled from their resting place in north-west Italy when a landslide destabilised a 100-year-old cliffside cemetery.
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Golf legend Tiger Woods ‘critically’ injured in Carlifonia car crash
Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car crash in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California, on Tuesday.
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Luca Attanasio: Gunmen kill Italian ambassador during attack on UN in Congo
Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources and the government in Rome said.
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Nigerian consulate in New York shut. Here’s why.
The consulate general said it would reopen for regular services on March 1, 2021.
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IT’S OFFICIAL: Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman, African to lead WTO
Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was named director-general by representatives of the 164 countries that make up the WTO, which deals with the rules of trade between nations.
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Impeachment fails again as Senate votes 57-43 to acquit Trump
This is the second time the Democrats would fail to successfully try Trump after impeaching him.
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COVID-19 vaccine turns people gay, Islamic cleric claims without proof
The Islamic cleric did not provide any proof to back his claim.
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Biden threatens Nigeria over anti-gay law
President Joe Biden has ordered the US government to use every means necessary, including financial and visa sanctions, to make world leaders protect gay rights.