Africa
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Africa has become the new stronghold of ISIS after Syria and Iraq
News | May 17, 2023, 12:54 PM ISTThere is a lot of ruckus about the film 'The Kerala Story'. Now The new stronghold of ISIS shown in the film has now become Africa.
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Kenya cult starvation deaths reach 110 as preacher says 'Starve yourselves in order to meet Jesus'
World | May 02, 2023, 07:00 AM ISTAccording to the Kenyan Interior Ministry, five people have been found alive over the last two days by searches and aerial surveillance of the 50,000-acre Chakama ranch.
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'Starve yourselves to meet Jesus': Kenyan police nabs 'cult preacher' as it exhumed 21 bodies
World | Apr 23, 2023, 08:05 AM ISTAs per the reports, the shallow graves are in Shakahola forest, where 15 members of the Good News International Church were rescued last week.
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Congo: At least 22 people killed by rebels; second large-scale deadly attack in a week
World | Apr 08, 2023, 11:12 PM ISTViolence has been simmering in eastern Congo for decades where some 120 armed groups have been fighting over land, resources, power and some to defend their communities.
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Africa: Death toll in Cyclone Freddy reaches 447, over 362,000 displaced in Malawi
World | Mar 19, 2023, 11:30 PM ISTMalawian President Lazarus Chakwera appealed for more humanitarian support, saying the situation in the camps and areas affected by the storm is dire.
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Africa: 'World's longest cyclone' Freddy claims 326 lives in Malawi
World | Mar 17, 2023, 07:42 AM ISTAfrica: People were seen using shovels, even bare hands, to search for the people in the rubble.
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Ram Charan works out in rustic outdoor gym during holiday in Africa, says ‘workout has no vacation’
Celebrities | Nov 18, 2022, 07:51 AM ISTRam Charan, for whom working out is extremely important, ditched the usual gym and went the desi way for his workout session from his vacation.
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Cheetah: Big cat family is sprinting towards India; know what makes them 'symbol of royalty'
Trending | Sep 16, 2022, 08:12 PM ISTCheetah: The Big Cat family is all set to return to India after 70 years. Before they take a leap in India, check out the interesting facts about the fastest creature on land. Take a look.
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African father-son duo wearing turbans to visit Golden Temple is the cutest thing on Internet
Trending | Sep 01, 2022, 06:11 PM ISTA cute video of an African father and his son getting their turbans done to visit Amritsar's Golden Temple is the most adorable thing that you will watch on the internet. Have a look
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African kids group performance to popular tunes takes over the internet | Watch Video
Trending | Aug 25, 2022, 12:44 PM ISTAfrican children from Masaka Kids Africana are making waves on the internet after their performance on the popular song, 'Electricity' by Pheelz and Davido surfaced on the internet. Check out the viral video.
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Ethiopian airlines' pilots fall asleep midair, plane misses landing
World | Aug 20, 2022, 10:04 AM ISTAn Ethiopian Airlines plane traveling from Sudan to Ethiopia missed its landing on Aug 15 as both pilots had fallen asleep. Concern was brewing as an alert was issued when flight ET343 approached the Addis Ababa airport but did not start to descend.
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UK logs 50 new cases of monkeypox; highest after Africa
World | Jun 18, 2022, 12:04 AM ISTGlobally, more than 30 countries have reported 1,880 infections in countries that don’t typically report monkeypox, with 85% of cases in Europe. No deaths have been reported.
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Lassa fever: UK reports first death | What are its symptoms, how it can infect humans
World | Feb 15, 2022, 06:56 PM ISTAccording to reports, one of the three people who were infected with Lassa fever has died in the UK on February 11. The infections have been linked to travel to West African countries.
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Man from Africa's Zambia tests Covid positive in Pune, genome sequencing report awaited
India | Nov 30, 2021, 06:24 PM ISTHis sample has been sent for genome sequencing and the report on the same is awaited.
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Africa's Covid cases cross 8.38 million
India | Oct 10, 2021, 11:34 PM ISTThe Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 213,877. Besides, some 7,733,014 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, Xinhua news agency reported.
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‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tell UN they need vaccines
World | Sep 24, 2021, 08:32 AM ISTAs of mid-September, fewer than 4% of Africans have been fully immunized and most of the 5.7 billion vaccine doses administered around the world have been given in just 10 rich countries.
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Plundering Africa: The new China-Pakistan ploy
World | Sep 02, 2021, 09:34 PM ISTIt is essential for the responsible nations of the world to counter these selfish designs, through exposing the true intentions and countering the Chinese financial juggernaut with viable alternatives. Neither Beijing nor Islamabad is likely to bat an eyelid to address the problems being faced by Africans, beyond their own economic interest.
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COVID vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries: Study
News | Jul 18, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTA new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America.
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UNICEF inks deal to supply of 220 million COVID vaccine doses to Africa
World | Jul 09, 2021, 10:12 AM ISTSome 35 million doses are to be delivered by the end of 2021, Xinhua news agency quoted the Unicef as saying in a statement on Thursday.
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‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
World | Jun 09, 2021, 08:53 PM ISTIn the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.