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Somali Woman Killed by Stoning for Marrying 11 Husbands

A woman was killed by stoning in Somalia after an Al Shabaab-run court found her guilty of marrying several husbands, the terror organization said. BBC reports that the woman, identified as Shukri Abdullahi Warsame, h…

May 9, 2018

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Hillary Clinton Edits Twitter Bio, Removes 'Wife' after Interview with Nigerian Writer

Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has edited her Twitter bio following her interview with Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a literary event in New York. During the interview at the PEN…

May 2, 2018

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“Candy Man”: Nickname Given to Ronny Jackson, Trump Nominee for VA Secretary for Freely Dishing Out Prescription Drugs Like Candy

Dr Ronny Jackson, the embattled Veterans Administration Secretary nominee and current Physician to the President is nicknamed “Candy Man” by the White House for casually dishing out prescription drugs. Senator Jon Tes…

Apr 24, 2018

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World's First Successful Penis, Scrotum Transplant Performed on a US Soldier

World's first ever complete transplant of a penis and scrotum has successfully been carried out on an American soldier. The delicate procedure was performed by a team of surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimo…

Apr 24, 2018

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Swaziland King Mswati III Changes Country's Name to Kingdom of eSwatini

King Mswati III of Swaziland has announced the change of the country's name to eSwatini. Mswati, one of the world’s few absolute monarchs, announced the move on Thursday when he presided over the ceremony to mark the…

Apr 20, 2018

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Former US First Lady Barbara Bush Dies

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush has passed on. Barbara, wife of 41st President George H.W. Bush and mother to George W. Bush, the 43rd US President, passed away on Tuesday at her home in Houston, Texas at the age of…

Apr 17, 2018

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US Senator John Kennedy under Fire for "Swahili" Reference at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Hearing [VIDEO]

A US senator has come under criticism for his ‘Swahili’ reference at a Tuesday Senate hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, was questioning Zuckerberg on Faceboo…

Apr 10, 2018

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Former South Korean President Who Got in Legal Trouble after Buying Viagra in Kenya Handed 24-Year Prison Term

Park Geun-hye, the former South Korean President who is alleged to have purchased packs of Viagra during her State visit to Kenya in 2016 was on Friday handed a 24-year prison term after being convicted for corruption…

Apr 8, 2018

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Swaziland King Mswati's Eighth Wife, Senteni Masango Commits Suicide

Senteni Masango, the eighth wife of King Mswati III of Swaziland committed suicide on Friday following what is reported to be a drug overdose. The queen's lifeless body was found in the early hours of Friday morning…

Apr 7, 2018

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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Imposes Taxes on Social Media Users in a Bid to Stop 'Gossip'

Ugandan citizens will now be taxed to use social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Skype in President Yoweri Museveni's latest bid to stop what he termed as lugambo (gossip). Internet users, huma…

Apr 2, 2018

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Winnie Mandela Passes Away at 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of the late South Africa iconic President Nelson Mandela has passed away, aged 81. The anti-apartheid stalwart's personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane confirmed her demise in a stateme…

Apr 2, 2018

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Vatican Refutes Claims Pope Francis Said "There is No Hell"

Pope Francis didn't say that "there is no hell" as reported by a renowned Italian journalist, the Vatican has clarified. An article that was published on La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper on Thursday claimed that th…

Mar 30, 2018

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Man Contracts 'World Worst' Super-Gonorrhea

Medics in the United Kingdom say that a man contracted what they described as the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He reportedly had a regular partner in the UK, but caught the disease after an intercour…

Mar 29, 2018

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Mauritius President Resigns after Claims of Using NGO Credit Card to Buy Clothes, Jewelry

Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has stepped down following a scandal, where she used a credit card issued to her by a non-governmental organisation to buy luxury personal items, including clothes and jewelry…

Mar 19, 2018

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Donald Trump Jr's Wife Files for Divorce

(AP) Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, may be getting divorced. A public court record filed Thursday in New York says Vanessa Trump is seeking an uncontested divorce from the president's son. Details of th…

Mar 15, 2018

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Renowned British Physicist Stephen Hawking Passes Away Aged 76

Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him an inspiration to many across the world has passed away age 76, his family said on Wednesday. Hawking's 1988 book “A Bri…

Mar 14, 2018

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President Trump: Why I Fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

US President Donald Trump has explained why he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, just over a year after his appointment. Speaking to journalists, Trump said there were sharp disagreements with Tillerson over a n…

Mar 13, 2018

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US President Trump Sacked Rex Tillerson While the Secretary of State Was in Kenya

United States President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson who concluded his three-day State visit to Kenya on Monday. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked Tillerson to st…

Mar 13, 2018

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Mauritius President to Resign after Charging Credit Card to Buy Clothes, Jewelry

President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius is set to resign next week after she was accused of spending thousands of dollars from a credit card granted to her by an international non-governmental organization to purch…

Mar 11, 2018

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10 Least and 10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World

A report by global anti-graft watchdog, Transparency International (TI) shows that more than two-thirds of the world countries have high levels of corruption. In the report that ranks countries based on the levels of…

Mar 10, 2018