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Norway and England march into quarter-finals
Brazil's World Cup dream came to a shock end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway, sending the five-time champions crashing out before the quarter-finals for the first time since 1990.
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DR Congo opens second Ebola treatment centre [Africanews Today]
Africa Today: DR Congo boosts Ebola care, Tanzania deploys security ahead of protests
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At least 23 people killed in Sri Lankan prison riot
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Sri Lanka's deadliest prison riot in over five years.
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Queiroz steps down after Ghana's World Cup disappointment
Carlos Queiroz has resigned as Ghana head coach after the Black Stars' World Cup campaign ended with a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the last 16. The Portuguese coach said he leaves with pride but urged reforms off the pitch to secure the team's future success.
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UK scraps £45 million girls' education programme
Britain has scrapped a flagship £45 million programme aimed at helping one million girls across Africa, Asia and the Middle East gain access to higher education, just two years after it was announced.
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Uganda coffee exports hit by weaker prices
Uganda's coffee export earnings dropped sharply in May as falling global prices and lower export volumes weighed on the country's top agricultural export. The decline highlights the vulnerability of Africa's largest coffee exporter to swings in international commodity markets.
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Tanzania arrests dozens as security tightens ahead of planned protests
Tanzanian authorities have arrested dozens of people ahead of planned anti-government protests, intensifying a crackdown on dissent as activists demand democratic reforms and the release of jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu amid heightened security across the country.
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UN Secretary-General calls for AI regulation
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has called for the creation of a global governance system to ensure that artificial intelligence serves humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to "code our future by feel."
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Bandit raid leaves nine farmers dead in northwest Nigeria
At least nine farmers have been killed and several others abducted in a deadly raid on a farming community in Nigeria's Kaduna State, underscoring the growing insecurity threatening rural livelihoods as armed gangs intensify attacks during the country's planting season.
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Tanzania on edge ahead of planned protests
Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year's deadly election violence.
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Second Ebola treatment centre opens in North Kivu
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has opened a second Ebola treatment center in North Kivu, one of the three provinces hit by the outbreak, to improve access to specialist care and ease pressure on health facilities.
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OPEC+ boosts oil production as Gulf exports recover
Seven OPEC+ producers have agreed to increase oil production from August, signalling confidence that Gulf exports are recovering after months of disruption caused by the Middle East conflict. The move comes as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz gradually returns to normal.
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Thousands pay respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Thousands of mourners dressed in black gathered in Tehran on Monday to pay their respects to Iranâ s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.
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Pope leaves for summer holiday after whirlwind start to 2026
Pope Leo XIVÂ began a summer vacation on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a powerful global statesman on issues from artificial intelligence to war and flexed decisive papal muscle to govern internal church problems.
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FIFA cleared Balogun to face Belgium after Trump intervention, sources say
An reported intervention by US President Donald Trump to clear American World Cup striker Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium on Monday has kicked off a furious row at the tournament.
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