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Mauritania frees lawmakers convicted over discrimination claims
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has pardoned two opposition lawmakers who were sentenced to four years in prison after accusing him of racial discrimination against Black Mauritanians and the descendants of enslaved people.
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Thai zoo celebrates famous pygmy hippo's second birthday
In her enclosure at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, a province east of Bangkok in Thailand, the 2-year-old Moo Deng approached the cake where her mother Jona had already begun digging in
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38,000 Malawians leave S.Africa after anti-migrant protests
Malawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violence, with six dying on the way
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Guinea Bissau: Military court returns main opposition leader to prison
Domingos Simoes Pereira is accused of involvement in an attempted coup in October 2025, which he is alleged to have helped finance.
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At Jazzablanca, Jowee Omicil celebrates jazz without borders
In Casablanca, the Canadian saxophonist and composer of Haitian descent presents his new album, *sMiLes*, a musical project conceived as a sonic journey beyond borders
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Heroes' welcome for Egypt after historic World Cup run
Egypt's national football team received a hero's welcome as thousands of fans gathered to celebrate their historic World Cup run despite a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the knockout stage.
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Spain: Nine injured in fourth San FermÃn bull run in Pamplona
The fourth San Fermin bull run was once again a fast and dangerous dash along the cobbled streets of Pamplona.
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WHO warns Sudan's cholera outbreak may worsen amid conflict and rains
The latest outbreak has claimed more than 100 lives so far and infected more than 1,300 others across several states.
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Lawyers say Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel housing US deportees
Lawyers and two of the deportees say a man suspected of having the virus was brought to the hotel last week by people in hazmat suits.
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DR Congo says Ebola outbreak yet to peak as virus spreads to new areas
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) remains in a "very active" phase and has yet to peak, health authorities said Thursday
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New $900 million pledge to expand clean cooking in Africa
African nations have secured 900 million dollars in new funding to expand access to clean cooking technologies, bringing total commitments to more than 3.1 billion dollars since last year's Africa Clean Cooking Summit.
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Ghana extradites influencer "Abu Trica" to US over alleged $8m romance fraud scheme
A well-known Ghanaian social media figure, Frederick Kumi, better known online as Abu Trica, has been sent to the United States to stand trial over accusations that he ran a large-scale romance scam targeting older Americans.
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Malian army retakes key northern town of Anefis after week-long battle
Mali's army has regained control of the key northern town of Anefis after fighting against rebel militants for nearly a week, Tuareg separatists and a military source said Friday.
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Syria unveils archaeological treasures returned from France after 15 years
When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Syria earlier this week, he brought with him a number of archaeological treasures that had been held in France since 2011.
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Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei laid to rest in Mashhad
Thousands of mourners performed funeral prayers Thursday on the final day of ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Spain wildfire near Almeria kills 11 and sparks major evacuations
Spain is battling a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, where at least 11 people had died by 10 July after flames swept through a semi-arid area near the Sierra de los Filabres.
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