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All seven candidates to lead UN receive Security Council veto in informal poll
All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said Friday.
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France: shops barricaded in Lyon and Orléans for possible unrest as protests loom
Wooden boards are going up across France as shopkeepers brace for possible unrest. With a National Rally congress in Orléans and protests approaching in Lyon, businesses fear damage and disruption.
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Several feared trapped as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi
Several people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Friday, October 23.
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Russia, Ukraine and the US set for November peace talks
Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
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South African author defends use of AI to write her books
Coral Hart - a pseudonym she uses to protect her real name - has published more than 370 books in just 20 months using AI.
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F1's Lewis Hamilton says he'll keep driving to achieve dream of racing in Africa
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton welcomed Formula 1â s plan to return to Africa, saying heâ ll extend his career until he can race on the continent.
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Gaza: Moment Israeli airstrike hits building in Nuseirat caught on camera
Footage captures the moment an Israeli strike hits a building in Gaza's Nuseirat camp. No deaths were reported, but images show a wounded person.
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Two European women kidnapped in Niger freed in Libya
The two were kidnapped in separate incidents in Niger, where they were involved in education and development initiatives, more than a year and a half ago.
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Nigeria steps up airport health screenings over Ebola fears
Passengers arriving at Lagos airport queue for temperature checks as Nigeria steps up health screening protocols for international arrivals. The country confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola earlier this week in a woman returning from Uganda.
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Gunfire rocks Ethiopia-Kenya border as hundreds flee
Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya on Thursday as gunfire and chaotic scenes were reported in the border town of Moyale, police said.
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UN migration agency warns 874,000 Somalians at risk of displacement from flooding
It says amid strengthening El Niño conditions, familes already struggling with repeated displacement, have little left to fall back on.
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Albania: Parliament descends into chaos as MPs clash over protests
Heated exchanges and chaotic scenes gripped Albania's parliament in Tirana on Thursday as rival MPs clashed inside, while student demonstrators continued their protests outside for a tenth day.
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Nigeria's health minister says first Ebola case remains isolated
Muhammad Ali Pate urged the public to 'remain calm' described the case as a single contained infection.
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Ivory Coast court postpones hearing on Tidjane Thiam's election to lead PDCI
A court in Abidjan has postponed a hearing on the election of Tidjane Thiam as president of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast.
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Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures
Towering waves crashed against Taiwan's coastline as Typhoon Champi swept past the island on Friday, leaving one person dead, 94 injured and hundreds of flights cancelled.
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Tigray is still at war, rebel leader warns, claiming tactical victories
The leader of Ethiopiaâ s rebel Tigray Peopleâ s Liberation Front says the northern state is still at war. In a message aired on Tigrayan television on Wednesday, Debretsion Gebremichael said the TPLF is continuing to fight federal forces in the region and will â remain a graveyard for its enemies.â
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