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Couple Says ‘Wasn’t Nice’ Sitting With Corpse On Long-Haul Flight

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

    An Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a […]

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Two Men Publicly Flogged In Indonesia For Gay Sex

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations […]

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Us Federal Workers Push Back On Musk Cuts

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

    The few dozen demonstrators strode through the US Senate halls, taking their angry message door to door — […]

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Japan Births Fall To New Historic Low

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while […]

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US To Remove Transgender Troops From Military

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

  The United States will remove transgender troops from the military unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, […]

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US Cuts USAID Budgets By More Than 90% — State Dept

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

  The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down […]

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Hamas Says To Hand Over Four Israeli Hostages’ Bodies In Private

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

  Hamas will forgo its usual handover ceremony when it returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Wednesday night, […]

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North Korea Behind $1.5bn Crypto Theft — FBI

By Ifunanya / February 27, 2025

  The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion […]

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Zelensky ‘Expected’ To Visit UK Sunday For Talks With PM

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Britain this weekend for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]

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Musk Stars At Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Elon Musk starred at Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting Wednesday, with the US president insisting his team was “thrilled” […]

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Pope Francis Showing ‘Slight Improvement,’ Says Vatican

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  Pope Francis showed further improvement on Wednesday, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that “the prognosis remains reserved” for […]

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Musk To Loom Large At Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump holds his first cabinet meeting Wednesday, joined by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who is in charge […]

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French Paedophile Surgeon’s Wife Knew And ‘Did Nothing’, His Brother Tells Court

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

The then wife of the French former surgeon on trial for allegedly assaulting or raping 299 patients was aware of […]

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Trump To Convene First Cabinet Meeting, Including Musk

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to convene his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office last month, […]

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India’s Vast Hindu Festival Draws To An End

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

India’s Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers […]

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Pope Rested Well All Night, Says Vatican

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

  A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting […]

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Trump Says Canada, Mexico Tariffs Moving ‘Forward’ On Schedule

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs he unveiled on Canada and Mexico are moving forward as planned, addressing […]

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Obasanjo, Ex-Leaders Of Kenya, Ethiopia To Lead DRC Peace Process

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Eastern and southern African regional blocs have appointed former leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to oversee their peace process […]

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New York’s Met Museum Returns Stolen Greek Bronze

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Greece on Tuesday said it had recovered from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artifact stolen from […]

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S. Korea’s Yoon Defiant As Impeachment Hearings Draw To An End

By Ifunanya / February 26, 2025

Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday South Korea had been facing an “existential crisis” when he declared martial […]

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