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Former Peru President Alan Garcia has passed away hours after shooting himself to avoid arrest.
Garcia shot himself in the head on Wednesday morning after police arrived at his residence in the country's capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation.
Peru Interior Minister…
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Former Peru President Alan Garcia on Wednesday shot himself to reportedly avoid arrest. Garcia is said to have shot himself after police officers arrived at his residence in the country's capital Lima to arrest him over bribery allegations.
The South American nation's Health Minister Zulema Tomas…
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Following mass protests in Sudan capital Khartoum, President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly stepped down.
Sources within government and a provincial minister have on Thursday revealed that consultations are underway to set up a transitional council to govern the country.
Speaking to Dubai-based al-…
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The United States has reportedly revoked the entry visa of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, her office says.
Bensouda's office says the move is a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan.
The move comes weeks after…
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French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a Senegalese-born woman as the new government spokesperson.
39-year-old Sibeth Ndiaye has been appointed to the powerful position in the new cabinet changes made by President Macron.
Ms. Ndiaye was born in Dakar, Senegal and worked as Macron’s media…
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A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins less than a month after delivering her first child.
CNN reports that Arifa Sultana has been blessed with two more babies 26 days after she gave birth to a boy in late February.
Dr. Sheila Poddar, a gynecologist at Ad-Din Hospital in Dhaka…
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French luxury car manufacturer Bugatti has unveiled the world’s most expensive car.
The new brand, La Voiture Noire, has been unveiled at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show. Nicknamed the Batmobile, La Voiture Noire is being sold at £14 million (Sh1.867 billion), becoming the most…
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49 people were killed and about 40 others seriously injured when a suspect opened fire at two mosques at the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday.
Witnesses said a man clad in military-style camouflage clothing and carrying an automatic rifle stormed Al Noor mosque where about 200 people were…
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Ethiopian Airlines has announced it has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets following Sunday morning crash that claimed the lives of 157 people.
In a statement, the airline says the flights will remain grounded until "further notice."
“Following the tragic accident of ET 302/10 March 737-8 MAX (ET-…
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Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has retained his position as the world's richest man in the latest billionaires ranking by Forbes.
Bezos's net worth increased by $19 billion to $131 billion from the previous year.
Bill Gates, whose fortune rose to $96.5 billion from $90 billion last year,…