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Tito Jackson, iconic member of the Jackson 5, has died at 70/in /by
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved and iconic pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70.
US: Trump safe after armed man arrested near candidate’s golf club/in /by
U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing. No injuries were reported.
South Africa’s new visa scheme welcomed/in /by
"In terms of the scheme itself, the goal here is basically to facilitate less red tape for Chinese tourists and specifically also to make it easier for large tour groups to come and visit South Africa," Leon Schreiber, South African Minister of Home Affairs said.
Haiti: Fuel truck explosion kills more than 15, leaves 40 others seriously injured/in /by
Local media report that the blast occurred as the victims were trying to collect fuel from the crashed tanker. The nation of 12 million people has also been struggling with fuel shortages, as fighting between gangs makes it more difficult to import goods into the country.
“Cactus Thiemann Garden” establishes as one of the largest of its kind in Africa/in /by
With more than 150 different species of cacti spanning 70,000 square metres, the oldest is 86-years-old and stands 9 metres high.
Devastating floods in Cameroon: Thousands Displaced, Infrastructure destroyed/in /by
The damage is extensive, with reports indicating at least ten fatalities, entire neighborhoods submerged, 185 primary schools and 13 high schools flooded, and the loss of over 1,100 livestock.
Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29/in /by
Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 29.
Senegal president dissolves national assembly amid political tensions/in /by
After weeks of mounting tension between Senegal’s executive and the opposition-controlled Parliament, President Bassirou Diomaye has dissolved the National Assembly. The move fulfills the wishes of the president's supporters, but it has sparked a heated debate among Senegalese citizens.
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei laid to rest/in /by
Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid their respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire.
Tunisians protest poor governance as election campaigns get underway/in /by
Demonstrators took to the streets of Tunisia's capital on Saturday to protest against what they say is the deteriorating state of the country, as the presidential campaign season officially begins.