Meet Mahashta Mûrasi, 179, an Indian man born in Bangalore in January 6th, 1835. He has lived in Vârânasî since 1903. He worked as a
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Serena wins 20th Grand Slam in Paris
Paris (AFP) – Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam title and third French Open crown at Roland Garros on Saturday, clawing her way back
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VISA Refusal: Ghanaian Surgeon Writes Angry Letter To Spanish Ambassador
A Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at the KorleBu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Agbeko Ocloo, has written to the Spanish Ambassador protesting the refusal of a visa to
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Nigeria President, Buhari expected to keep oil portfolio for himself in new Nigeria cabinet
NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari is likely to keep the oil portfolio for himself in the new Nigerian cabinet, rather than trust anyone else with
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French tests on 359-year-old body
French scientists have carried out tests on the remarkably well-preserved body of a 17th Century woman found in the north-western city of Rennes. They say
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Malaysia Airlines ‘technically bankrupt’
Malaysia Airlines is “technically bankrupt”, its chief executive has said, as he announced a restructuring programme and plans to cut about 6,000 jobs. The announcement
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Facebook To Ban Religious Posts, Memes After Criticism From Atheism Groups
In a closed-door session with shareholders on Tuesday, Facebook executives wheeled out a set of new rules which, when implemented later this year, will ban
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New Nigerian president seeks to crush “godless” Boko Haram
New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Friday to eradicate the “mindless, godless” militants of Boko Haram and rescue hundreds of women and children held
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His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 Inaugural Speech
Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am
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No exit: For female jihadis, Syria is one-way journey
FRANCE — When three British schoolgirls trundled across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14-year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the second time;
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Ugandan woman’s agony as granddaughter ‘sold’ to Americans
KAMPALA/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The first time Jaja, a Ugandan woman, saw her one-year-old granddaughter, she was in the arms of an American man
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Nigeria’s Buhari: from coup leader to ‘converted democrat’
Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari, who is being sworn in on Friday as Nigeria’s new president, is a one-time coup leader who once ruled Africa’s most
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Key priorities for Nigeria’s new president
Lagos Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as Nigeria’s next president on Friday but he has a daunting to-do list after promising wholesale change during elections
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High expectations in Nigeria as Buhari takes power
Lagos – Muhammadu Buhari formally takes over as Nigeria’s president this week but his inauguration could not have come at a worse time, with the
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German woman, 65 and mother of 13, has quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported
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