LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William jets to South Africa next week for the start of a four day trip which will take in the annual awards ceremony for the British heir-to-the throne’s multi-million dollar environmental prize. William travels to Cape Town on Monday for a series of events to promote his Earthshot Prize, while he …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) showed on Thursday. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency in mid-August, after a new strain began spreading from …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday denied it assisted Israeli military operations after media reports that an Egyptian port received a shipment of explosives bound for an Israeli defence contractor. “The Egyptian Armed Forces categorically deny what has been circulated on social media and suspicious accounts and what is being promoted about assisting Israel in …
By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -More than 400 alleged victims have so far contacted the legal team working on a case against the late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape, lawyer Dean Armstrong said on Thursday. A BBC documentary in September revealed Al Fayed, who died last …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel’s military said on Thursday it shot down a drone smuggling weapons from Egyptian territory to Israel on Wednesday. However, two Egyptian security officials dismissed the claim, stating that Egyptian border patrols had reported no evidence of weapons smuggling into Gaza or Israel on Wednesday. Israeli officials have said during the war in …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s high court on Thursday lifted orders barring the swearing-in of newly appointed deputy president Kithure Kindiki, whose predecessor has launched legal challenges over his removal from office by impeachment. “The office of the deputy president should not remain vacant,” Judge Anthony Mrima said, after the filing of over 30 court cases by …
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RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan police have arrested a high-profile human rights activist Fouad Abdelmoumni on suspicion of reporting a false crime and spreading fake news on social media. Abdelmoumni, who was arrested on Wednesday, will be held in custody during the police investigation, a Casablanca prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday. During French President …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French PhD student Victor Dupont was detained in Tunisia on breach of state security charges 12 days ago, and French authorities are trying to negotiate his release, the director of his research lab, Vincent Geisser, said. Dupont, 27, was arrested just before midday on Oct. 19 at his home in a suburb …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. officials, including CIA Director William Burns and envoys Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, will visit Egypt and Israel on Thursday, the White House confirmed, as Washington seeks to de-escalate tensions in the region. CENTCOM’s commander, U.S. Army General Erik Kurilla, also is in the region and will visit Israel as part …
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MAPUTO (Reuters) – At least 10 people were shot dead and another 63 injured by gunfire during post-election protests in Mozambique last week, medical associations said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further demonstrations. Protests broke out before and after Mozambique’s electoral commission announced that ruling party Frelimo had won an Oct. 9 poll, …
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