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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao rematch to be finalised this week
Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (60-7, 39 KOs) will finalise their rematch this week, with two dates believed to be under consideration.The pair, who announced the fight on Saturda…
Nigeria's Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun resigns
The embattled Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has finally resigned after much pressure.Although no official statement has been released on the issue, reliable sources confirmed her resignation on …
Police disperse protest with tear gas in Ethiopia
Police have fired tear gas in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to disperse people in the wake of clashes between supporters of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and some residents of the city.Parts of …
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort agrees plea deal, to co-operate with Mueller
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges as part of a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.He has also agreed to co-operate further with the Special…
Production of Volkswagen's iconic 'Beetle' cars to end in 2019
Volkswagen announced on Thursday it would end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 after adding a pair of final editions of the bug-shaped vehicles.The curvy-topped sedans, which shook off …
U.S. says won't lift sanctions until Zimbabwe changes
The U.S. government will not lift sanctions against Zimbabwe until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is "changing its ways," a senior U.S. economic official told a co…
British prison officers protest against violence in jails
Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to protest against what their union called unprecedented levels of violence and the failure of the gov…
Actress Cynthia Nixon loses to incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York Democratic primary
Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon has lost in her bid to be the Democratic nominee for New York governor.Ms Nixon fought her campaign as a left-wing challenger to the current governor, Andrew Cu…
Buhari appoints Yusuf Bichi as new DSS DG, Southern & Middle-Belt leaders alleges nepotism
President Muhammadu Buhari has named a new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), replacing Matthew Seiyeifa (appointed by VP Yemi Osibanjo as Acting Director-General after the r…
Deadly gas explosions set dozens of homes on fire in Boston, one reported dead
A series of gas explosions, described by one official as ?Armageddon,' have rocked three communities. At least one person has died, 12 are injured and 39 homes caught on fire just north of Boston, U.…
21 more bodies wash up as migrants try to reach Spain
The bodies of 21 people thought to be migrants trying to reach Spain have washed up on the shores of the Mediterranean this month, the U.N. migration agency said in statement on Friday.The latest dea…
SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon
SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space."SpaceX …
Fernando Alonso a targeted by Formula E for 2019/20 season
Formula E has set its sights on adding Fernando Alonso to the series in time for its fifth season.Two-time world champion Alonso will leave Formula One at the end of the current season and looks set …
Hurricane Florence reaches batters US coasts, downgraded to category 1
Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas early on Friday with howling winds, life-threatening storm surges and torrential rains as it edged closer to the coast in what officials warned is a "once in…
South African pupil held 'for aiming gun at teacher'
A 15-year-old South African student has been arrested for allegedly pointing a firearm at a teacher in Johannesburg.The alleged incident took place at Eldorado Park Secondary School on Wednesday.It's…
France admits Algeria war 'system' led to torture
France admitted Thursday that it instigated a "system" that led to torture during Algeria's independence war, a conflict that remains hugely sensitive six decades on.President Emmanuel Macron is set …
Trump dismisses Puerto Rico hurricane official death toll as fabricated
US President Donald Trump is disputing that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico after the island was hit by two hurricanes last year."3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto…
Indian nuns demand justice for sister allegedly assaulted by bishop
A group of Indian Catholic nuns are staging a rare street protest in the southern state of Kerala demanding justice after an alleged sexual assault of a nun by a bishop.Police have called the bishop …
Adamawa flood kills 10, displaces residents
Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency said flood had killed 10 persons and displaced scores of others, following the recent heavy rainfall recorded in the state.Dr Muhammed Suleiman, the Executiv…
Rockfall at pristine Greek beach in Zakynthos, one tourist injured
At least one tourist was injured on Thursday following a rockfall at the Navagio beach in the island of Zakynthos, Greek coast guard and police officials said.There were no people missing, one of the…