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Meghan reveals ‘concerns’ within royal family about her baby’s skin color

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said there was concern within the royal family about her baby’s skin tone, and her husband Prince Harry condemned his relatives for failing to criticize colonial undertones in media coverage, in a series of damning and disturbing claims that threaten to spark a racism scandal …

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Uganda Elections Was Organised Peacefully and Orderly- Govt

“Uganda successfully concluded a well-organized, orderly and peaceful Presidential and General Parliamentary election, on Thursday 14 January 2021.” a statement from the Uganda Media Center has declared. The East African country on Thursday went to the polls to elect a President. Even though, the elections can be described as very …

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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Refusing to abide by tradition and participate in the ceremonial transfer of power, Mr Trump will instead hold his own departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland …

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UN just removed cannabis from list of world’s most dangerous drugs

The United Nations’ Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled drugs. Member nations of the Vienna based Commission voted 27-25 to remove it from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs that allows national bans for drugs with “particularly dangerous …

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US election: Donald Trump ‘concedes’ defeat

Donald Trump has appeared to concede the US election for the first time, saying that president-elect Joe Biden “won”. He made the admission in a tweet along with more unfounded claims the vote was unfairly and deliberately stacked against him. “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a …

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US Election 2020: Joe Biden wins the presidency

Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White …

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Discontinue protests and let’s dialogue – Buhari to #EndSARS protestors

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has urged the youth to discontinue further protests in the country. There’s been unrest in Nigeria since October 2020 as the youth continue to demand security and governance reforms. A recent demonstration held on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, turned bloody close to the Lekki tollbooth in …

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Egypt confirms second coronavirus case

Egypt’s health ministry on Sunday announced that one foreigner, whose nationality was not announced, had tested positive for coronavirus. The ministry said that the patient was being treated in an isolation facility. This is the second confirmed case in the country. The first coronavirus patient, who was announced last month, …

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First case of coronavirus in Nigeria is Italian returning to Lagos from Milan

An Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on Wednesday has tested positive for the dread coronavirus. The Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this according to the Nigerian Health Minister, …

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Kenya bans commercial slaughter of donkeys following rise in animal theft

Donkey slaughter will be halted in Kenya following concerns over the rise in theft of the animals for export production and the impact on families that rely on them, according the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives. The ban is necessary because rampant slaughtering of donkeys has led to …

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