Month: February 2024

Meningitis outbreak kills 17 students in Nigeria

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Meningitis outbreak kills 17 students in Nigeria

Rustum Senorgbe February 29, 2024 0

Makuochi Okafor BBC News At least 17 schoolchildren across five schools in Nigeria’s north-eastern Yobe state have...

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Myanmar: Young people attempt to flee ahead of conscription order 

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Myanmar: Young people attempt to flee ahead of conscription order 

Rustum Senorgbe February 27, 2024 0

By Kelly Ng  BBC News, Singapore A deadly stampede outside a passport office that took two lives...

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Alabama IVF ruling: What does it mean for fertility patients? 

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Alabama IVF ruling: What does it mean for fertility patients? 

Rustum Senorgbe February 23, 2024 0

By Kayla Epstein BBC News A ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered...

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South Africa headteacher shooting: Arrested pupil may be tried as adult 

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South Africa headteacher shooting: Arrested pupil may be tried as adult 

Rustum Senorgbe February 21, 2024 0

By Kyle Zeeman BBC News, Johannesburg A 13-year-old school boy in South Africa, arrested after allegedly shooting...

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South Korean doctors strike in protest of plans to add more physicians 

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South Korean doctors strike in protest of plans to add more physicians 

Rustum Senorgbe February 20, 2024 0

By Frances Mao BBC News South Korea’s government has ordered more than 1,000 junior doctors to return...

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Selase Ken Bannor appointed member of the VRFA referees appointment committee

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Selase Ken Bannor appointed member of the VRFA referees appointment committee

Rustum Senorgbe February 19, 2024 0

By Julius Addae ODURO A member of Ex TV production crew, Selase Ken Bannor appointed member of...

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Papua New Guinea ambush: More than 60 shot dead in Highlands region 

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Papua New Guinea ambush: More than 60 shot dead in Highlands region 

Rustum Senorgbe February 19, 2024 0

By Tiffanie Turnbull & Kelly Ng in Sydney and Singapore At least 64 people have died in...

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Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured near Super Bowl parade 

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Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured near Super Bowl parade 

Rustum Senorgbe February 15, 2024 0

By Nadine Yousif & Mike Wendling BBC News One person has died and 21 people were wounded...

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Nigeria cost of living: People turn to ‘throw-away’ rice for food 

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Nigeria cost of living: People turn to ‘throw-away’ rice for food 

Rustum Senorgbe February 14, 2024 0

By Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Abuja As the rising cost of living continues to bite, many in...

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Lakewood Church: Armed woman killed in Joel Osteen Texas megachurch shootout 

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Lakewood Church: Armed woman killed in Joel Osteen Texas megachurch shootout 

Rustum Senorgbe February 13, 2024 0

By Chloe Kim BBC News A woman clad in a trench coat and accompanied by a child...

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