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Kim apologises for killing of South Korean official
Seoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.
Cardinal forced out in rare Vatican resignation
Cardinal Becciu unexpectedly leaves his post, revealing he was told to do so by Pope Francis.
Two hurt in stabbing near Charlie Hebdo office
Two suspects are arrested after the incident near the scene of the deadly 2015 attack on the magazine.
Ginsburg becomes first US woman to lie in state
Thousands have already paid their respects as she lay in repose outside the Supreme Court this week.
Legendary Indian singer 'SPB' dies
SP Balasubrahmanyam sang more than 40,000 songs for films in 16 Indian languages.
'Body positivity has been commercialised'
Pop star Lizzo says the movement has been hijacked by those who don't need to benefit from it.
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The chief medical officers met to discuss the rise in coronavirus cases in Donegal and the north west.
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Thousands have already paid their respects as she lay in repose outside the Supreme Court this week.
Read moreWhen one astronaut realised he was going to be in space during a presidential election he was determined to vote. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao was the first American to vote in a presidential election from space. So how did he do it?
Two suspects are arrested after the incident near the scene of the deadly 2015 attack on the magazine.
Read moreNigerian artist Ayan De First promotes Yoruba culture by continuing a family legacy of the talking drum which was passed on from generations before him.
The instrument is carved from wood and covered on both ends by animal skin. Strings are used to hold together the skin and for tuning.
[The] "talking drum is a musical instrument that mimics the language or interprets human voices. This is a magical instrument, very valuable and useful because we use it to speak different languages, to appreciate people, to call names, to do whatever you want to do with it," he told the BBC's Gbolahan Macjob.
He said he played the instrument to the British royal family during the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebration in 2002.
"Yoruba culture is being much more appreciated and embraced. My message to everyone and our Yoruba people is that our culture - we have to preserve it, protect it and value it more."
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Amendment 4,passed in November 2018 in Florida, restored the voting rights of Floridians convicted on a felony charge. But then in 2019, the Republican Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, instituted a law that requires that people with felony records to pay all fines and fees associated with their sentence prior to the restoration of their voting rights. Mr DeSantis' critics claim this was a deliberate attempt to sabotage Amendment 4 - perhaps as a way of keeping a large number of black citizens off the voters' roll for good. Betty Riddle was convicted of a felony back in the Seventies when she was just 17 years old. After Amendment 4 was passed she managed one vote, in the presidential primaries, before the costs-and-fines ruling came down.
The United States and Nigeria’s Centres for Disease Control are to conduct a household survey to determine the extent of coronavirus infections in Nigeria.
People in four states including the biggest city, Lagos, will be asked if they wish to volunteer in the research which will include an antibody blood test to find out who has had the virus.
The exercise aims to help health professionals understand the transmission patterns and to find out how many people with the virus have shown no symptoms.
EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes to Ireland goes back to court.
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But plans to limit gatherings are held up, with some seeing it as a ruse to curb anti-PM protests.
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Seoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.
Read moreA South African song has inspired people from around the world to share videos of them dancing to the tune online. And when president Cyril Ramaphosa suggested the country should get on its feet and take the 'Jerusalema Challenge' to celebrate Heritage Day, news and sports anchor Nandi Tshabalala decided to take this on, along with her colleagues - on live TV. She explains what compelled her to take part and the power of the song to bring people together in a difficult year. Photo: Nandi Tshabalala dances to Jerusalema on live TV. Image courtesy of eNCAnews
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