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Number of cholera cases surges in Mozambique
The number of cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique has risen sharply in communities affected by flooding.
Health officials told journalists in the coastal city of...
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned after weeks of mass protests.
The BBC said in a report that Mr. Bouteflika who had been in power...
New York to ban single-use plastic bags
New York is due to become the second state in the United States to stop shops from providing plastic bags for most purchases.
The ban...
Thousands of Kenyans face starvation
The United Nations says war and climate-related disasters are leaving millions of people around the world fighting against hunger every day.
Countries in Africa remain...
Vietnamese woman pleads guilty to lesser charge Kim Jong-nams’s murder trial
A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt...
Turkey local elections: Setback for Erdogan in big cities
The party of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections in a setback after 16 years...
British MPs prepare for votes in bid to break deadlock
MPs are debating eight proposals on the future of Brexit ahead of votes later on a way forward.
It comes after MPs took control of...
New York county declares measles outbreak emergency
A county in New York State has declared a state of emergency following a severe outbreak of measles.
According to the BBC, Rockland County, on...
Flash floods kill at least 19 in southern Iran
Flash floods in southern Iran have killed at least 19 people and injured at least 100 more, officials say.
Dramatic footage on social media showed...
EU citizens in Britain could be denied access to certain benefits after Brexit
EU citizens in Britain could be denied access to benefits such as council housing and social security payments after Brexit, a report has warned.
MPs...