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Fayemi declares incumbent governor, Fayose "enemy of Ekiti state"

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National Weather Service warns of hail, flood risks Monday in Will County

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AU vows efforts to mitigate new Ebola outbreak in DRC

A new experimental vaccine has been shown to be highly effective, though quantities are now limited. According to the World Health Organisation on Monday, a...

Manchester United, Liverpool 'invited to new Club World Cup'

The new competition would see the scrapping of the current Club World Cup, held annually in December, along with the Confederations Cup which is held in the sum...

Mourners line streets of Liverpool to say farewell to Alfie Evans

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Malaysia's Mahathir Vows to Investigate Toppled Government

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Graduates fear telling employers about issues

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WOW Air Is Launching $199 Flights From the USA to India

Wow's new route is available from New York City (Newark), Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and St. Louis, and those ...

United Nations chief to meet Trump after USA nuclear deal exit

In June, US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Leader, Kim Jong-Un will meet in Singapore for the first such high level talks since the end of the Kore...

#WorldCupWith360nobs: Nigerian Coach Announces 30-Man Provisional Squad For Russia 2018

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World Health Organization calls for trans fats to be eliminated within five years

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CISCE students confident of good results, stay calm before big day

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education ICSE Examination for the year 2018 was conducted from February 26- March 2. THE Council for the Indian School ...

Tammany Parish School Board set to trim property tax rate

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The deal would have to be approved at the owners meetings in Atlanta in May. Tepper, who is the founder of Appaloosa Management, is worth an estimated $11 bil...

United States scientists achieve world's first memory transplant

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Scientists Develop Common Cold Cure

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United States offers to help rebuild North Korea economy

The talks, which are expected to last one day, are set to focus on North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and ballistic weapons programmes. Following the r...

BBC sees off Netflix as drama Peaky Blinders leads the pack

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Pregnant Cardi B Attacked Outside A Clothes Shop

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Since the ad aired Friday, Davis said he had been inundated with "belligerent, vulgar" messages from NRA supporters, as well as donations and messages from peop...

Lincolnshire child mental health referrals double

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Get rid of trans fats, World Health Organization urges

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released on Monday, an initiative called REPLACE that will provide guidance for all countries on how to remove artific...

World Health Organization reports new Ebola case in DR Congo

There is no specific treatment for the virus, and it can prove fatal in up to 90 percent of cases. The Democratic Republic of Congo and United Nations age...

More victims sickened from salmonella outbreak that led to massive egg recall

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Armenia's New Leader Pashinyan Meets Putin, Seeks Deeper Military Ties With Russia

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Indigo bomb threat: Man upset with airline makes hoax call

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