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Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates

Sammi AwamiBBC News, Kasumulu border crossingGetty ImagesTanzanian traders have been ordered to halt all shipments to South Africa and MalawiA…

2 years ago

Vatican announces death of Pope Francis aged 88

PA MediaPope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88."This…

2 years ago

US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees

Tom Espiner and Peter HoskinsBusiness reporters, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US has revealed plans to impose port fees on Chinese ships…

2 years ago

French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks

Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said.GĂ©rald Darmanin said…

2 years ago

Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train lines were suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday.…

2 years ago

Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated

Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent…

2 years ago

Pope Francis waves to crowd in first public appearance since leaving hospital

Pope Francis waved to the crowd at the Vatican, as he made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. The…

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Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is in Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake…

2 years ago

Explosion at Spanish mine kills at least four

At least four people have died and two are missing after an explosion at a mine in northern Spain, officials…

2 years ago

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa names new army chief

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group…

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