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Man sets himself on fire in front of son
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A former maths prodigy and promising medical student burned himself to death in front of his teenage son after running up gambling debts of £250,000, an inquest heard.
Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence
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A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence.
Nigeria's Boko Haram commander killed in air strike
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Boko Haram militant group leader Alhaji Modu, alias Bem Bem, was killed last week in an air strike, the Nigeria military announced on Sunday.
At least 15 killed in fresh DR Congo rebel attacks
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Rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 15 civilians and an army captain during attacks on villages over the weekend.
Dozens pilgrims dead after Croatia bus crash
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Twelve people have been killed after a bus carrying Polish pilgrims veered off a road in Croatia on Saturday and ended up in a ditch.
Uganda shuts down prominent LGBT rights group
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Ugandan officials have banned a prominent LGBT rights group in a major setback for the community there.
Israel-Gaza: Death toll rises as Israel kills second top militant
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Israel has killed a second top militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, as the death toll continues to rise from air strikes in Gaza.
Life expectancy in Africa grows 10 years - WHO
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Life expectancy in rising in Africa - with people living nearly 10 years longer, from 46 years to 56 years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Israel-Gaza: Palestinian civilians and militants killed amid flare-up
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Tensions remain high after a night of heavy weapons fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M in total damages over false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories
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US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $49.3m (£41m) in damages after falsely claiming a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
Court sentence man to death for raping, murdering job-seeker
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A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man to death by hanging after he raped and murdered a woman lured under false pretenses to what she thought was a job interview.
US urges Russia to accept deal to free jailed Brittney Griner
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The US has urged Moscow to accept a deal to free basketball player Brittney Griner, who has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison.
Four people critically injured by lightning strike near White House
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