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Biden casts early vote in polarized midterm elections

Wasington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden voted early in this year’s polarized midterm elections on Saturday, casting his ballot alongside his 18-year-old granddaughter Natalie Biden at a polling station in his home state of Delaware. “This is not a referendum,” the Democrat said of the upcoming midterms. …

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Death toll from Mogadishu car bomb attacks hit 100 as attacks condemned

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Twin car bomb explosions targeting Somalia’s Education Ministry building on Saturday killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Sunday. The fatalities are likely to rise, Mohamud told media after visiting the bombing site early Sunday. Several …

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Bulemeezi banned from Masaza tournament over indiscipline

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bulemeezi County has been banned from this year’s Buganda Kingdom Masaza Cup football tournament over indiscipline by the fans. The ban follows an investigation into the chaos that erupted after the semi-final return leg on October 16, 2022 against Buddu County at Kasana playground in …

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Tension in region as DRC expels Rwandan ambassador

Kigali, Rwanda | ANADOLU AGENCY | Tensions between the Congo and Rwanda hit a new low Saturday as the top defense body asked the government to expel the Rwandan ambassador amid tensions concerning M23 rebels fighting in North Kivu province. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya announced the directive on state television after …

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Lawyer stabs husband to death, hands herself in to police

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A lawyer and senior member in the Democratic Party (DP), is in police custody in Gulu City for alleged murder. Francesca Amony, a former National Secretary for the DP Women’s League handed herself in at Lacor Police Post, in Bardege-Layibi Division, after she reportedly stubbed …

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HALLOWEEN: 146 killed, 150 injured in stampede in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea | Xinhua | At least 146 people were killed and 150 others injured in a stampede accident that occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district of the South Korean capital Seoul, during Halloween gatherings, local authorities said early Sunday morning. Local media reported earlier that about 50 …

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