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Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

World

EU court says Poland broke air quality laws

World

Thai junta under pressure to tackle pollution ‘crisis’

World

Fresh rocket fire on Syria enclave kills 13: monitor

World

Trump suggests arming teachers at emotional meeting with shooting survivors

World

Scientists recreate virtual copy of Mexican underwater cave

World

Billy Graham: preacher to millions, adviser to presidents

World

Ivanka and North Korean general to attend Olympic closing

World

In Mexican cartel country, priests have uneasy ties with narcos

Africa

Somalia’s first forensic lab targets rape impunity

Africa

Cobalt prices soar, but Congo’s small miners see little of the gain

World

Mourinho hails McTominay after leaving out Pogba for Sevilla draw

World

Precision cancer therapy works in 3/4 of patients: study

Africa

Chad and Glencore agree to restructure $1 bn oil loan

World

Netanyahu confidant agrees to testify against him

World

Weekend stargazer wins supernova ‘cosmic lottery’

Africa

Tanzania civil society decries ‘unprecedented’ violations

Africa

DR Congo pushes ahead with electronic voting despite criticism

Africa

Touch of Klaasen as South Africa beat India by six wickets

Business

S.Africa hikes sales tax in ‘tough’ post-Zuma budget

Africa

Unprecedented ‘fake medicines’ trial opens in Benin

Africa

Ebola effects on Liberia health system ‘killed more than virus’

Africa

Mali blast kills two French soldiers

World

Scientists set off to explore new Antarctic ecosystem

World

Gaza to pump sewage straight into sea as crisis worsens

Africa

‘Overwhelmed with joy’- Nigeria’s bobsleigh women savour Olympic moment

Africa

African migrants start hunger strike over Israel expulsion

Africa

EU to double funding for African Sahel force: sources

World

KFC counts its chickens as UK stores slowly reopen

Africa

Weah’s promised land: Liberia confronts age-old disputes

World

Juncker’s ‘monster’ wins top EU job

World

Kin of ‘world’s ugliest animal’ among fish hauled off Australia abyss

World

US conservatives gather as Trump faces pressure on multiple fronts

World

US-Russia ties will be hard to repair: Moscow

World

Trump junior says presidency is costing the family firm

World

Lloyds profits surge as bank builds on recovery

World

Top experts warn against ‘malicious use’ of AI

World

Rash of forest fires breaks out in Indonesia

World

Delhi’s ‘lost’ Mughal garden reopens as public park

Health

Dementia clearly linked to chronic boozing: study

World

French WWI soldier identified by DNA to be laid to rest

World

Tasmanian tiger just another marsupial in the pouch

World

Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is ‘legitimate target’

Africa

Subdued birthday for Zimbabwe’s ousted Mugabe

Africa

Six killed in attack on S.Africa police station

Africa

‘I inherited a broke country’, says new Liberian president

World

Coming decades vital for future sea level rise: study

Africa

Kidnapped aid worker freed in DR Congo: NGO

Africa

DR Congo leader Kabila names new interior minister

Africa

Third of Burundi population needs humanitarian aid: UN

World

Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech

Africa

Zimbabwe bids farewell to opposition hero Tsvangirai

World

EU nations should seize chance to boost renewable energy: study

Africa

S.Africa’s Ramaphosa wants Marikana massacre ‘atonement’ role

World

Sweden killer claims truck rampage for IS ‘caliphate’

Health

In dieting, low-fat or low-carb are the same: study

Africa

Leading Zimbabwe pastor warns elections may be rigged

Africa

Sharp decline in illegal migrants entering EU in 2017: Frontex

World

France arrests three linked to Barcelona attacks: Spain

Africa

Nigerian court orders separate trial for pro-Biafra leader

World

Oxfam investigates new sexual misconduct cases as MPs grill bosses

World

Russian Olympic chiefs confirm curler tested positive for meldonium

World

Hazardous effort to recover bodies from plane crash in Iran mountains

World

Poland illegally logged in ancient forest: EU court advisor

World

Pesticide traces in three-quarters of French fruit: report

World

Archaeologists find fossils, Mayan relics in giant underwater cave in Mexico

Africa

E.Guinea slams France for ‘violating’ sovereignty in VP graft case

Africa

Over 5 million seek to vote in controversial Burundi poll: election chief

Africa

New take on real-life hijack drama in ‘7 Days in Entebbe’

News

Gupta brothers are heroes in the small Indian town of Saharanpur

Africa

Togo to free 45 opposition supporters from custody

World

New raids on Syria rebel enclave kill 45 civilians: monitor

World

Germany seeks to fine scientists over monkey experiments

Africa

Mozambique president presses peace deal with opposition

Africa

Libya coastguard rescues 441 migrants from drifting boats