In a first, robot commits suicide in South Korea sparking row over workload
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A robot civil servant employed by the Gumi City Council in South Korea was discovered unresponsive after an apparent fall down a…
Fibreglass from boats found in food chain for first time
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tiny fragments of glass fibre widely used to make small boats around the world have been found in the marine food chain…
Fourth Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, but CDC Says Public Risk Still Low
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, a fourth case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in another…
Former high jump world champion found dead at cemetery near Pretoria
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A former world high jump champion has been found dead with his body dumped in a field beside a cemetery in south…
Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India’s biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said…
Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least seven people
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica on Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed…
Germany’s first Africa-born MP to stand down after racist abuse
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The first Africa-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks…
Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage, Imposes 15-Year Prison Sentence For Violators Including Parents, Groom, Wedding Guests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has signed into law a bill prohibiting child marriage, imposing harsh penalties on offenders. Read More
Nigerian Man Arrested In Libya For 'Stabbing Fellow Migrant Worker To Death'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Nigerian national has been reportedly arrested by the police in Sabha city, southwestern Libya over the murder of a migrant worker. …
Seven Injured After Collapse Of Two-Storey Building In Lagos
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Reading Time: < 1 minute No fewer than seven people on Wednesday sustained injuries after a newly completed two-storey building collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos…