Scrap one-word ratings for adult social care too, say councils
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCalls have been made for one-word ratings by the health watchdog for adult social care services to be scrapped just as they…
Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTorrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in…
Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly zoo reptiles into flooded communities
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAdam has collapsed in north-eastern Nigeria, unleashing severe flooding that prompted evacuations and swept deadly reptiles from a zoo into communities in…
Nigerians In Libya Cry For Help, Say Police Move From House To House, Arresting Black Africans, Dump Them In Desert Without Food, Water
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigerians living in Libya have called on the Nigerian government to rescue them from the atrocities of the police in the North…
How big is Europe’s cocaine problem – and what is the human cost?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the past 10 years, Europe has developed a serious cocaine problem. The drug, originating in the jungles of South America, is…
Mother becomes first person in UK to receive 10-minute injection to slow MS progression
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmma Cullen previously had to undergo intravenous (IV) infusion twice a year, with each visit taking up to four hours. Read More
Australia to ban young children from social media
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia could ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, to fight what the country’s Prime Minister has called…
Indian state imposes curfew and shuts internet after fresh wave of ethnic clashes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndian authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of Manipur following protests…
Floods hit millions in West and Central Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteParts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which…
Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete dies from burns, hospital says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her…