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Lagos – Footage obtained by human rights group Amnesty International and released yesterday appears to show Nigerian soldiers slitting the throats of Boko Haram suspects and dumping their bodies in…
Stem-cell scandal claims Japanese scientist’s life
A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem-cell research scandal has apparently committed suicide, according to police. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised and coauthored stem cell research papers that had to…
Egypt arrests orphanage head over torture
Cairo – Egypt arrested the head of a Cairo orphanage on Monday after a video showing him allegedly beating young children triggered outrage on social media, officials said.
SA quake claims first victim
Johannesburg – One person has been confirmed dead following an earth tremor yesterday, said emergency workers. “A 31-year-old man was found deceased in an old mining village in Orkney, in…