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LOS ANGELES. – The death toll in a raging California wildfire has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state’s history as firefighters battling blazes at both ends of the state…
Italy hosts Libya conference
PARIS. – Libya’s key political players meet with global leaders in the southern Italian city of Palermo Monday in the latest bid by major powers to kickstart a long-stalled political process and trigger elections.
Khashoggi’s last words: ‘I’m suffocating’
ANKARA. – The head of investigations at the Turkish Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi’s last words were “I’m suffocating … Take this bag off my head,…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘worst’ in country’s history
KINSHASA. – The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the country’s history, the health ministry says. Almost 200 people have died…
Kidnapped Cameroon teachers and students released
YAOUNDE. – The final four hostages of the 81 people kidnapped from a boarding school in Cameroon have been released. The principal, one teacher and two students were dropped off on…
Magufuli fires two ministers over cashew nut price row
DAR ES SALAAM. – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli said the government could buy up the country’s cashew nut stock after he fired two ministers and dissolved the industry regulator in a…
Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
SINGAPORE. – Singapore’s prime minister made an impassioned plea Monday for open markets and warned “political pressures” were driving countries apart, in a swipe at rising protectionism at the start of…
Saudi minister calls for 1 mln bpd global oil output cut
RIYADH. – Saudi Arabia’s energy minister called Monday for a global output cut of one million barrels per day to re-balance the market, as Riyadh unveiled plans to cut production by 500,000 bpd from December.
175 dead, over 10 000 affected with cholera in Nigeria
LAGOS. – Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in crowded camps, the Norwegian Refugee…
At least 11 boys die in Uganda boarding school fire
KAMPALA. – Eleven boys perished and another 20 suffered severe burns in a fire that gutted their dormitories in Uganda while they slept, police said Monday. Henry Nsubuga, headmaster of…