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Flores Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 5, Says NTT Governor

NTT Governor Melki Laka Lena confirmed five fatalities following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island.

  • Death toll from magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Flores rises to 5
  • Two victims died in Maumere, three in Manggarai Regency
  • Governor Melki Laka Lena to inspect disaster locations in Flores

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Enugu Police Bust Criminal Syndicates, Arrest 14 Kidnap Suspects

*Recover 5 AK-47 Riffles, 2 pump action rifles, ammunition Gideon Arinze in Enugu The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded 14 kidnap suspects involved in various kidnap operations

  • Enugu Police arrest 14 suspects in kidnapping operations.
  • Suspects linked to St. Joseph's Church kidnapping flee to Port Harcourt.
  • Firearms, ammunition, and criminal proceeds recovered.

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Our Death Certificate Problem

We grew up hearing these stories. Scandalous tales about how a new family or children emerge after a man dies suddenly. Bastard children? Ah! That one plenty! A hidden wife and kids in another state?

  • Fake death certificate shocked Nigerian family
  • Death certificates crucial for legal, administrative processes
  • Nigeria's weak death-registration system leaves most deaths unregistered

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Floods cause learning crisis in Chitral

Students cross a makeshift bridge over a stream in Yarkhoon valley, Upper Chitral. — Dawn CHITRAL: Education of hundreds of schoolchildren across Chitral valley has been severely disrupted following a spate of climate change-induced glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) and flash floods triggered by cloudbursts, which have washed away…

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'We may lose battles, but we will win the war’: Fuziah urges PKR to keep fighting

PKR secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh has called on party members to remain undaunted by failure and setbacks, urging them to rise again and continue defending their ideals in the pursuit of a…

  • PKR Secretary-General Fuziah Salleh urges party members to persevere despite setbacks.
  • She compares challenges to a Malay proverb about leaning on remaining resources.
  • Fuziah emphasizes setbacks are part of the struggle, not its end.

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Democrats’ early 2028 primary calendar set to prioritize Black and Latino voters, organized labor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats’ process for picking a 2028 presidential nominee will likely kick off in states where candidates will need to appeal to key supporters such as Black and…

  • 2028 Democratic primary calendar prioritizes Black and Latino voters
  • Nevada set as second early state, shifting Iowa's winter focus
  • South Carolina to kick off early voting on January 22

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America’s AI election

Jill Lepore on how opposition to data centres is reshaping politics — and what history tells us about regulating new technologies

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Reactionary Americas: The global laboratory of the right

The election of Abelardo de la Espriella as Colombia’s president marks the latest advance of leaders and movements that are reshaping the political map of the region. With the notable exceptions of Mexico and Brazil, the right is gaining ground and threatening to roll back many of the political and social advances of recent decades

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