
Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15 off Nigeria 44 mins ago Nigeria
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Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off Nigeria
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Entities: William Mallard[1]; Frances Kerry[1]; Sao[1]; Jonathan Saul[1]; David Johnson[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Mustafa Kaya[1]; Raissa Kasolowsky[1]; Jonathan Spicer[1];
Other categories: Conflict; Increased Militization; Current Issues in Africa;
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David Johnson said: "The fact that someone died, the number of people taken and the apparent use of explosives to breach the ship's citadel means it is a potential game-changer,"
Mustafa Kaya said: "Since that area is where many attacks take place, they take cautions against pirates,"
Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual. One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the.......

Mr Hancock says case numbers are 'incredibly high' and the NHS remains under intense pressure
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Matt Hancock reveals 77 cases of South Africa coronavirus variant found in UK Mirror
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Entities: Boris Johnson[1]; Rex Shutterstock[1]; Matt Hancock[4]; The UK[1]; Sophy Ridge[1]; Sir[2]; Neil Hall[1]; Patrick Vallance[1]; Lisa Nandy[1]; Andrew Marr[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Communicable Diseases; Africa 2063; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
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Matt Hancock said: "At the moment it (cases) is all linked to travel"
At least 77 cases of the South African variant of the coronavirus have been found in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. But the cases are all linked to travellers arriving in the UK, rather than community transmission, Matt Hancock added. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr cases were under.......

Give five more years to BJP, will make Assam flood-free: Amit Shah
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Give five more years to BJP, will make Assam flood-free: Amit Shah
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Entities: Badruddin Ajmal[3]; Commission[2]; Grand Alliance[1]; Narendra Modi[1]; Narendra Modi led[1]; Amit Shah[2]; British[1];
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Asserting that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government has made Assam free from bullets and agitations, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged people to give five more years to make the state free from flood too. While addressing 'Vijay Sankalp Samaroh' rally in poll-bound Assam's.......

New Zealand detects first community virus case in two months
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Covid: New Zealand reports first case in the community in months
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Entities: Chris Hipkins[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
New Zealand has been praised for its handling of the pandemic. New Zealand has reported its first case of Covid-19 outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months. Health officials said a 56-year-old woman who had recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing a compulsory two-week period of managed isolation....

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Suspected jihadists kill three Mali soldiers: military
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Suspected jihadists kill three Mali soldiers: military
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Entities: On Thursday[1]; Qaeda[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict; ACSRT (CAERT); Current Issues in Africa;
Soldiers carry flag-draped coffins of the comrades, that the army said were killed. REUTERS/Matthieu Rosier Twin attacks on the army in central Mali overnight killed three soldiers while five of the alleged attackers were also left dead, security sources said Sunday....

Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge
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Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge
wsoctv Sunday, January 24, 2021 5:30:00 PM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Emmerson Mnangagwa[1]; Johns Hopkins[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Communicable Diseases; Conflict; Conflict; Africa 2063; Increased Militization; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
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Emmerson Mnangagwa said: “The pandemic has been indiscriminate. There are no spectators, adjudicators, no holier than thou. No supermen or superwomen. We are all exposed,”
Pallbearers carry the coffin of a government minister of Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba who died of COVID-19, at the Heroes Acre in Harare, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa who presided over the burial called the pandemic "evil" and urged people to wear masks, practice social.......

Metro 42 mins ago Gunmen kidnap, kill Taraba Council Chairman
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Council chairman, nephew killed by gunmen in Taraba
dailytrust Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:28:00 PM EAT | info [other]
Entities: David Misal[1]; Daily[1];
Other categories: Conflict; EnforcedDissapearancesAbductions; Current Issues in Africa;
Police in Jalingo, Taraba state have confirmed the killing of the Chairman of Ardo-kola local government area, Hon. Salihu Dovo and his nephew, Timothy Aminu by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The spokesman of the command, DSP David Misal has however revealed that three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident....

W. Sahara's Polisario Front Attacks Guerguerat Border Area
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W. Sahara rebels launch attack, warn Morocco of escalation
modernghana Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:54:00 PM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Donald Trump[1]; Sidi Ould[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict; ACSRT (CAERT); Africa 2063; Harassment And Intimidation; Current Issues in Africa;
Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco over the disputed territory of Western Sahara on Sunday vowed a military escalation, hours after launching an overnight attack. The Polisario Front said they had bombarded the Morocco-controlled area of Guerguerat, a crossing point between Western Sahara and Mauritania in a UN-patrolled buffer zone....

Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu's passing
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Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu's passing
eyewitness-news Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:51:00 PM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Jackson Mthembu[1]; Saida Harrigan[6]; Cyril Ramaphosa[3]; Zweli Mkhize[2]; Thandi Modise[1];
Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu’s passing. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church during his official funeral in his hometown of Emalahleni. JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said it was unbearable that.......
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