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Iraqi Kurds decisively back independence in referendum
People living in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence for the Kurdistan Region in Monday's controversial referendum.
The electoral commission said 92% of...
Spanish woman ‘crushed between floors’ in hospital lift
A Spanish woman has died after being crushed in a freak accident involving a hospital lift, Spanish media report.
Rocío Cortés Núñez, age 25, had...
First womb transplant conducted in the United Kingdom
Surgeons in Oxford have carried out the first womb transplant in the UK.
Doctors say that the recipient, a 34 year old woman and the...
Oil spill disrupts livelihoods in Nigerian fishing and farming communities
A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in fishing and farming communities in...
India vows to eliminate single-use plastics by 2022
India, the Global host of World Environment Day this year, went big in its commitment to Beat Plastic Pollution with an announcement yesterday to...
Somali refugees killed as forces clash in Mogadishu
At least 11 people have been killed in Mogadishu after rival Somali security forces argued over who was in charge.
The security forces reportedly opened...
FBI ‘raids ex-Trump chairman’s house’
The FBI has conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Virginia home of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, US media have reported.
Federal agents...
North Korea says sanctions will accelerate nuclear programme
North Korea has warned that more sanctions and pressure will only make it accelerate its nuclear programme, according to a report by the BBC.
In...
Liz Truss becomes UK prime minister after meeting Queen at Balmoral
Liz Truss has become the UK’s new prime minister after meeting the Queen at Balmoral, where she was asked to form a government after...
US Congress reaches budget deal with White House
Republicans in the US Congress have reached a compromise budget deal with the White House to avert the prospect of a renewed government shutdown.
If...
