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People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 2, 2024. - Paramilitary forces battling Sudan's regular army for more than a year said on June 29 they had taken Singa, a key state capital in the southeast, prompting thousands to flee, witnesses said. (Photo by AFP)

25 people drown in Sudan fleeing fighting

Around 25 people have drowned in Sudan’s southeast while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, a pro-democracy activists’ committee said Thursday. “Around 25 citizens, most of them
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Helicopter pilot dies fighting S’African fire

A HELICOPTER pilot died in a crash while fighting wildfires in South Africa’s renowned Cape Point nature reserve Sunday, officials said. The pilot, named as Hendrik “Bees” Marais, was among water-bombing
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Ebola, nearly beaten, returns by sea

IT seemed as if the Ebola crisis was abating. New cases were plummeting. The president lifted travel restrictions, and schools were to reopen. A local politician announced on the radio that two
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