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WHO Pushes for Wider Access to Sickle Cell Treatment for Children

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The World Health Organization is pushing for wider access to effective and child-friendly treatment for sickle cell disease, as millions of families continue to face gaps in diagnosis, medicines and long-term care. The effort is particularly important for Africa. WHO says nearly 80% of sickle cell disease cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa, while the condition

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Tiger Woods Gets Five-Year Driving Ban After Florida Plea Deal

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Tiger Woods has been banned from driving for five years after reaching a plea agreement in an impaired-driving case linked to a rollover crash in Florida earlier this year. The 15-time major golf champion appeared at the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, 2 September, where he changed the not guilty plea he had previously entered.

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Badenoch Challenges Burnham Over How UK Will Fund Higher Defence Spending

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has challenged Prime Minister Andy Burnham over how his government intends to pay for increased UK defence spending, bringing national security and the state of Britain’s public finances into the centre of their first clashes in Parliament. The exchange came during Burnham’s first Prime Minister’s Questions since entering Downing Street. Badenoch

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PFIPC Probe: Reps Trace 58 Bank Accounts as Questions Grow Over Purported Government Agency

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has released preliminary findings from its investigation into the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, uncovering a network of about 58 bank accounts allegedly connected to its disputed Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. The findings go beyond the accounts. Lawmakers say their investigation has so far found no Act of the National

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Nigerian-British Taxi Driver Jailed Six Years Over Fatal UK Crash

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A Nigerian-British taxi driver has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and killing a man in Surrey, England. Kolawole Erunkulu, 45, from Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving following the collision on the A23 in Merstham. The crash happened shortly before 6:30am on 17 August

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DR Congo Ebola Death Toll Passes 3,000 as Outbreak Spreads

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed more than 3,000 people, making it the largest and deadliest outbreak of the disease in the country’s history. Government figures released on Wednesday showed that 3,007 people had died and 6,186 confirmed cases had been recorded. The outbreak has spread across six provinces

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Uber Exits Nigeria After 12 Years of Operations

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Uber is shutting down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria, ending a 12-year presence in Africa’s most populous country. The company confirmed that its services would cease on 2 September 2026, following what it described as a review of its business operations. Uber entered Nigeria in 2014 with a launch in Lagos before expanding its services

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Nigeria’s Economy Grows 4.43% in Second Quarter of 2026

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Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest quarterly growth rate in more than two years, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. The result marks an improvement from 3.89% in the first quarter of 2026 and 4.23% in the second quarter of 2025. Both the oil

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Egypt Sets US$15 Visa Levy From January 2027

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Egypt will apply a US$15 charge to entry and transit visas from 1 January 2027, under a government decision that also covers visas and some consular services provided by Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad. The measure is contained in Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2553 of 2026, issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. Under the decision, the

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Burnham Says UK Should Consider EU Rejoining Among Future Options

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Britain should consider a range of options for its long-term relationship with the European Union, including the possibility of rejoining the bloc. The comments signal a broader debate within the government over Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU, but they do not amount to a decision to seek renewed

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