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Birthday boy Yamal stands by ‘no fear’ comment ahead of France clash
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July 13 08:10 PM
DALLAS, United States (AFP) -- Lamine Yamal insisted on Monday he would take no fear into Spain's World Cup semi-final against France as he celebrated...
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Spain ‘favourites’ says Deschamps ahead of World Cup semi-final showdown
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DALLAS, United States (AFP) -- France coach Didier Deschamps insisted he still sees Spain as World Cup favourites on Monday ahead of Les Bleus' blockb...
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Gayle takes over at Arnett as JPL coaching shuffle continues
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Gayle takes over at Arnett as JPL coaching shuffle continues
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Veteran coach Marcel Gayle will be the new head coach of Arnett Gardens following last week's sudden resignation of Phillip Williams. The appointment ...
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Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to fill vacant US Senate seat
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Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to fill vacant US Senate seat
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday appointed the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham's younger sis...
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First Microcredit Act defendants signal guilty plea
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First Microcredit Act defendants signal guilty plea
July 13 05:21 PM
Two men charged in Jamaica's first prosecution under the Microcredit Act have indicated their intention to plead guilty to the charges. Otis Williams ...
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Attorney Ganga-Singh joins Hamilton’s defence in Williams defamation case
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Attorney Ganga-Singh joins Hamilton’s defence in Williams defamation case
July 13 04:51 PM
Rae Town Division Councillor Rosalie Hamilton is now being represented by attorney Charles Ganga-Singh in the defamation lawsuit brought against her b...
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Man found dead after St Mary house fire
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Man found dead after St Mary house fire
July 13 04:38 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica – St Mary police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found after a house fire in Huddersfield on Monday. The deceased...
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Ebola outbreak confirmed death toll tops 500 — WHO
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Ebola outbreak confirmed death toll tops 500 — WHO
July 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 500 people have now died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organization fi...
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‘We came from nothing’: DR Congo dreams of England World Cup upset
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‘We came from nothing’: DR Congo dreams of England World Cup upset
June 29, 2026
ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — DR Congo’s long road to a first World Cup in 52 years has been beset by challenges that their English opponents in the ...
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
June 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—Trials of two separate potential treatments to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expect...
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
June 12, 2026
Anti-migrant violence in South Africa has led to some citizens of other African countries using the World Cup to show their displeasure with the devel...
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
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First Ebola case confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province
May 21, 2026
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the...
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WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
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WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
May 17, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP)—The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the...
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No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DRC warns as as toll hits 80
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No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DRC warns as as toll hits 80
May 16, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP)—A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has caused scores of deaths has a "very high lethality rate" an...
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
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More World Cup heartbreak for Jamaica, beaten in play-off by DR Congo
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a final heartbreak in their bid to reach to the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998 ...
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Reggae Boyz, DR Congo locked 0-0 at halftime
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Reggae Boyz, DR Congo locked 0-0 at halftime
March 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and the Democratic Republic of Congo were locked at 0-0 at halftime in their FIFA Inter-Continental play-off final game at...
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‘At least 200’ feared dead in DR Congo landslide — gov’t
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‘At least 200’ feared dead in DR Congo landslide — gov’t
February 1, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared "at least 200 dead" in a "massive" landslide that st...
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More than 30,000 flee eastern DR Congo for Burundi—sources
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More than 30,000 flee eastern DR Congo for Burundi—sources
December 9, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya(AFP)—More than 30,000 people have fled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for Burundi in a week, sources told AFP on Tuesday after th...
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Clashes in DR Congo despite peace efforts
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Clashes in DR Congo despite peace efforts
September 22, 2025
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Intense clashes between anti-government M23 fighters and armed forces have taken place in eastern DR Congo in recent days i...
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New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 — health minister
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New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 — health minister
September 4, 2025
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 15...
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Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to ‘go to hell’
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Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to ‘go to hell’
April 7, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP)— Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that countries sanctioning Kigali could "go to hell", weeks after some nations imposed...
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South Africa and DRC discuss boosting ‘defence capabilities’
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South Africa and DRC discuss boosting ‘defence capabilities’
March 24, 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)—The Democratic Republic of Congo's defence minister began a visit to South Africa Monday aimed at strengthening "stra...
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Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
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Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
February 24, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP)--Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, s...
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UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
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UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
February 15, 2025
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP)--United Nations (UN)  chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrit...
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Six peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DR Congo
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Six peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DR Congo
January 25, 2025
GOMA, Undefined (AFP) -- Six foreign peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the Congolese army ...
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Over 400,000 displaced this year in east DRC violence— UN
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Over 400,000 displaced this year in east DRC violence— UN
January 24, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— More than 400,000 people have already been displaced this year due to intensifying violence in the eastern Democratic Repub...
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One in four in DR Congo face acute food insecurity— UN
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One in four in DR Congo face acute food insecurity— UN
October 28, 2024
ROME, Italy (AFP)— Almost one in four people in the Democratic Republic of Congo face acute food insecurity with conflict having displaced millions of...
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DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive, hoping to curb outbreak
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DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive, hoping to curb outbreak
October 5, 2024
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP)— The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturd...
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More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
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More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
October 3, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— More than 800 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday, warning the ep...
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