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The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting.…

Will Smith’s slavery film Emancipation has pulled out of filming in Georgia over what the star has called the US state’s new “regressive voting laws”. In…

At least 40 people were burnt alive after a bus carrying flammable cargo crashed and burst into flames in Democratic of Congo’s province of Kwilu, east…

US rapper and actor DMX has died at the age of 50, five days after suffering a heart attack. The performer, whose real name was Earl…

The president of Ivory Coast has said that the former leader Laurent Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude are free to return to the…

Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuel a surge in cases. Hospitals…

The Russian president has signed legislation that gives him the right to run for two more consecutive terms. The constitutional amendment was approved by referendum last…

A construction site manager whose lorry slid onto a railway track and led to Taiwan’s worst train disaster in decades has expressed “deep regret”. Lee Yi-hsiang,…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of crimes against humanity. It paves the way for…

The White House dog Major has bitten again, just days after returning from training in Delaware following a similar incident earlier this month. A spokesman for…

The South African government has banned the sale of takeaway alcohol over this weekend’s Easter holiday to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. President Cyril Ramaphosa…

High Street photographic equipment chain Jessops has filed a notice to appoint administrators. The camera retailer, which employs 120 staff and has 17 stores, is owned…