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Abiy Ahmed elected as chairman of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected Abiy Ahmed as its new chairman, according to state media. The announcement on Tuesday by state broadcaster FANA means that Ahmed, who hails from the Oromo ethnic group, is now expected to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as Ethiopia’s prime minister. The chairman of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition has historically also…

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Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: The scandal to this level

Whistle-blower Christopher Wylie told a UK parliamentary committee there could have been a different Brexit referendum outcome had it not been for « cheating » by proponents wanting to leave the EU.  Wylie’s hearing on Tuesday was the latest in a flurry of news events since a story broke on how a company called Cambridge Analytica allegedly used…

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Smith, Warner and Bancroft to leave South Africa

Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will leave South Africa on Wednesday in the wake of their pre-meditated plan to tamper with the ball on the third day of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. They will be told of their « significant » Cricket Australia code of behaviour sanctions within 24 hours. However the…

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Mum’s heartbreak as twin brothers both identified with most cancers factual days apart

Twin brothers were diagnosed with testicular cancer within days of each other – at just 23 years of age. But Ryan and Sean Collard’s stories could not be more different. Newly-qualified teacher Ryan spent weeks visiting first his GP then three separate hospitals before his condition was finally recognised – with one doctor suggesting he…

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Mysterious North Korean ‘first-fee’ on Beijing consult with

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NATO joins wave of Russian diplomat expulsions

LONDON (AP) — NATO on Tuesday joined a wave of countries and groups expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Russia denounced the actions as « boorish » and pledged to retaliate. The mass expulsions were a show of solidarity for Britain, which blames Russia for the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei…