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Hong Kong students, officials set for first talks on political crisis

YoopyaOct 21, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Senior Hong Kong government officials will meet student leaders for the first time on Tuesday in an attempt to defuse more than three

Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years for Steenkamp killing

YoopyaOct 21, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – A South African judge on Tuesday sentenced Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for the negligent killing

Nigeria declared Ebola-free after containing virus

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization declared Nigeria Ebola free on Monday after a 42 day period with no new cases, in a success story

Liberian leader say Ebola risks ‘lost generation’, urges action

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 25, 20230

DAKAR (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in West Africa risks unleashing an economic catastrophe that will leave a lost generation of young West Africans, Liberian

Nigerians doubtful of girls’ release after Boko Haram “truce” breached

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 25, 20230

By Tim Cocks LAGOS (Reuters) – – A wave of violence hours after Nigeria’s government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday

U.S. Ebola czar seeks to reverse government mistakes, step up response

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. Ebola czar Ron Klain faces a hefty to-do list when he begins his new role: soothe Americans’ jitters about the virus, fix federal

Pistorius should serve at least 10 years in prison: prosecutor

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Prosecutors called on Friday for South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius to be jailed for at least 10 years for killing

Nigeria says reaches deal with Boko Haram to free abducted girls

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria said on Friday it had agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more

Lesotho’s king convenes parliament for first time since “coup”

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Lesotho’s king convened parliament on Friday for the first time since an alleged coup attempt in August as the southern African country strives

Russia and Ukraine reach tentative gas deal in tough Milan talks

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine made progress on Friday towards resolving a row over gas supplies, but European leaders said Moscow had to do much