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Snoop Dogg delighted crowds in northern Italy on 4 February as he joined the Olympic torch relay in Gallarate, near Milan, jogging, dancing and waving to locals along the route.

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The public prosecutor's office said forensic experts had been dispatched to Zintan in northwest Libya, where he was shot dead, adding that efforts were underway to identify suspects.

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It has criticised them as disproportionate to the "seriousness and gravity" of the incidents during the 18 January match.

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DA leader John Steenhuisen's decision comes ahead of local government elections due later this year.

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Storm Leonardo swept across Portugal on Wednesday, flooding towns and battering the coast with strong winds.

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Ghana's consumer inflation slowed further to 3.8% in January, extending a 13-month disinflation streak, according to the Ghana Statistical Service.

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Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

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Spain woke up to flooding across Andalucía on Wednesday as Storm Leonardo dumped heavy rain on the region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it is intensifying cooperation with African partners to confront a growing terrorist threat, increasingly linking security efforts with economic development and long-term regional stability.

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[CPJ] Lusaka -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Namibian authorities to respect and safeguard reporters, following Jemima Beukes expulsion from the president's official residence and online threats against Tracy Tafirenyika after a minister made xenophobic comments about her.

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[GAVI] Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive campaigns for the first time in over three years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Wednesday held a high-level strategic meeting with World Health Organization (WHO) officials to strengthen collaboration aimed at accelerating Kenya's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda.

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[New Times] A Ghanaian man in Denmark has reportedly killed himself after paternity tests for children he raised returned negative.

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Trump on Tuesday signed into law an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, but the extension is short-term and lasts only until December 31.

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[Namibian] Health and social services minister Esperance Luvindao says Namibia has only one specialist oncologist in the public health sector, a shortage that is severely limiting early cancer detection and timely treatment.

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[Africa Check] No, Gammora is not a 'cure' for HIV. False promises and fake medicine being sold on social media

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The strike late Tuesday in Kwara state came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against what it called "terrorist elements".

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[spotlight] Sales of weight loss medicines like Ozempic and Mounjaro have sky-rocketed in South Africa in recent years, although they remain too expensive for most people who might benefit from the jabs. In the first article of this special series, Spotlight tracks their remarkable rise and assesses when they will become more widely available here.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is set to experience near-average to above-average rainfall in several key regions during the March-April-May (MAM) 2026 "Long Rains" season, the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has forecast.

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[MSF] Juba -- Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. One MSF staff member suffered minor injuries. The hospital's main warehouse was destroyed during the attack, and we lost most of our critical supplies for providing medical care.

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[GroundUp] But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December