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Children making their First Communion were accompanied by masked "Dancing Devils" in Tarmas, Venezuela. The centuries-old Corpus Christi celebration symbolises the triumph of good over evil and remains a key cultural tradition.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5-The Ministry of Health has initiated a fresh push to tighten Kenya's tobacco control framework with proposed rules that would completely ban shisha smoking and all waterpipe tobacco products, citing emerging public health risks and new product variations that have outpaced existing regulations.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5 - The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has moved to reassure employers that current pension contribution rates remain in force, dismissing calls to revert to the previous Sh200 employee and Sh200 employer deductions despite ongoing court disputes over the NSSF Act, 2013.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Architectural concepts for the proposed Raila Odinga Mausoleum emerged on Thursday during a design review meeting attended by Raila Odinga Jr, senior government officials, and technical experts from heritage and infrastructure institutions, offering a glimpse of plans under consideration for the project.

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[Capital FM] Midrand, South Africa -- President William Ruto has challenged African businesses and entrepreneurs to stop looking overseas for markets and begin trading more aggressively in Africa.

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Thousands joined Jerusalem Pride parade on 4 June, under heavy security, marching for equality and acceptance in a deeply conservative, religiously significant city.

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They are demanding urgent government action to secure the release of students kidnapped from three schools in Oyo State.

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Denmark has launched a post-mortem examination on Timmy, a humpback whale whose struggle to return to the sea captured public attention in Germany and beyond. Scientists hope to determine why the animal died weeks after being returned to open waters.

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[IPS] Zagreb, Croatia -- In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills programme for marginalized rural young women, was more than a ceremony. It demonstrated the power of targeted investment, trusted local partnerships and women's economic empowerment.

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[New Zimbabwe] The American Embassy in Harare has congratulated Zimbabwe on its recent election into the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member.

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[New Zimbabwe] CIMAS Health Group has announced a US$7,000 Healthathon that seeks to incubate local technological innovations that address challenges within Zimbabwe's health care sector.

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[New Zimbabwe] OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is digging his own grave by forcing through the highly contested Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3).

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[Nile Post] More than 500 villages in Namisindwa District are at risk of displacement following the emergence of widening landslide cracks across several sub-counties, with local leaders warning of an escalating disaster triggered by ongoing heavy rains.

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[DW] Mali's military government is offering $3.5 million for information leading to the arrest or killing of Iyad Ag Ghaly. The junta is also offering smaller rewards for other suspects, including Tuareg separatists.

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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's comments came after two days of clashes between government and opposition forces.

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[This Day] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), have announced enhanced cooperation at ICAO Aviation Climate Week to advance transparency and integrity in tracking progress and accelerating the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).

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[New Times] When Julienne Nyirandinabo delivered her third child by C-section in 2018, she never imagined the operation would lead to a life-altering medical condition.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Anioma State Creation movement has warned that any threat to the re-election of Senator Ned Nwoko could undermine the long-standing quest for the creation of Anioma State, a campaign that has spanned seven decades.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to supporting continental efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to Ebola, underscoring the importance of coordinated African action in addressing public health threats.