Addicts swap drug dens for support centre in Abidjan
In Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan, vulnerable drug addicts say that discovering a secluded care and support centre in an upscale part of the city has helped them to turn around their lives.
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Afropop icon Adekunle Gold embraces Nigerian roots with new album
Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold returns to his roots on Friday with the release of his sixth album, "Fuji", which he described as a tribute to the ancestral sounds of his home country.
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Lithuania builds shelters as drones prowl border skies
Recent drone sorties over Lithuania and its neighbours have sparked fears of a full-scale Russian attack, prompting the small Baltic country to encourage the building of bomb shelters.
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Wallabies bench O'Connor for All Blacks Test as Slipper set for farewell
Australia entrusted rookie Tane Edmed with playmaker duties ahead of the experienced James O'Connor for Saturday's crunch Rugby Championship Test with New Zealand that will be James Slipper's 151st and last.
Read morePhilippine quake toll rises to 72 as search winds down
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the missing wound down and rescuers turned their focus to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless.
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Zelensky at European summit as EU seeks to bolster backing
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to join talks with leaders from across Europe in Copenhagen Thursday, as the EU seeks to bolster Kyiv's fight against Russia in the face of dwindling US support.
Read morePapua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM
Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence.
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Over a dozen Australian suncreams pulled over safety concerns
Over a dozen suncreams have been pulled from shelves in Australia after consumer advocacy group analysis found many of them did not provide the sun protection factor their makers claimed.
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Dodgers down Reds to advance in MLB playoffs, Yankees stay alive
The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs as the New York Yankees stayed alive with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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Skipper Scott Barrett returns as All Blacks change six for Wallabies Test
Scott Barrett got the all-clear Thursday to return for New Zealand's must-win Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Perth, with the influential skipper among six changes to an injury-ravaged side.
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