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All Flights Across US Grounded Due To System Failure

All flights across the United States of America have been grounded following a system failure on Wednesday. The development reportedly left passengers stranded at various airports across the globe, as planned departures…

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Ebola-Free: Uganda Declares End To Outbreak

Uganda has declared the Ebola virus outbreak, which began four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people, to be over, on Wednesday. "We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," Health Minister…

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Amazon To Lay Off 18,000 Workers

American multinational technology company, Amazon, says it is planning to sack over 18,000 employees from its total workforce. The amount reflects 1.2 per cent of the corporation's 1.5 million global employees and is…

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Pope Benedict XVI Laid To Rest By Pope Francis

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on Thursday. The former pope died on December 31 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery inside the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI, 95, who served…

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US Authorises Sale Of Abortion Pills At Pharmacies

The sale of abortion pills in retail pharmacies is now legal in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that mifepristone will be available for purchase in the United States.…

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Biden Signs $1.7trn Government Spending Bill

US President, Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that will keep the US government funded through the next fiscal year. The bill includes a number of administration priorities and…

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Football Legend, Pele, Burial Ceremony To Hold Jan 2,3

Pele, the late football legend, will be laid to rest on January 2, 3, 2023. Pele's former club, Santos football club, announced this in a statement on Thursday. TalkGlitz had reported how Pele a three-time World Cup…

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World Mourn As Football Legend, Pele, Passes On

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele, the Brazil footballing legend is dead. Pele, a three-time World Cup winner died at the age of 82 following a brave battle with cancer. The football world is in mourning…

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Former Pope Benedict Is Very Sick , Pope Francis Says

Former Pope Benedict XVI, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is very sick. His successor Pope Francis disclosed this on Wednesday, asking the church to pray for him. The Vatican later…

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Gambia Govt. Foils Coup Attempt, Arrests 4 Soldiers

The Gambian government said it thwarted a coup attempt on Wednesday. The government said efforts were ongoing to arrest other suspects. Ebrima Sankareh, Barrow’s spokesperson, in a statement, said the situation was…

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Ukraine’s President, Zelensky To Meet Biden In US

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet the United States President, Joe Biden on Wednesday. The trip will be his first foreign trip since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Zelensky will address Congress in…