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Thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across England as the dispute with the British Government over pay continues. The 72-hour walkout by medics who can have up to eight years of experience as a hospital doctor or three years in general practice, ran until 7 a.m. (0600 GMT)...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has condemned in the strongest possible terms,  the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead, including a member of staff. According to the UN health agency, the attack occurred on Friday and left more than 10...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday announced that the United States has decided to rejoin the organisation in July. The U.S. will rejoin the UN cultural agency after having stopped all funding in 2011 and announced its complete withdrawal from the agency. UNESCO Director-General Audrey...

China Media Group’s (CMG) “Twinkle Star Project” first animation tour after its launch was held on June 10, at the Village Market in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The event was attended by students from Mcedo Beijing School and the China-Kenya cultural center. During the event, CMG screened a number of Chinese...

A yet-to-be-identified white woman, 58, has shot dead a black mother of four children, Ajike Owens, 35, in Florida, United States. Owens was shot through the door in front of her son, 9, by a white woman who complained about her children playing outside but police have yet to make...

United Nations (UN) on Monday solicited support for no fewer than 3.4 million people in Central African Republic (CAR) requiring assistance and protection. Mohamed Ayoya, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the CAR, who made the call at a news conference in Geneva, said that of this number, 2.4 million had needs...

Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, have welcomed their second child, Ernest George Ronnie. Eugenie shared pictures of her new baby and her first child on her Instagram account on Monday. According to her, she gave birth to her baby...

At least seven Guinean schoolgirls drowned Sunday after a pirogue — a long wooden vessel — they were travelling in capsized, the education minister said. The girls were crossing the Niger river in the northeast of Guinea in West Africa to take high school entrance exams that begin on Monday....

American Rapper, Kanye West, and his wife, Bianca Censori, were captured in unique attire while heading to a Sunday church service in Los Angeles in the United States. In pictures shared on Monday, the rapper was dressed completely in black, including a shoulder-padded T-shirt with the inscription, ‘Polizei,’ which is...

At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said on Saturday. The accident is the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Images from the crash site showed smashed train compartments torn open with blood-stained holes near...