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Kamworor and Alem clinch Antrim Coast Half Marathon wins

3 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 24, 2025, 3:53 PM

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor and Ethiopia's Mizan Alem claim comfortable wins in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon men's and women's events on Sunday.

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US government wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda

9 Hits Jörg Kastner Aug 23, 2025, 8:04 PM

His lawyers accuse the government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to deport him "halfway across...

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UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire

4 Hits Jörg Kastner Aug 23, 2025, 3:20 PM

Thousands says they have suffered health problems or lost property after fire caused by British military.

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The US teenagers wowed by African prom dresses

4 Hits Usman Bashir Aug 22, 2025, 11:19 PM

"I felt like a Disney princess," says a prom goer about her dress, one of many custom-made in Nigeria.

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Boxing boots, Yoruba festivals and trombones: Africa's top shots

4 Hits Jörg Kastner Aug 22, 2025, 6:19 PM

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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Olympic champion Cheptegei to miss Antrim Coast Half Marathon

4 Hits Mariyam Basra Aug 22, 2025, 2:03 PM

Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei is ruled out of Sunday's Antrim Coast Half Marathon because of illness but a quality international field has still been assembled for the event.

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Newcastle target Wissa back in Brentford training

4 Hits Prabhu Kumar Aug 22, 2025, 1:44 PM

Keith Andrews says Yoane Wissa has been training with Brentford and the coach will decide on Saturday if he features...

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Nigeria deports Chinese scammers in crackdown on 'foreign-led' cyber crime

4 Hits Prabhu Kumar Aug 22, 2025, 1:10 PM

A total of 102 deported foreigners have been convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud" this week.

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The Harvard graduate hoping to ace the Rugby World Cup

4 Hits Marina Schwab Aug 21, 2025, 6:47 PM

Nigerian-American Cheta Emba fell in love with rugby while studying for a degree in molecular and cellular biology at one...

Africa

Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say

4 Hits Mariyam Basra Aug 21, 2025, 1:18 PM

Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four.