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French rocker Johnny Hallyday’s posthumous album sells 300,000 copies on first day of release

Ethiopia appoints career diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as Africa’s only female president

Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the government of Africa’s second most populous nation. In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers picked…

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Jair Bolsonaro accused of creating ‘criminal network’ to spread fake news in Brazil election

Brazil’s far-Right election front-runner was accused of setting up a ‘criminal network’ with big businesses to spread fake news through Whatsapp. Brazilian media reported that well-heeled supporters of Jair Bolsonaro paid for messaging by third-party…

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