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SC Zamalek crash out of Caf Champions League

  Egyptian giants SC Zamalek have crashed out of the Caf Champions League less than five months after being defeated in 2020 final. The Cairene heavyweights downed Senegal’s FC Teungueth 4-1 in their final group fixture on Saturday and appeared to be taking a giant step towards the knockout stages. …

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Passengers burnt alive in DR Congo bus crash

At least 40 people were burnt alive after a bus carrying flammable cargo crashed and burst into flames in Democratic of Congo’s province of Kwilu, east of the capital Kinshasa, officials say. The region’s Governor Willy Itshunda told local media that out of 31 survivors, nine were seriously injured in …

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Taiwan train crash: Over 50 dead as Lorry boss apologises

A construction site manager whose lorry slid on to a railway track and led to Taiwan’s worst train disaster in decades has expressed “deep regret”. Lee Yi-hsiang, 49, said he was “deeply remorseful” and wanted to give his “most sincere apologies”. His flatbed lorry was parked on an embankment but …

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Aduana Stars player crashes Police officer to death

Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams has been arrested in Dormaa Ahenkro after he hit and killed a police officer with a car at Wamfie Road in the Bono region.   The centre-back is currently in police custody after the car he was driving from Wamfie to Dorma-Ahenkro hit the Police …

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United Airlines grounds planes after engine failure

United Airlines says it is grounding 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft after one of its jets suffered engine failure after take-off on Saturday. The plane, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew, was forced to return to Denver airport. No injuries were reported. Debris from the jet was found scattered …

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Nigerian Air Force releases identity of victims of military plane crash

The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21. According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the deceased personnel include; a. Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama …

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Seven passengers died in Abuja crash — Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said seven passengers onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft died when the jet crashed in Abuja. The jet en route Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure. In a statement, NAF Director of Public …

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Boy, 14, crashed to death at Techiman

A Nissan pickup with registration number GN 534-20 has crashed a 14-year-old boy to death at Techiman in the Bono East Region. The boy, identified as Kwabena Vincent, reportedly met his untimely death while returning from evening classes at his school, El-Goshen complex. A witness explained that young Vincent was …

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3 killed and 5 children injured in taxi truck crash

Three people have been killed and seven injured, mostly children, after a taxi and a truck collided near Vereeniging in the early hours of Friday. Paramedics were called out to the scene on the R59 between Sasolburg and Vereeniging where they found a taxi rolled over on its side and …

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4 injured in bloody clashes at Yagaba

At least four persons have suffered machete wounds in a bloody clash between supporters of two political parties in the Yagaba Constituency of the North East Region. Cause of the clash is still unknown but the injured have been rushed to a health facility for treatment after they were seen …

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