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Mali: Dozens die after bus falls off bridge

Thirty-one people have died after a bus flipped over and plunged off a bridge in Mali on Tuesday. The bus had been en route to neighbouring Burkina Faso from the Malian town of Kenieba when it veered off a bridge crossing the Bagoe river. At least 10 others were injured …

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UK economy falls into recession

People spending less, doctors’ strikes and a fall in school attendance dragged the UK into recession at the end of last year, official figures show. The economy shrunk by a larger than expected 0.3% between October and December, after it had already contracted between July and September. The UK is …

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30 pupils injured after school bus somersaults, falls into river at Atwima-Kwanwoma

About 30 pupils were rushed to hospital after their school bus plunged into a river at Atwima Boko in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. Reports say the school bus which was conveying students of Divine Charisma International School somersaulted and fell into a river in the process. …

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300-year-old ‘sacred’ tree falls in Kenyan community

A 300-year-old Ekebergia capensis, commonly known as the Cape Ash (Teldet in Kalenjin) tree, considered to be sacred to the Kalenjin community, has fallen in Aldai, Nandi County of Kenya.   The multi-trunked tree was used to conduct prayers in the previous years before the establishment of St Peter’s Koyo ACK Church in Nandi. …

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Stunt goes wrong as soldier falls off moving vehicle during 66th independence day parade

As one of the MCs announced at the event grounds of Ghana’s 66th independence celebration at Adaklu in the Volta Region, the stunts that the military men displayed should not be tried at home. She added that it had taken years of practice and discipline for the men in uniform …

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VIDEO: Popular gay rights activist falls from Palanquin during installment as chief

A popular gay rights activist, Davis Mac Iyalla, fell down from his Palanquin during his coronation as a chief. Davis Mac Iyalla who was installed Amankorehen of the Yamonransa Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Central Region, over the weekend, unfortunately fell out during a parade through the Yamonransa township. Even …

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14 pupils receiving treatment after school bus somersaults, falls into a ditch

About 14 pupils of the Great Faith Rockery School in Kumasi are receiving treatment at two different hospitals after their school bus was involved in a road accident. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the bus lost control of the steering wheel and somersaulted into a ditch close to the …

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VIDEO: Timber falls on 3 cars at Bogoso Market, one person feared dead

One person is feared dead after timber logs fell from a timber truck fell on three cars at the Bogoso market on Saturday after. The timber truck was coming from the Prestea direction towards Bogoso. A lowbed had packed on one side of the road at the market, upon reaching …

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