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Thousands evacuated in Michigan after two dams fail

Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in the central part of the US state of Michigan, where flooding struck communities along rain-swollen waterways and the governor said one downtown could be “under approximately 9 feet [2.7 metres] of water” by Wednesday. For the …

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COVID-19: Registration of stranded Ghanaians in US starts for evacuation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana is collating information on Ghanaians and Legal Permanent Residents who are stranded abroad as a result of the closure of international borders in the containment of the Covid-19 Pandemic. To this end, eligible nationals who are prepared to pay for …

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Coronavirus: US criticises South Africa for accepting Cuban doctors

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday criticised South Africa and Qatar for accepting doctors from Cuba to battle the coronavirus, accusing the communist island of profiting from the pandemic. Cuba’s globe-trotting doctors have long been a source of diplomatic soft power and pride for Havana, but the US …

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Man ‘assaults boy for not taking hat off during US national anthem’

A man has been charged with the assault of a minor in Montana after witnesses say he threw a 13-year-old to the floor for “disrespecting the national anthem”. Curt James Brockway, 39, was arrested at a county rodeo on Saturday, telling police he asked the boy to remove his hat …

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