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The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have made what appears to be the biggest seizure of cocaine in the country's history.
The agency says about 1.8 tons of cocaine estimated to be worth more than $278m were discovered after it busted a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja
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Uganda's Health Ministry has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola in the central part of the country. The confirmed case is of a 24-year-old male who presented with Ebola Virus Disease symptoms and later died. Public Health officials in the country have been put on high alert.
Leon Ssenyange reports.
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The International Energy Agency says a lack of collaboration on clean technology could delay progress toward net zero emissions targets by decades.
The agency on Tuesday released a report detailing progress in green transitions across the agriculture, power, transport, steel and hydrogen sectors, which researchers say account for 60% of greenhouse gas emissions.
The report was requested by 45 world leaders at last year's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Rosie Birchard reports.
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India's Congress Party which led the country to freedom from colonial rule is likely to witness a leadership change after nearly 25 years.
The Gandhi family that has dominated the party for much of its existence has said they're not competing in the upcoming party presidential elections.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Two people have died and millions of residents have been evacuated to shelters.
Richard Kimber reports from Tokyo.
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A judge in the US city of Baltimore has vacated the murder conviction of the man whose case become the subject of the popular 'Serial' podcast.
Adnan Syed had been in prison for nearly twenty three years.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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Thomas J Barrack Jr. faces seven charges including acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the U.A.E., obstruction of justice and making false statements.
FSN's Caroline Malone reports from New York.
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Many parts of Puerto Rico remain without power even as Hurricane Fiona moves to the Dominican Republic.
Meteorologists say both countries can still expect catastrophic flooding over the next few days.
Jody Jacobs reports.
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U.S. President Joe Biden has said that U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
His most explicit statement on the issue, that ventures beyond long-standing US policy, has drawn an angry response from China.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Twenty four Nigerians are challenging the country's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to allow them complete their voter registration exercise to enable them to vote.
They have filed a lawsuit which they say also covers seven million other citizens with the same complaint.
Intending voters in the country are expected to visit designated registration centres physically for their biometrics to be captured after registering online.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Businesses and manufacturers in the European Union could be forced to stockpile or prioritize production of certain goods under emergency preparedness plans unveiled on Monday.
The European Commission's latest legal proposals were drafted to prevent a repeat of the scenes witnessed early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, when some EU countries shut borders and critical medical supplies were unable to reach destinations.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.