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The US justice department has charged dozens of people in what it says was a brazen plot to steal from government-sponsored pandemic relief programs.
The suspects are accused of stealing close to two hundred fifty million dollars.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit for flights that carried migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts last week.
The move is now under criminal investigation.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Adnan Syed, whose murder case became famous after it was featured on the true-crime podcast "Serial," has been freed from prison after 23 years.
A Baltimore judge vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed, who at 18 years old was sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Hurricane Fiona has intensified into a category 3 storm.
Late Monday, the hurricane ripped through the Dominican Republic.
Officials say the worst is yet to come as Hurricane Fiona is expected to escalate to category 4 as it passes near Bermuda later this week.
Jody Jacobs has more...
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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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