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Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorious has been released from prison on parole, almost 11 years after murdering his girlfriend.
The disgraced South African sprinter shot Reeva Steinkampf through a door multiple times, claiming that he thought she was a burglar.
From Pretoria, Olly Barratt reports.
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Nigeria's government says it is holding discussions with a Chinese firm to build a new steel plant in Nigeria.
It also plans to commence the building of military hardwares at the Ajaokuta Steel Plant in the central part of Nigeria.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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Ahead of the national elections in the country, India's main opposition party has rebranded the second leg of leader Rahul Gandhi's nationwide Unity March.
The march, which will begin on January 14, will span the breadth of the country, from the easternmost state of Arunachal Pradesh to Maharashtra in western India in less than 70 days.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
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Zambia's Ministry of Education has closed primary and secondary schools in the country due to an ongoing cholera epidemic.
The students were meant to return next Monday but will resume on 29 January.
Daniel Kijo reports
CUE: China says it is "deeply shocked" by bomb blasts in Iran that killed more than eighty people. The Islamic State group said it was responsible for the attacks. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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The first black president of Harvard University has described the rightwing campaign which lead to her resignation from the post as part of a "broader war to unravel public faith in pillars of American society".
Claudine Gay resigned after criticism centered on allegations of antisemitism and plagiarism in her academic work.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to the Middle East for continued diplomatic discussions on the Israel-Gaza war.
His trip to "a number" of countries, including Israel, comes as the Israeli army withdraws thousands of its troops from the Palestinian strip and shifts to lower-intensity military operations, following its ground offensive in the Hamas-run territory.
But the conflict also shows signs of escalating to the wider region, with a suspected Israeli strike on a Hamas leader in Lebanon, twin Islamic State bombings in Iran, and with Iran-funded Houthi militants in Yemen attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Benji Hyer reports.
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San Francisco has installed nets on both sides of the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people from jumping to their deaths.
Almost 2000 people have committed suicide in this way since the iconic bridge opened in 1937.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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The latest figures show that tourism in Hungary has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The resurgence is being led by domestic tourists rather than international visitors, a surprising development given the slow pace of consumer spending.
Pablo Gutierrez reports
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