AfricaBrief: April 2018

Facebook says about 1,500 users who installed a data-harvesting app gave it access to their inboxes.

Trapped inside a New Jersey dance studio engulfed by flames, it was the only way to escape the fire.

The substantial damages cover emotional distress, stalking and physical harm done to the victim.

Nearly 30 White House officials have resigned or been pushed out since the president took office.

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His first trip to Latin America is off as the US looks to respond to suspected chemical weapons use.

Deciding against a "list of political leaders" means neither Theresa May nor Donald Trump will be there.

When the Barcelona striker nets another wonder goal, the city literally shakes.

Police conduct raids across the country as deaths are recorded in several provinces.

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The healer charged for herbs that made women's stomachs swell, telling them not to see a doctor.

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count, while the rest are microscopic colonists.

Hashtag takes off after fans post their tributes to the Humboldt Broncos players killed in a crash on Friday.

Viral footage allegedly catches Israeli soldiers celebrating the shooting of a Palestinian man.

A number of high profile YouTube music videos posted by Vevo have been hacked, including hit song Despacito.

One of the largest Black Lives Matter pages on Facebook has been removed after it was exposed as fake.

Testimonies in court documents say she was among journalists who were deliberately targeted.

The hospital patient should have been given saline, not formaldehyde, after surgery.

Activists allege that government forces dropped bombs filled with chemicals on rebel-held Douma.

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Lufthansa and Air France services are cancelled amid strike action, hitting thousands of passengers.

Ex-US president to attend key events in Northern Ireland to mark 20th anniversary of the peace deal.

Sea reptiles the size of blue whales swam off the English coast 200 million years ago, fossils show.

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The US leader says a response will come "shortly" to Saturday's alleged chemical attack in Syria.

The US president has said "nothing's off the table" - so what options are on the table?

Yulia Skripal, the poisoned daughter of an Russian ex-spy, was discharged and taken to a secure location.

A scientific cruise next year will look for Ernest Shackleton's famous lost ship given the opportunity.

Xi Jinping vows to open up parts of the country's economy amid US trade row but is low on specifics.

If it happens, it would be the first summit between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader.

It's the 20th anniversary of a political deal that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

A gunman fired on a car travelling in the US boxer's motorcade in the city of Atlanta.

He is the first man to experience 'thunderclap' headaches after eating the Carolina Reaper.

Donald Trump isn't the first president to send the National Guard to the border.

The lives of the hardworking tea pluckers who produce Ceylon tea.

French boxer and author Aya Cissoko is encouraging other women to take a stand.

England's Ali Jawad wins bronze in the men's Para-powerlighting lightweight division and treats us to an early contender for celebration of the games.

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Deforestation has driven the leopards into sugarcane fields, where they often stray into nearby homes.

Violence and regulation mean home is an increasingly hostile place for transgender Kyrgyz.

Dasha Buben takes pictures of the victims of domestic abuse in Belarus, in the hope their confidence will grow.

The raid partly focused on payments Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, US media say.

Moscow accuses opponents of slander over alleged chemical attack, with the US pledging a response.

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Illinois' Tammy Duckworth, 50, is an ex-helicopter pilot who had both legs amputated after a crash.

What happens when a demolition doesn't go the way you were expecting.

One player said to have died is alive and another that officials said was injured is deceased.

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At least 27 schoolchildren are killed in the accident in Himachal Pradesh state, police say.

A walkout by public sector workers forces the airline to ground half its flights on Tuesday.

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Voters back Hungarian right-winger Viktor Orban, who wants to keep Muslim migrants out.

The latest episode nodded to concerns about the character, but some viewers were left unsatisfied.

New Zealand film director Taika Waititi's race comments have prompted debate back in his homeland

The site is accused of violating child protection laws by a coalition of 23 consumer groups.

Todd Brassner, who had fallen on hard financial times, is said to have struggled to sell his flat.

The enormous bronze statue fell over in high winds - leaving Qin Shi Huang's face "like a pancake".

Serbian social media users mock city's tribute to the first man in space.

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