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Scale of victory sparks celebrations and means there will be no second-round runoff. Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner of Zambia’s hotly contested presidential election, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu. With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results on Monday showed Hichilema had secured 2,810,757 votes against …

LES CAYES, Haiti — With broken bones and open wounds, the injured jammed into damaged hospitals or headed to the airport, hoping for mercy flights out. A handful of doctors toiled all night in makeshift triage wards. A retired senator used his seven-seat propeller plane to ferry the most urgent …

Abubakar in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, on Sunday in Abuja commiserated with the families of the deceased. He acknowledged that security outfits were doing their best in the current circumstances to make all Nigerians safe. He, However, said skirmishes such as the killings and …

(CNN) — Amateur astronomers take note: There’s a new dark sky place to see the stars. Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is now certified as an International Dark Sky Park, after meeting lighting requirements set by the International Dark Sky Association. The park, which comprises Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada …

Health minister says an 18-year-old female who travelled to Abidjan from neighbouring Guinea has tested positive for Ebola. Ivory Coast has recorded its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, according to the country’s health minister. On Saturday, Pierre N’Gou Dimba said on national television that officials …

It is increasingly recognized that the finance and banking sectors can have a huge influence on the economy, through the way that they decide to invest in, and fund, businesses, and in Thailand, the UN is helping the government to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable finance. Ahead of …

Tropical Storm Grace is expected to pass over the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba and could bring as much as 10 inches of rain to parts of those countries, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest updates, follow our coverage of the storm. The storm gained strength as a …

OPSH is responsible for maintaining peace in Plateau and its environs. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that gunmen, attacked a convoy of five buses, conveying some Muslim faithful, killed 22 persons …

Russian defence ministry says all eight people onboard a Russian firefighting plane died when it crashed in Turkey. Russia said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission. The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday that the Be-200 plane had …

Several of his close political associates have surrendered to the Taliban without a fight, or fled into exile. His army has all but collapsed and the warlords he was counting on have proved ineffectual, or are bargaining for their lives. Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, is more isolated than ever, facing …