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Two children killed and 17 injured as car crashes into Sydney school

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2017

Two eight-year-old boys have been killed and 17 of their classmates are injured after a car crashed into their classroom. The SUV, reportedly driven by a parent at the school, careered through the wooden walls of Sydney’s Banksia Road Public School not long after lessons started on Tuesday.

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Gunmen attack TV station in Kabul

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2017

A private television station in the Afghan capital on Tuesday came under attack by a number of gunmen who broke into the building after an explosion, officials said. A tweet from the station’s Twitter account said staffers reported several casualties inside the building and staff members reached by telephone said between two and five people […]

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Donald Trump requests additional $4bn for missile defence programmes

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump has requested for another four billion dollars for missile defence programmes to counter a threat from North Korea, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump, who is on an extended tour of Asia, made the request in a letter to Congress, saying the additional money was urgently needed. “This request supports […]

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European Union denounces ‘shocking’ Paradise Papers revelations

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2017

The European Union on Monday denounced as “shocking” revelations on the way top companies and dignitaries, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, avoid taxes using offshore wealth hubs. EU finance ministers meeting for regular talks in Brussels are due to discuss the practice on Tuesday after a trove of leaked documents exposed the great lengths the […]

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UK to engage Nigeria on fish farming

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2017

The United Kingdom (UK) has concluded plans to engage Nigeria in the area of fish farming. The UK is also engaging the country through the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to build 5,000 homes in the country. UK trade delegation to Nigeria, led by Mr. Emmanuel Finndoro-Obasi, made the disclosure while on a courtesy call […]

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Cameroon President, Paul Biya, Marks 35 Years In Office, To Run Again Next Year

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2017

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is marking 35 years in office today – making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. Mr Biya first took office in 1982, when the country had a one party system. However, even though the country now has a multi-party system, he has managed to cling on to power. In 2011, after […]