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Kenya charges eight schoolgirls with murder over deadly dormitory fire

NAIROBI, Kenya — Eight schoolgirls pleaded not guilty on Wednesday after Kenyan prosecutors charged them with murder over a dormitory fire that killed 16...

U.N. warns Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The United Nations warned Tuesday that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could inflict economic losses of...

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Europe

Britain faces £4.7 billion defence funding gap as next prime minister inherits difficult budget choices

LONDON — Britain's next prime minister is expected to inherit a multibillion-pound challenge after the government acknowledged that a significant portion of its newly...

Spain reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths after scorching June

MADRID — Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths linked to extreme heat in June, official data showed Wednesday, after a prolonged heatwave drove temperatures above...

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