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Liberia President, 79, Helped Away From Podium During Inauguration Speech
Liberia's new president, Joseph Boakai, has recovered from an episode of heat-induced faintness that caused him to cut short his inauguration speech on Monday before being led off the podium, his party's spokesman said.
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2024 Military Strength Ranking: US Tops, Bhutan At The Bottom, India At...
Global Firepower, the leading authority on military might, has released its annual ranking of the world's most powerful armed forces.
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3 Killed As Car Drives Into Crowd During Celebrations After Liberia Elections
Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted Monday night after a car ploughed into a crowd of his supporters in the capital Monrovia, killing three people.
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Joseph Boakai Declared Winner Of Liberia Presidential Election
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count.
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Foreign National Arrested With Cocaine Worth Rs 9 Crore At Delhi Airport
A man from Liberia has been arrested by the customs for smuggling into the country cocaine worth Rs 9 crore at the international airport, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
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Man From Liberia Arrested In Delhi With Rs 90 Crore Cocaine: Customs
A man from Liberia has been arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi for allegedly smuggling into the country cocaine worth nearly Rs 90 crore, an official statement issued on Wednesday said.
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Stampede At Church Event In Liberia Capital Kills 29
A stampede killed at least 29 people at a religious event in the suburbs of the Liberian capital Monrovia, police said on Thursday.
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UAE Bans Citizens From Travelling To India: Report
The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday a travel ban on citizens to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa and Nigeria, state news agency (WAM) reported.
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"I Was In Hell": Infected Pregnant Liberian Nurse Recounts Ordeal
Liberian nurse Sedia Marwolo was 32 weeks pregnant when medics arrived at her home and hauled her away to a special coronavirus hospital, which she likened to "hell".
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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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"Ordered To Cook Husband's Heart," Said Woman At "Jungle Jabbah" Trial
The jury knew her only as Witness 18. The woman, dressed in the colorful traditional garb of rural Liberia from where she had come, said the man on trial was not an entrepreneur living quietly in Southwest Philadelphia, as he claimed. Rather, she told the court, Mohammed Jabbateh was "Jungle Jabbah," a ruthless militant commander responsible for ba...
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Sierra Leone, Liberia Risk Ebola-Like Outbreaks From Poor Sanitation
Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic conditions in most homes, an NGO warned Tuesday.
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Michelle Obama Urges Liberian Girls To Stay In school
US First Lady Michelle Obama urged girls in Liberia on Monday to fight to stay in school, as she visited the west African country where the vast majority drop out due to financial pressures.
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Michelle Obama, Daughters To Visit Liberia, Morocco, Spain: White House
Michelle Obama will travel to Liberia, Morocco and Spain with her teen daughters Malia and Sasha at the end of June to promote education for girls, one of her signature issues as the first lady of the United States, the White House said on Wednesday.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
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Liberia President, 79, Helped Away From Podium During Inauguration Speech
Liberia's new president, Joseph Boakai, has recovered from an episode of heat-induced faintness that caused him to cut short his inauguration speech on Monday before being led off the podium, his party's spokesman said.
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2024 Military Strength Ranking: US Tops, Bhutan At The Bottom, India At...
Global Firepower, the leading authority on military might, has released its annual ranking of the world's most powerful armed forces.
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3 Killed As Car Drives Into Crowd During Celebrations After Liberia Elections
Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted Monday night after a car ploughed into a crowd of his supporters in the capital Monrovia, killing three people.
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Joseph Boakai Declared Winner Of Liberia Presidential Election
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count.
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Foreign National Arrested With Cocaine Worth Rs 9 Crore At Delhi Airport
A man from Liberia has been arrested by the customs for smuggling into the country cocaine worth Rs 9 crore at the international airport, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
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Man From Liberia Arrested In Delhi With Rs 90 Crore Cocaine: Customs
A man from Liberia has been arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi for allegedly smuggling into the country cocaine worth nearly Rs 90 crore, an official statement issued on Wednesday said.
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Stampede At Church Event In Liberia Capital Kills 29
A stampede killed at least 29 people at a religious event in the suburbs of the Liberian capital Monrovia, police said on Thursday.
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UAE Bans Citizens From Travelling To India: Report
The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday a travel ban on citizens to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa and Nigeria, state news agency (WAM) reported.
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"I Was In Hell": Infected Pregnant Liberian Nurse Recounts Ordeal
Liberian nurse Sedia Marwolo was 32 weeks pregnant when medics arrived at her home and hauled her away to a special coronavirus hospital, which she likened to "hell".
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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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"Ordered To Cook Husband's Heart," Said Woman At "Jungle Jabbah" Trial
The jury knew her only as Witness 18. The woman, dressed in the colorful traditional garb of rural Liberia from where she had come, said the man on trial was not an entrepreneur living quietly in Southwest Philadelphia, as he claimed. Rather, she told the court, Mohammed Jabbateh was "Jungle Jabbah," a ruthless militant commander responsible for ba...
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Sierra Leone, Liberia Risk Ebola-Like Outbreaks From Poor Sanitation
Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic conditions in most homes, an NGO warned Tuesday.
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Michelle Obama Urges Liberian Girls To Stay In school
US First Lady Michelle Obama urged girls in Liberia on Monday to fight to stay in school, as she visited the west African country where the vast majority drop out due to financial pressures.
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Michelle Obama, Daughters To Visit Liberia, Morocco, Spain: White House
Michelle Obama will travel to Liberia, Morocco and Spain with her teen daughters Malia and Sasha at the end of June to promote education for girls, one of her signature issues as the first lady of the United States, the White House said on Wednesday.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
