Freezing Conditions Expected For ‘World’s Biggest Sleepout’ To End Homelessness

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Thousands of people will sleep out in freezing conditions in Scotland’s capital to raise money to tackle homelessness.

#SleepInThePark - #Edinburgh Saturday 9th December @SocialBite_ fundraising initiative #homelessness

Pep Guardiola: Jose Mourinho And I Are Twins

Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho both have a thirst for winning titles (Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Pep Guardiola claims that he and Jose Mourinho are twins - in the sense they both want to win trophies at least.

25 Years For Tanzanian Ostrich Egg Smugglers

The sale of ostrich eggs is illegal in Tanzania

Two Tanzanian men caught with 16 ostrich eggs were sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday after being convicted of "economic sabotage".

Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis Spills Over Into Nigeria

Cameroon was divided between French and British colonial rulers before independence in 1960

Violence in English-speaking areas of Cameroon over the last year is having a knock-on effect in neighbouring Nigeria, where thousands of refugees are seeking sanctuary.

Cameroon's English-speakers have long protested against what they perceive to be a bias towards their French-speaking compatriots

Tokyo 2020 Unveil Bug-Eyed Olympic Mascot Hopefuls

A shortlist of three pairs of official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascots are unveiled at Kakezuka elementary school, on December 7, 2017

Tokyo Olympic organizers unveiled a shortlist of three official 2020 Games mascots Thursday -- from bug-eyed cartoon heroes to cuddly raccoons.

Donald Trump: US Now Recognizing Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital

Mr Trump holds up a proclamation to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

Donald Trump has announced that the United States now recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in a move that upends decades of US policy.

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Rohr Already Decided On World Cup Squad, Says Agali

Nigeria’s (top L-R) Leon Balogun, William Ekong, Anthony Nwakaeme, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Onyinye Ndidi, John Ogu, (bottom L-R) Abdullahi Shehu, Alexander Iwobi, Ola Aina, Oghenekaro Etebo, and Kelechi Iheanacho pose prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B qualifying football match between Algeria and Nigeria at the Chahid Hamlaou Stadium in Constantine on November 10, 2017. Ryad Kramdi / AFP

Super Eagles’ new chief scout, Victor Agali says coach Gernot Rohr won’t be considering new players in his squad for the World Cup in Russia next year.

Lagos Looks To The Water To Beat Traffic Gridlock

Lagos state wants to introduce water taxis, buying new ferries, giving support to private boat operators and licensing new ones.

Idris Anjorin believes his life changed in 2009 when he turned up for work -- late as usual -- distracted and stressed after more than three hours stuck in Lagos traffic.

Passengers wearing life jackets prepare to board a speed boat at Bayeku jetty in Lagos. Officials say an awareness campaign on safety is under way.

DNA Sketch Leads To Suspect Confession In Texas Slaying

This poster released by Parabon NanoLabs shows a facial sketch made with DNA found at a crime scene in Brown County, Texas, which helped lead police in Texas to a suspect in a woman's May 2016 slaying. Brown County Sheriff's investigators announced in mid-November, 2017, that they had charged Ryan Riggs with capital murder in the beating death of Chantay Blankinship. Riggs confessed a week after the department released a suspect sketch made by analyzing DNA from the crime scene. (Parabon NanoLabs via AP)

After her oldest daughter was killed in May 2016, Michelle McDaniel and the rest of her family isolated themselves in their small Texas town out of fear that the unknown killer could be standing in line with them at the grocery store or passing them on the street.

SSANU, NAAT Begin Indefinite Strike

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NASU, SSANU, NAAT fault allocation of funds

Normal life and academic activities in Nigeria’s universities will be disrupted by workers’ industrial action from today.

‘Super Beans’ Raise Hopes In Hunger-Prone Parts Of Africa

In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, Ugandan farmer Richard Opio holds a sample of the "super beans" that are being promoted to feed the hunger-prone African continent, in Nwoya, Uganda. As hunger and climate change threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on the continent are pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist drought conditions. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

Richard Opio dipped a dirt-stained hand into the pinkish beans, marveling at the dramatic changes they've made for his family. They used to harvest two sacks of normal beans; now they take in six.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, workers in a warehouse pack "super beans" into branded bags, part of a substantial consignment ordered by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization as planting materials for refugees sheltering in northern Uganda, in Kiryandongo, Uganda. As hunger and climate change threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on the continent are pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist drought conditions. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)