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Believe it or not, Oprah Winfrey gets nervous. “I didn’t want to take on this role,” Winfrey told CNN at New York premiere of her new HBO film “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” “I was intimidated by it. I was nervous. I just didn’t know if I could do …

Reducing the UK government’s commitment to foreign aid spending would cost lives, American billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned. The Microsoft founder urged the UK to keep spending at least 0.7% of national income on foreign aid, saying it was proof of its goodwill and humanity. Theresa May has refused …

Nigeria’s airport in the capital, Abuja, has reopened six weeks after it was closed for urgent repairs. Henrietta Yakubu, a spokesman for the aviation authority, said repair works were completed 24 hours ahead of schedule. An Ethiopian Airlines flight was the first to land on Tuesday morning. Flights had been …

On Tuesday the heads of the national soccer federations of the U.S., Mexico and Canada came together to announce they’ve launched a joint bid to host the 2026 tournament across all three nations. U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, Canadian Soccer Association President Victor Montagliani and Mexican Football Federation President Decio …

Health officials in Zimbabwe say heavy rain in recent months has led to a dramatic increase in cases of malaria. They say more than 150 people died of the disease over the past two months. About 90,000 cases of malaria have been recorded during that period. The manager for Zimbabwe’s …

France Football Magazine have revealed the top five highest earning players and managers during 2016/17. Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the football rich list after earning a mind blowing €87.5m in the last year. The Portuguese striker’s arch rival claimed second place after pocketing around €76.5m, according to …

The Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Saturday said South African politicians fuel xenophobic attacks by telling citizens that foreigners, including Nigerians, are dating their women and taking their jobs. Speaking on a television programme, she admitted that there were foreigners who commit …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returns home after long medical leave in UK and speculation over his condition. The 74-year-old landed at an air force base in the northern city of Kaduna and is expected travel to the capital, Abuja. The former military ruler left Nigeria in January and has been …

A migrant holding a European Union flag sits on the ground with others on Friday, February 17, after storming a fence to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Nearly 500 African migrants pushed their way across the border fence Friday morning from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, one …

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Pakistan’s military has launched a crackdown on what it says are terrorists with ties to Afghanistan after a suicide attack on a packed shrine in the southern city of Sehwan killed at least 88 worshipers. The number of people injured in Thursday’s attack on the famed Lal Shahbaz …