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  1. Domingos Simoes Pereira was one of several senior politicians imprisoned by the military following a November coup which took place days after presidential elections.
  2. The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.
  3. At least 94 people, including 35 children, died when the boat crashed on the rocks off the tourist town of Steccato di Cutro.
  4. The southern African country's latest bout of flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute, while nearly 400,000 people have had to flee their homes
  5. Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday