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Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria
Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria
by  AFP

Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said Thursday, after the latest bloodshed in a region where separatist tensions often flare. Local media said five soldiers in a vehicle were ambushed and shot dead, while a civilian bystander was killed by stray bullet.

'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia
'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia
by  AFP

On a bright morning in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar, a young Russian fleeing Moscow's first military call-up since World War II had a stark answer for why he had left: "I don't want to kill people." "At first, I thought I knew what was happening," another young Russian said of the Ukraine war.

Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
by  AFP

Wearing a large hat protecting her face from the sun's rays in Cameroon, 63-year-old Jeanne now bitterly regrets using skin whitening products after being diagnosed with skin cancer. After a lesion grew on her face over five months, she went to a doctor who diagnosed her with one of the most common skin cancers.

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