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Ducati's Marquez back to his best with Hungarian Grand Prix sprint win

The small African country with big World Cup dreams

MINDELO, Cape Verde, June 6 - Cape Verde sways to the sound of morna, a homegrown folk music laced with melancholy, longing and soul. Morna's most famous song, \"Sodade,\" remembers the tens of thousands of emigrés who have left these 10 islands sprinkled off the coast of West Africa for work and opportunities abroad.

US sprinter Bracy-Williams suspended for 12 years for whereabouts failures

Congo warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola, 71 new cases confirmed

KINSHASA, June 5 - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that 71 new Ebola cases were confirmed in a 24-hour period and warned of rapid community transmission of the deadly disease.

FIFA cancels mispriced free World Cup tickets after website error

WHO announces $668 million six-month plan to fight Ebola

It called for money and political commitment to halt the spread of the outbreak.

'We want our children back': Nigeria's kidnapping nightmare spreads south

YAWOTA, Nigeria, June 5 - It was mid-morning when Aduke Balogun noticed a masked man in military fatigues walking towards her children's school. Minutes later, gunfire erupted, more gunmen appeared and residents fled.

Trump allies in Colombia are ‘narco-traffickers’: President to AFP

The US president had earlier endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia's upcoming election.

SpaceX, the sprawling company targeting the stars, Mars and an IPO

The rocket and tech company was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Scientists find way to supercharge dangerous computer ‘worms’ with AI

The worm is capable of targeting any known flaw in the world’s computers and spreading mayhem.

Trump endorses Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella

June 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer, who will face off against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a runoff election this month.

Uganda health ministry confirms six new cases of Ebola

KAMPALA/GENEVA, June 2 - Uganda has confirmed six more new cases of Ebola, bringing the total confirmed in the country so far to 15, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the U.N. migration agency warned that border closures may increase the risk of the virus spreading.

In France's poor, diverse suburbs, Melenchon's hard left charts a path to the presidency

SARCELLES, France, June 2 - When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended three decades of municipal rule by the Socialists, the traditional powerhouse of the French left.

WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months

KINSHASA, June 1 - The head of the World Health Organization was due to meet with Democratic Republic of Congo's president on Monday to discuss the country's Ebola outbreak, which an aid agency warned was likely much larger than official figures reflect.

Colombia right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff

BOGOTA, June 1 - Right-wing Colombian lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist senator Ivan Cepeda will compete in a June presidential runoff after a tight vote on Sunday, in a contest dominated by voter concerns over security and the economy to which each candidate has offered populist solutions.

Colombia right wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff

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Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases

The cases have sparked further concern of the deadly virus outbreak in central Africa spreading abroad.

J&J prostate cancer drug reduces risk of cancer spread, death

Erleada reduced the risk of the cancer spreading or death by 20 per cent.

Faultless Fernandez claims maiden MotoGP sprint win at Italian Grand Prix

Faultless Fernandez wins Italian GP sprint for Trackhouse