As inflation bites, Nigerians turn to herbal medicines
Despite his financial services job in the north Nigerian city of Kano, two years ago Usman Ahmad started buying cheaper herbal drugs to treat his family's ailments after surging inflation left modern medicines beyond his budget.
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UN worried about lack of funds to tackle Somalia drought
The United Nations warned Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia's devastating drought, which has been "overshadowed" by other humanitarian crises including the war in Ukraine.
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Mazepin sets up foundation to aid athletes barred for political reasons
Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, sacked by Formula One outfit Haas, is creating a foundation to help sportspeople who have found themselves barred from competing due to "political reasons out of their control".
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Davos cold shoulders Russians over Ukraine war
The World Economic Forum said Wednesday it was freezing all relations with Russian entities, and would not allow anyone on the sanctions list to take part in the annual high-powered meeting in Davos.
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Davos cold shoulders Russians over Ukraine war invasion
The World Economic Forum said Wednesday it was freezing all relations with Russian entities, and would not allow anyone on the sanctions list to take part in the annual high-powered meeting in Davos.
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Volkswagen reimagines classic camper for the electric age
Seventy years after its first model rolled off the factory line, Volkswagen is reinventing the VW bus, symbol of the hippy movement, for today's climate-conscious generation -- but some of its former afficionados remain to be convinced.
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Sri Lanka restricts 'luxuries' as forex crisis worsens
Sri Lanka on Wednesday tightened restrictions on a wide range of imports from whisky to kitchen appliances as a foreign exchange shortage pushed the economy to the brink of collapse.
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South Korea's two presidential candidates in tight race as polls close
A scandal-plagued liberal and an anti-feminist conservative were locked in a dead heat Wednesday in the race to become South Korea's next president, with exit polls showing the two leading candidates less than a percentage point apart.
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Sweden fears Russia World Cup ban gives Poland upper hand
Sweden said Wednesday it believed its team could be at a disadvantage after FIFA confirmed that Russia would be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup playoffs over the invasion of Ukraine.
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Reluctant gym bunny Tsunoda fighting fit ahead of Formula One season
Yuki Tsunoda has been pumping iron ahead of the new Formula One season even though the Japanese Alpha Tauri driver admitted on Wednesday that he "hates" working out in the gym.
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