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Two main opposition leaders in Ivory Coast who pose the strongest threat to incumbent President Alassane Ouattara have filed to become official candidates for their parties in the October electionsBy TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 4:07 PM• 2 min readABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Two main opposition leaders in Ivory Coast who pose the strongest…

British Transport Police says about 300 people in Wales had to be evacuated after a freight train carrying large amounts of diesel caught fire and derailedAugust 27, 2020, 4:04 PM• 1 min readLONDON — About 300 people in Wales had to be evacuated after a freight train carrying large amounts of diesel caught fire and…

A family member says former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was returned home by the ruling military junta 10 days after his arrest and resignationBy BABA AHMED and CARLEY PETESCH Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 4:38 PM• 4 min readBAMAKO, Mali — Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned home after being detained for 10 days…

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Thursday evening. We’ll have another update for you on Friday morning.1. Switzerland joins UK’s quarantine listTravellers returning to the UK from Switzerland, Czech Republic and Jamaica now face quarantine, under rules coming into effect from 04:00 BST on Saturday, due to a…

Hamilton (second from right) and other drivers will continue their protests against racismWorld champion Lewis Hamilton “stands with” US sports stars boycotting events to fight racism but does not think his missing a race would have an effect.Basketball, baseball and football games have been postponed in the US after police shot Jacob Blake, a black…

David Mercer’s distinguished voice was heard on the BBC for more than 40 yearsBBC commentator and former tennis umpire David Mercer has died aged 70.Mercer, who umpired the 1984 Wimbledon final between John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, was part of the BBC’s commentary team for the grass-court Grand Slam for the past 35 years.He started…

Keaton Jennings followed Alviro Petersen, Lou Vincent, Stuart Law, Mal Loye and Liam Livingstone in making a T20 hundred for LancashireKeaton Jennings made 108, the highest T20 score for Lancashire, as the 2015 champions began the new T20 Blast season with a 27-run victory at Durham.Jennings’ maiden T20 century from 60 balls helped his side…

Image copyright Getty Images Hunterston B nuclear power station in Ayrshire is to close almost two years early after cracks were found in the core of its reactors.Regulators have given permission for reactor three to resume operations for a further six months despite more than 350 cracks in the graphite bricks.Owner EDF Energy said it…

Andy Murray won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows in 2012Dates: 31 August – 13 September Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Coverage: Selected radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website, plus daily reports and analysisBritain’s former US Open champion Andy Murray will play…

Image copyright Andrew Matthews Image caption Schools are getting measures in place for a safe reopening Public confidence in the full reopening of schools in September seems to be growing, according to an opinion poll.A YouGov survey shows support for the full-time reopening of schools in England and Wales has risen from 57% to 65%…