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Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
by  AFP

About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said. Nigeria's Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said Tuesday that "over 1.4 million persons were displaced, about 500 persons have been reported dead... and 1,546 persons were injured".

Ukraine grain ships stuck in Istanbul traffic jam
Ukraine grain ships stuck in Istanbul traffic jam
by  AFP

A cargo ship traffic jam stretched as far as the eye could see off Istanbul, where a key deal to get Ukraine grain to market has translated into major hold-ups. The group noted last week the waiting time for cargo ships leaving Ukraine reached nine days on average, in a statement that warned of "congestion" in some of the waters near Istanbul.

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