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<news:title><![CDATA[Samia orders investigation into rising childhood cancer cases]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/magazines/ziff-returns-to-stone-town-brings-cinema-culture-and-new-creative-debates-5509612</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T10:32:26Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[ZIFF returns to Stone Town, brings cinema, culture and new creative debates]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T10:17:42Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tanzania railways body adds extra SGR train on Dodoma-Dar es Salaam route]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T10:12:24Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant again, in heavy overnight drone attack]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/as-ebola-bundibugyo-outbreak-rages-knowledge-gaps-still-challenge-response-5509840</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:46:01Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[As Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak rages, knowledge gaps still challenge response]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Emmanuel Musingusi Bulemu, ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Dz'na Lipe Jean‑Marie, secretary of the displacement camp, speaks during an Ebola awareness session as humanitarian agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at Kpangba displacement camp. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/potter-shuffles-pack-to-find-stability-as-sweden-progress-5509820</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:27:09Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Potter shuffles pack to find stability as Sweden progress]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sweden coach Graham Potter speaks to media after the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/japan-won-t-be-pushovers-against-brazil-in-knockouts-coach-says-5509818</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:23:12Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Japan won&apos;t be pushovers against Brazil in knockouts, coach says]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Hajime Moriyasu ,Daizen Maeda]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu applauds their fans after the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/belgium-s-doku-not-ready-for-full-90-minutes-against-new-zealand-says-coach-5509804</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:16:45Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Belgium&apos;s Doku not ready for full 90 minutes against New Zealand, says coach]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Belgium's Jeremy Doku during training. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/koeman-wary-of-morocco-threat-despite-topping-group-5509784</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:08:27Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Koeman wary of Morocco threat despite topping group]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman before the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/2026-world-cup-breaks-record-for-most-goals-scored-in-a-single-tournament-5509760</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:02:09Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[2026 World Cup breaks record for most goals scored in a single tournament]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[US scores their first goal past Turkey's Ugurcan Cakir. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/debate-as-varsity-freshers-choose-to-live-on-their-own-5509570</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:56:50Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Debate as varsity freshers choose to live on their own]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ Shedrack Prince,Shamila Salumu, ]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/tax-relief-offered-as-government-revises-the-finance-bill-2026-5508352</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:36:14Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Tax relief offered as government revises the Finance Bill 2026]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ Khamis Mussa Omar,tanzania,tax]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Finance, Khamis Mussa Omar. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/13-bars-closed-in-kinondoni-noise-crackdown-triggering-debate-5508330</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:33:11Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[13 bars closed in Kinondoni noise crackdown, triggering debate]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Songoro Mnyonge,Rahma Sultan ,Janeth Samwel]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kinondoni Mayor, Songoro Mnyonge. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/forbes-30-under-30-tanzanian-youth-prove-innovation-has-no-limits-5508370</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:46:51Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Forbes 30 under 30: Tanzanian youth prove innovation has no limits]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Cyprian Makongoro,Hussein Dewji,Rosemary Kimaro]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Cyprian Makongoro, Rosemary Kimaro and Hussein Dewji earned a place on the 2026 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/un-pauses-hormuz-ship-escort-operation-after-vessel-comes-under-attack-5509700</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:26:45Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[UN pauses Hormuz ship escort operation after vessel comes under attack]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/minister-urges-officials-to-remove-obstacles-facing-investors-5509582</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:36:26Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Minister urges officials to remove obstacles facing investors]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Betty Mkwasa ,Judith Kapinga, ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The minister for Industry and Trade, Ms Judith Kapinga speaks in Dodoma yesterday. PHOTO | HABEL CHIDAWALI]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/ecuador-president-declares-national-holiday-after-team-reach-world-cup-knockout-phase-5509678</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:16:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Ecuador president declares national holiday after team reach World Cup knockout phase]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Daniel Noboa ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Ecuador fans celebrate after the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/oped/wm-ends-up-being-taken-for-a-ride-quite-literally--5509662</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:00:30Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[WM ends up being taken for a ride, quite literally!]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/huba-ends-after-nearly-a-decade-on-screen-5509654</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:56:08Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Huba ends after nearly a decade on screen]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/entertainment/nandy-festival-2026-heads-to-kigoma-after-strong-shinyanga-kickoff-5509648</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:50:29Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Nandy festival 2026 heads to Kigoma after strong Shinyanga kickoff]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/pazi-beat-vijana-as-dar-city-set-for-sixth-league-outing-5509622</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:00:29Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Pazi beat Vijana as Dar City set for sixth league outing]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/yanga-simba-left-in-two-horse-title-race-as-caf-spots-booked-5509630</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:44:56Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Yanga, Simba left in two-horse title race as Caf spots booked]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[SIMBA SC,YANGA SC,TFF, PREMIER LEAGUE]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Combination photo of Yanga coach Abdihamid Moallin (left) and Simba coach Steve Barker. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/magazines/sound-living/african-americans-celebrate-juneteenth-in-zanzibar-amid-festivals-business-summits-5509616</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:22:48Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[African Americans celebrate Juneteenth in Zanzibar amid festivals, business summits]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zanzibar/dr-mwinyi-now-invites-local-banks-to-support-development-projects-5509608</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:07:06Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Dr Mwinyi now invites local banks to support development projects]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ Hussein Ali Mwinyi ,Obeid Laiser, ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Absa Bank Tanzania Managing Director, Mr Obedi Laiser (left), presents a token of appreciation to Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, during a courtesy visit by the bank’s delegation to State House in Zanzibar yesterday. The visit highlighted collaboration between the government and the financial sector in supporting Zanzibar development. PHOTO | ZANZIBAR STATE HOUSE]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/oped/let-s-beware-pitfalls-of-ai-lest-we-become-a-community-of-morons--5509602</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T07:00:35Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Let’s beware pitfalls of AI lest we become a community of morons!]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[We believe the operator of this “bajaj” we came across in Tegeta, Dar es Salaam, wanted his signwriter to paint, “God BLESS (not blees) Nilan.” Trust signwriters! PHOTO | AMS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/benjamin-mkapa-hospital-performs-14-penile-implant-procedures-5509588</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T06:52:24Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Benjamin Mkapa Hospital performs 14 penile implant procedures]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Abdalla Baja, , Ayubu Mashamba ]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/business/dart-secures-sh57-billion-for-phase-iii-brt-depot-expansion-5509562</loc>
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<news:keywords><![CDATA[Ezron Kilamuhama]]></news:keywords>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T06:13:44Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Gold price drop may test Tanzania’s reserves, foreign exchange earnings]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[ Emmanuel Tutuba , Oscar Mkude,Abel Kinyondo, ]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/renewed-calls-for-government-to-cut-expenditure-on-vehicles-5509530</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T05:56:29Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Renewed calls for government to cut expenditure on vehicles]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Mussa Zungu ,Andrew Chenge,Samia Suluhu Hassan ,Mwigulu Nchemba, ,Samson Rutashobya, Donald Mmari ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Brand new government vehicles lined up during a handing-over ceremony. Debate has been rekindles on how much the government spends on maintaining its vehicles and whether some of those resources could be put to better use elsewhere. PHOTO | FILE]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/popovic-hails-australia-s-wonderful-achievement-after-reaching-round-of-32-5509720</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Popovic hails Australia&apos;s &apos;wonderful achievement&apos; after reaching round of 32]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia coach Tony Popovic celebrates after the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/sports/football/australia-reach-world-cup-knockout-phase-after-goalless-draw-with-paraguay-5509744</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Australia reach World Cup knockout phase after goalless draw with Paraguay]]></news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[US coach Pochettino brushes off Turkey defeat, says winning group was main goal]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino ]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[US coach Mauricio Pochettino gives instructions to Christian Pulisic before he comes on as a substitute. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Paraguay coach concerned after player clatters into pitch-side advertising boards]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Gustavo Alfaro ,Julio Enciso]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Paraguay's Julio Enciso is checked on by Australia's Alessandro Circati after sustaining an injury. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Montella says Turkey leave World Cup with heads held high after victory over US]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Vincenzo Montella]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella before the match. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-26T04:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[After goals galore at World Cup, Paraguay and Australia serve up a snoozefest]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's Alessandro Circati in action with Paraguay's Alex Arce. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-25T17:47:24Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Trump says it may never be known who was at fault for strike on girls&apos; school in Iran]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></news:keywords>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The Minab school damaged by a strike on February 28, in Minab, Iran, May 21, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-25T17:38:32Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[DR Congo imposes 21-day quarantine on travellers from Ebola-hit areas after France records first imported case]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/magnitude-6-9-earthquake-strikes-north-east-japan-no-tsunami-warning-issued-5508904</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:31:34Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes north-east Japan, no tsunami warning issued]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A man checks a retaining wall collapsed by the earthquake in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, June 25, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/kenya-police-disperse-group-marking-deadly-2024-protests-5508856</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:11:42Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya police disperse group marking deadly 2024 protests]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A man runs through tear gas used by police to disperse protesters during demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-government protests, in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/international/us-iran-deal-may-leave-netanyahu-as-biggest-casualty-5508630</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:07:32Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PHOTO | COURTESY]]></image:caption>
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