By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambianobserver
Ecuadorian priest Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died after a large wooden cross fell during a Mass being celebrated in Guayaquil. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil confirmed his death in a statement, according to media outlet Zambianobserver.
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Catholic priest Patricio Sánchez Molinari died after a heavy wooden cross fell on his head during a Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The ceremony, streamed live on social media, was interrupted by the accident, reports the Associated Press and Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo.
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Andrew Nyaga, 47, who had been missing for eight days, was found dead in the Nyamindi River in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. His family noted injuries and is calling for an investigation into the circumstances of his death, according to Citizen.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
A US Air Force airman died after falling during a rappelling demonstration at the Alamodome in San Antonio before a college football game. The soldier, a member of a detachment of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, died of his injuries in hospital, according to the military and broadcaster KSAT.
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Two workers died on 17 October after a work platform overturned during lighting work at Dakar Arena in Diamniadio. The victims worked for subcontractors working for the organising committee of the Youth Olympic Games; Dakar’s Research Section has opened a judicial investigation, according to the national gendarmerie.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in first presidential debateBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off in their first debate ahead of the presidential election run-off, scheduled for 25 October. The two candidates traded accusations of corruption and personal attacks; another debate is due to take place on 23 October, reports Reuters.
Damazin hospital resumes specialist surgery in SudanDamazin Teaching Hospital in Sudan’s Blue Nile State has resumed specialist operations and carried out its first ear, nose and throat procedure after a lengthy interruption. Modernisation increased the number of operating theatres from three to five, and the patient is in a stable condition, according to the hospital director quoted by Radio Tamazuj.The week in Africa
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