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A US woman has been charged with human trafficking in the Philippines after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a newborn baby out of the country. Jennifer Talbot, 43, was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on…
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An Alabama judge has ordered that a man who robbed a bakery of $50.75 be released from his life sentence. Alvin Kennard, 58, was handed the harsh sentence under strict rules introduced in the 1970s to deter repeat offenders. The…
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A maelstrom scene was witnessed on Saturday, August 31 at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Benin City, Nigeria as a jilted lady stormed the wedding venue of her ex-lover she reportedly dated for seven years. The angry…
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Some 6,721 concerned Nigerians, including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and Enough is Enough (EiE), at the weekend initiated action at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos against the ninth Senate over…
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A “minor conflict” between the wives of a pastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire, leading to the arrest of the pastor’s wife for wanton endangerment. According to The Register Herald, the pastor’s wife,…
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Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" category three storm, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. It poses a "significant threat to Florida and the north-western Bahamas", the NHC warned. Dorian is…
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A number of prominent pro-democracy activists and lawmakers have been arrested by police in Hong Kong. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, from the Demosisto party, were arrested and charged on Friday, while party chairman Ivan Lam, who is not…
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The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its sanctions regime in Mali targeting those who delay implementation of a 2015 peace agreement. The French-sponsored resolution adopted Thursday extends the sanctions regime…
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A Kenyan professor and human rights crusader has described the seventh Japan – Africa summit in Yokohama as a disgrace. Over twenty African presidents were in Japan for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD.…
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed criminal charges against a former senior engineer at Google's owner Alphabet alleging he stole car technology secrets. Anthony Levandowski was charged with 33 counts of trade theft involving…
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