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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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The US territory of Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency as it braces for a tropical storm churning through the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings for Puerto…
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A Kenyan wheelchair user has hit out at Ethiopian Airlines, saying he was abandoned by airport staff who refused to help him board a flight leaving the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to the US. In a series of tweets and Facebook posts, author…
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Suicide bombers thought to be aligned with the Islamic State (IS) group have attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza, killing three Palestinian officers, security sources says. The attacks follow a recent operation by Hamas, which…
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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to a new indictment as his upcoming criminal trial was pushed back to January, in a case where prosecutors have accused him of rape and predatory sexual assault.…
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