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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on wiretapped phone-calls in 2014, in which Mr Sarkozy allegedly sought to influence a judge who was…
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Zhang Zhongsheng, the former vice mayor of Luliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, was sentenced to death on Wednesday for taking bribes of more than 1 billion yuan (US$159 million), a court said today, according to Xinhua news…
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A fire at a police station in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo state, has left 68 people dead, government officials say. The blaze reportedly started after prisoners set fire to mattresses in an attempt to break out on…
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Adult-film star Stormy Daniels has filed a court motion for US President Donald Trump to testify about her claim that they had a relationship. Her lawyer wants sworn testimony from Mr Trump about a "hush" agreement the actress says she…
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The last of a set of a nude Donald Trump statue is to be sold to the highest bidder, Julien's Auctions announced on Tuesday. The stand-up sculpture of the US president, entitled "The Emperor Has No Balls," is expected to fetch up to…
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The Uganda Communications Commission has suspended 23 radio stations for advertising and promoting witchcraft, news site the East African reports. Describing the stations as lacking "minimum broadcasting standards," the commission said…
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Theresa May has pledged to keep the UK “strong and united” after Brexit as she marks a year to go until the UK’s departure from the European Union. The PM is to visit England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, appealing to those for…
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Thousands of people have protested in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, angry at Russian officials over the leisure complex fire that killed at least 64 people, 41 of them children. President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kemerovo earlier and…
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Embattled former president Jacob Zuma is not about to go down for corruption charges without putting up a big fight. On Monday, the Hawks finally served Zuma with a summons to appear in the Durban High Court on April 6, his lawyer…
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Gold castings of the hands of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela have been sold for $10m (£7m) in bitcoin. Canadian crypto-currency exchange firm Arbitrade bought four casts from South African businessman Malcolm Duncan.…
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