South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s. The charges – which Mr Zuma denies – include counts of fraud, racketeering and money […]
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Ghana’s LGBTQ community is calling for a referendum on the rights of homosexuals in the country. The group says they can prove there are more gay Ghanaians than thought but most are hiding due to fears of persecution and discrimination. Homosexual acts are illegal in Ghana, and many religious groups and politicians are vehemently opposed […]
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Posted by layo on 13 Mar 2018 /
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US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. The president made this announcement in a Tweet on Tuesday morning. Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex […]
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China is set to approve the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that will effectively allow Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. It is part of a set of constitutional changes expected to be passed by China’s annual sitting of the National People’s Congress on Sunday. China has imposed […]
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Posted by layo on 04 Mar 2018 /
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A Florida man and his 19-year-old daughter have been charged with incest after they were seen having sex in the backyard of a Panama City residence, according to court records. According to a report in ‘the smoking gun’, Justin Bunn, 39, and his daughter Taylor reportedly admitted to the consensual February 18 encounter, police say. […]
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Posted by layo on 22 Feb 2018 /
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US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida. A staff member with a gun could end an attack “very quickly”, he said. Mr Trump floated the proposal – long-championed by the powerful NRA gun lobby – as emotional survivors of […]
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US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99. Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, preaching to audiences worldwide in large arenas, beginning in London in 1954. Over 60 years, he is estimated to have personally preached to 210 million people.
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Posted by layo on 18 Feb 2018 /
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President Donald Trump has sunken to a new low after he rebuked the FBI for missing signals before Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida while linking it to the Russia investigation. The agency was “spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign”, Mr Trump tweeted. “There is no collusion. Get back […]
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A passenger plane carrying around 60 people has crashed in a mountainous area of central Iran, media report. According to a BBC report, the plane came down in the Zagros mountains near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province while flying between Tehran and the south-western city of Yasuj, reports say. “All emergency forces are […]
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Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa’s president after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned. The new president was the only candidate nominated in parliament on Thursday and the announcement was welcomed by singing in the National Assembly. The ANC had told Mr Zuma to step down or face a vote of no-confidence. In a televised statement […]
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