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- May 29, 2023
Turkey: Recep Erdogan wins presidential election
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, May 28, extending his rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities. …
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- May 27, 2023
Entire family including a 2-year-old child imprisoned for life for possessing a Bible in North Korea
An entire family, including a two-year-old child, were sentenced to life imprisonment after a Bible was discovered in their possession, according to International Religious Freedom Reports. This incident was revealed by the US State Department’s…
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- May 24, 2023
US grant $285m sale of Air Defense System to Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $285 million sale of a NASAMS air defense system and related equipment to Ukraine as Kyiv seeks to boost protection against Russian strikes. “Ukraine has…
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- May 23, 2023
U.S Biden announces Presidential Delegation for Tinubu’s inauguration
The United States of America President, Joe Biden has announced the delegation of the Inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu. AKEWUSOLAF BLOG reports that the announcement was made via a statement released by the whitehouse.…
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- May 18, 2023
Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app. The prohibition…
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- May 18, 2023
UK’s richest Family Patriarch Srichand Hinduja died at 87
Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja had dementia and his plight had become the centre of a family feud that culminated…
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- May 17, 2023
China shuts 100,000 ‘fake news’ social media accounts
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet of fake news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies. Its cyberspace regulator announced…
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- May 17, 2023
Former UK PM Truss warns against appeasing China in Taiwan
Former British prime minister Liz Truss will say in Taiwan on Wednesday that the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the self-governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain’s…
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- May 15, 2023
13-year-old US boy rescued sister from Kidnapper with slingshot
An American teenager and deadeye marksman saved his sister from a kidnapping recently when he used his crude but effective weapon — a slingshot — to wound the attacker. An eight-year-old girl was searching for…
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- May 15, 2023
German nurse gets life term for killing two patients
A Munich court sentenced a 27-year-old male nurse to life in prison Monday for murdering two patients by deliberately administering unprescribed drugs so he could be “left in peace”. The nurse, identified only as Mario…