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- Killings of 4 Men in Albuquerque Leave Muslim Community in Fear August 8, 2022As the authorities appeal to the public for help in their investigation, many Muslim residents are experiencing a “managed panic.”
- Killer in Arbery Case Sentenced Again to Life in Prison August 8, 2022Travis McMichael was convicted of a federal hate crime following a state murder conviction in 2021. His lawyer tried without success to have part of the sentence served in federal prison.
- Killings of Three Muslim Men in Albuquerque May Be Linked, Police Say August 7, 2022The authorities also suspect the deaths could be connected to the homicide of a Muslim man in 2021.
- Sacramento Savors Its Underdog Moment August 8, 2022The capital city, often overshadowed by San Francisco and Los Angeles, is taking pride in the success of its lower-tier Sacramento Republic F.C. over Major League Soccer teams.
- Uvalde Postpones Decision to Fire School Police Chief Pete Arredondo July 22, 2022The South Texas school district said it would delay a decision on terminating the chief who led the schools’ response to a school shooting.
- California Counties, Cities Restrict Airbnbs Amid Pandemic Tourism July 23, 2022San Diego, Marin County, San Bernardino County and more have approved rules this year to restrict short-term rentals.
- Newsom to Sign Bill Allowing Residents to Sue Over Illegal Guns July 24, 2022Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation that would provide a minimum $10,000 award to residents who successfully sue makers of illegal guns.
- He Built a Home to Survive a Civil War. Tragedy Found Him Anyway. July 22, 2022C. Wesley Morgan once believed that the place he built, which included a 2,000-square-foot bunker, was the safest house in Kentucky.
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- Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to fore August 8, 2022Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odin […]
- London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria August 7, 2022Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an “immensely significant” moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects […]
- Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war August 7, 2022Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThree billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner.“Motherland, Honour, Blood, Bravery. WAGNER”, one of t […]
- Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners August 6, 2022Country’s government says Sexual Minorities Uganda ‘operating illegally’ in east African nationThe Ugandan government has suspended the country’s leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of operating illegally in the east African nation, in a move campaigners condemned as “a clear witch-hunt”.The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) – […]
- Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president August 6, 2022Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960sBritish cold war propagandists smeared Kenyan vice-president Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in “black” propaganda operations, newly declassified files reveal.The Foreign Office’s propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD), targeted th […]
- Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers August 5, 2022With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region Fears of a new wave of violence in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are growing after weeks of deadly protests against UN peacekeepers and rising regional tensions.Thirty-six people, including four UN peacekeep […]
- Canadian province declares emergency amid worst wildfires in over 50 years August 8, 2022Blazes have consumed vast tracts of forest in Newfoundland and Labrador and remain out of controlOfficials in Canada’s easternmost province have issued a state of emergency as crews battle the worst wildfires the region has experienced in more than half a century.Sprawling blazes have consumed thousands of hectares of forest in Newfoundland and Labrador over […]
- ‘Like a scene out of Jaws’: British boy attacked by sharks in Bahamas August 8, 2022Finley Downer, eight, bitten on both legs by nurse sharks at Compass Cay before being pulled to safetyAn eight-year-old British boy has been attacked by sharks while on holiday in the Bahamas.Finley Downer was surrounded by three nurse sharks while swimming in a lagoon last week, his family said, before he was pulled to safety after suffering bites on both l […]
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- Tighter export controls on electronics could hamper Russia's war effort - report August 8, 2022Russian weapons could be permanently degraded by tougher export controls in the West, a think tank says.
- US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package August 8, 2022The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
- Climate change: Alps glaciers melting faster as heatwaves hit August 8, 2022Meltwater flows from the glaciers, which may be set for their highest mass losses in 60 years.
- China-Taiwan: Beijing conducts new military drills near island August 8, 2022The drills were due to end on Sunday but a statement said sea and air exercises were continuing.
- Israel-Gaza: Unusual pre-emptive hit by Israel pays off August 8, 2022The truth brings relief to Gazans, but the lack of a peace process means this is only temporary.
- In pictures: Drought hits Europe's rivers and crops August 8, 2022Weeks of baking heat have caused big problems for Europe's food producers and river traffic.
- Blinken Africa trip: The world should not dictate to the continent August 8, 2022The US's top diplomat is trying to curry favour amid growing influence from Russia and China.
- Amanda Todd: Dutch man convicted of sexually extorting teenager August 8, 2022Amanda Todd took her own life weeks after posting a video in which she detailed her harassment online.
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