An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, the longest known wrongful sentence in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July after a district court found that crucial evidence in his case was not turned over to his defence lawyers. On Monday, […] The post US judge exonerates inmate after 48 years in prison appeared first on
France’s powerful CGT trade union has called for nationwide “civil disobedience” following the adoption by parliament of an immigration law designed to toughen conditions for foreigners living in or moving to France. CGT chief Sophie Binet on Thursday made the call for civil disobedience against the legislation, which she says calls into question France’s “republican principles”. Speaking […] The post French
China and Russia wrapped up a bumper year of cooperation with an annual year-end meeting in which the two vowed to deepen ties across a range of issues as record trade between them surged past a symbolic target. Bilateral trade between China and Russia surpassed $200 billion in the first 11 months of the year, Chinese […] The post China hails Russia cooperation as record
The 10 American prisoners freed by Venezuela in exchange for a jailed ally of President Nicolas Maduro, have arrived back in the United States in the latest sign of improving relations between Washington and Caracas. The group, including six citizens the US considered wrongly imprisoned, landed at the San Antonio military base in Texas on […] The post Venezuela, US reach prisoner swap deal
In response to the surge in digital banking platforms and the corresponding increase in cyber threats, Fidelity Bank, Ghana’s largest privately owned bank, took proactive steps last month by dedicating a week to intensifying efforts against fraud, empowering its staff to be the first line of defence. Under the theme “Leveraging on Fraud Awareness and […] The post Fidelity
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said his country is willing to agree a new temporary truce with Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of more captives held by the Palestinian group. “Israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid in order to enable the release of hostages,” Herzog told a gathering of ambassadors […] The post Israel signals readiness
A former doctor in Rwanda has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide in the east African country. Sosthene Munyemana was found guilty of crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity. He was accused of organising torture and killings in the genocide, in which 800,000 people were […] The post Former Rwanda doctor jailed 24yrs for role
A group of South Korean students are suing the government because their college admission examination ended 90 seconds earlier than scheduled. They are asking for 20 million won ($15,400; £12,000) each – the cost of a year’s studying to retake the exam. The error affected the rest of the students’ exams, their lawyer says. The […] The post South Korea Students
Three of the world’s biggest pornography sites are to face stricter regulation in the European Union. Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat will be legally obliged to improve content moderation and toughen up age verification for users. It is because they have been assessed as having at least 45 million monthly users in EU countries. That means they […] The post Three major porn sites to face
The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy after months of political wrangling. The amended bill was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN). The vote divided Mr Macron’s party, and the health minister Aurélien Rousseau announced he was going to resign. Left-wing […] The post French
At least four people have been killed as a massive storm barrelled along the US east cost, bringing power outages, flooding and flight delays. A woman died in floodwaters outside Charleston, South Carolina, and three men in north-eastern states were killed as the storm moved towards Canada. Millions of East Coast residents were on flood watch […] The post Storms in US kill four and leave
Prosecutors have raided the offices of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funding scandal that has sent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval ratings to some of the lowest levels in the country’s post-war history. Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors’ Office searched the offices of two LPD factions associated with former Prime […] The post Japanese
At least 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country’s deadliest earthquake for years. The 6.2 magnitude quake hit mountainous Gansu province around midnight on Monday (16:00 GMT), also shaking neighbouring, Qinghai. Fatalities may rise with more than 700 reported injured in icy conditions. Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has ordered thousands of … The post China rescuers
President Akufo-Addo with Dr. Ernest Addison President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to maintain focus on executing its mandate while dismissing distractions that could derail Read More... The post Ignore Mischief Of Misguided Elements
Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances. But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or … The post Pope says priests
Employees in the Bancassurance Unit of Stanbic Bank Ghana have organised a beach clean-up at the Korle Beach in Accra, demonstrating the bank’s commitment to protecting the natural environment. Speaking at the clean-up exercise, the Head of Bancassurance at Stanbic Bank, Henry Manyo-Plange, explained the importance of corporate institutions involving themselves in helping to keep […] The post
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has secured a third term as leader of the Middle East’s most populous nation, officials said, after the counting of votes in the election held between December 10 and 12 was finalised. Sisi won 89.6 percent of the vote, the National Elections Authority said on Monday. Turnout reached an “unprecedented” […] The post President el-Sisi declared
Kenya and the European Union have signed a long-negotiated trade agreement to increase the flow of goods between the two markets, as Brussels pursues stronger economic ties with Africa. The agreement signed on Monday is the first broad trade deal between the EU and an African nation since 2016 and follows a spending spree by […] The post EU, Kenya sign landmark trade deal appeared first on The
Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups. The vote comes at a time of widespread political apathy and disillusionment in the oil-rich country of 43 million that is still recovering from years of war and plagued by […] The post Iraqis vote in first provincial elections
Chileans have rejected a new constitution proposed by conservative delegates that would have affected laws in areas including abortion access, the ability to strike and rights for indigenous people. The new charter would have replaced the current one written during the military regime of Gen Augustine Pinochet. In a referendum on Sunday, the draft was […] The post Chile voters reject new conservative
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