August 2019
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China said the comments made by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini confuses right and wrong, and is an example of interfering in China’s internal affairs, a spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said in a statement on Saturday. The spokesperson said the Hong Kong…
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The 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures have been released: find out who plays who and when. Group stage All kick-off times 21:00 CET unless stated Matchday one Tuesday 17 September Group E: Napoli v Liverpool, Salzburg v Genk Group F: Inter v Slavia Praha (18:55 CET), Dortmund v Barcelona Group G: Lyon v Zenit (18:55 CET), Benfica v Leipzig…
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An eyewitness, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who was a prisoner when the murdered environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed in 1995 by the dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, on Thursday, gave his account of how the late Ogoni leader and eight others were killed and buried. According to Sahara Reporters, Abdullahi, who was granted a state pardon last…
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We all know it well, if not purely for Whitney Houston’s classic cover of Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’, but The Bodyguard is coming to a Manchester stage at the end of the year. The award-winning musical is based on the blockbuster film, The Bodyguard, originally starring Houston and Kevin Costner, which tells the story of…
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Eden Hazard has been named the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. The Belgian attacking midfielder, 28, finished well clear of former Chelsea club-mate Olivier Giroud and Luka Jović – now a team-mate at Real Madrid – to win the third edition of the award, which was announced during the UEFA Europa League group…
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A federal high court sitting in Abuja has declined to hear the motion filed by Sowore as the court referred the matter back to the vacation judge Justice Taiwo Taiwo. Justice Nkweonye Maha said she did not have the jurisdiction to review the decision by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, and noted that the ruling of the…
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More than three decades ago, Alvin Kennard was given a life sentence without parole for robbery. Kinnard, then just 22 years old, has stolen $50.70 from a Bessemer bakery. Kennard has served 36 years of that life sentence, and Wednesday appeared in court for a hearing to change his sentence to life with parole, and…
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Virgin Australia, the No. 2 carrier in Australia is to slash its workforce after reporting its seventh annual loss in a row. Virgin on Wednesday announced a $315.40 million loss for the financial year to 30 June 2019. On a positive note, the result was a considerable improvement on the airline’s result last year, which…
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French icon Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and was praised by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin for his outstanding sporting and personal qualities. Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and the iconic Frenchman was described by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin…
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Mail carriers encounter mean dogs so often it’s become a cliche, but it was a nest of wasps that claimed the life of an Iowa mail carrier. Dwayne Kriegel was depositing mail in an outdoor box last week, just as he has almost every day for the past 30 years, when his right hand was…
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Tesla Inc. raised car prices in China, responding to trade tensions that weigh on the country’s currency and have led to oscillating import tariffs on vehicles. The price of a basic level imported Model 3 sedan went up more than 2% to 363,900 yuan ($50,900), Tesla’s website showed on Friday. Prices for basic level Model…
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The office of the Ukrainian president on Friday denied reports saying that a much-anticipated prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is underway. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said negotiations with Russia to secure the release of the Ukrainian prisoners are ongoing but insisted that it has not happened.…
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A Manhattan federal judge formally closed the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein Thursday following the pedophile financier’s suicide. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman signed his initials to a boilerplate order dismissing the July 2 indictment accusing Epstein of sexually abusing dozens of girls at his New York City and Florida homes for at least three years.…
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A manhunt is underway for an Arizona couple who escaped police custody Monday in Blanding, Utah, while they were being transported from New York to Pima County, Arizona, to face charges in the April murder of 72-year-old Frank Bligh in Tucson. Susan and Blane Barksdale overpowered two security guards and escaped custody as they were…
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The ramifications of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse will long outlive him — and his alleged victims wanted the justice system that had failed them to know it. More than a dozen women who said the pedophile financier preyed on them tesitified Tuesday at an unsual Manhattan court hearing, the first since Epstein’s Aug. 10 suicide, according…
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