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U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to stay on Colorado primary ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP The justices unanimously ruled that without action from Congress in D.C.…
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Russia’s opposition activist Alexei Navalny is dead at 47
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. He was 47. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny “felt unwell” after a walk on Friday and “almost…
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Police report possible shooting at Texas megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen
Police in Texas said Sunday that they were responding to a possible shooting at the Houston megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. In a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, Lakewood Church said there was “an active situation involving shots fired” at the church. “That is all the information we have at this…
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The Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
A piece of the Eiffel Tower is reportedly expected to be embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal to be hung around the necks of winning athletes at this summer’s Paris Olympics. According to an article from The Associated Press, Games organisers revealed their revolutionary design on Thursday. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE…
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UK’s cancer-hit King Charles ‘doing extremely well’: Camilla
Queen Camilla, wife of Britain’s King Charles III, said Thursday that her husband who has been diagnosed with cancer is “doing extremely well” under the circumstances. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP King Charles has been “very touched by all the letters and the messages the public have been sending from everywhere”, she…
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Brazil on dengue fever alert ahead of carnival
Sao Paulo opened an emergency operations centre Tuesday to deal with a surge in dengue fever cases that has hit Brazil and South America just as millions of tourists arrive for carnival celebrations. Cases of the mosquito-borne disease have also risen sharply in Argentina, where a record 10,000 cases were reported in the first three…
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US court rules Trump has no presidential immunity
Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled. Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was immune from criminal charges for acts he said fell within his duties as president. CLICK HERE TO GET ON…
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Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday having a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump but argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution. CLICK HERE TO GET…
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Texas school to go to trial for punishment of black student who wears his hair in locs
CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP A judge has reportedly ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether a black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law.…
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China’s President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne. The Caribbean island’s leader continues his week-long visit to China after arriving in Beijing on Monday. Earlier today, he laid a wreath at the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen Square, central Beijing. Our reporter Zheng Chunying has more.…
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Scientists say breadfruit could be answer to world hunger
Researchers at Northwestern University say they have been studying breadfruit, believing it could help address global hunger. According to an article from Yahoo News, scientists suggest that as “more vulnerable crops are endangered due to rising global temperatures,” breadfruit, described in the article as a “weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit,” is drought-resistant and requires minimal fertilizer. CLICK…