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USA
Two-member parole panel delays making decision on whether to release Charles Manson accomplice
A two-member parole panel delayed making a decision Thursday on whether to release an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson who is the longest-serving female inmate in California.After a daylong hearing, the panel from the Board of Parole Hearings postponed a decision on whether to recommend freeing Patricia Krenwinkel "because ...
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Malta
Man ordered to pay €10,000 fine and given 280 hours community service for hoax bomb threat
A man who made a fake bomb threat at the law courts was condemned to 280 hours of community service, and was also fined €10,000.Libyan national Ahmad Yassine, 36, has lived in Malta since he was very young. He was found guilty by the court for, on 16 November, having ...
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Russia
Activist and Sakharov prize finalist fears situation in Crimea will become worse
An activist for the Crimean Tartars, Mustafa Dzhemilev is one of the protagonists behind human rights activism under soviet rule. Faced with years of hardship while serving time in Soviet prison, his political achievements earned him a place among the finalists for this year's most prestigious European Parliament prize, the ...
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Malta
Updated: 34-year-old quadbike rider dies after falling onto rocks in Xghajra
A 34-year-old quadbike rider from Zejtun died today, after falling down a cliff onto rocks in Xghajra in the area known as l-Ġolf tat-Tafal.The Civil Protection Department, police, AFM rescuers and a medical team were all on site.The incident occurred at 12.05pm. Preliminary investigations found that a group of friends were ...
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Kenya
Sanlam Kenya projects at least 25pc drop in full-year profit
The insurer attributed the anticipated profit drop to market-to market fair value on equity investments and government securities.
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Corea del Sud
Lotte Duty Free to Reopen World Tower Shop in January
Lotte Duty Free will reopen its World Tower store in Jamsil in Seoul next month. The reopening will come in six months after it was closed in late June 2016 when Lotte Duty Free failed to renew its downtown duty-free license. Shinsegae Duty Free and Hyundai Duty Free, which, together ...
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Cina
China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below
A new $12 billion Beijing airport is the country’s latest attempt to unclog its crowded airways — and aid its slowing economy to boot.
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Nigeria
CBN sells $1bn to clear backlog of forex demand
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The Central Bank of Nigeria has sold about $1bn on the forward market to clear a backlog of dollar obligations in selected sectors, according to foreign exchange traders. The traders said on Thursday that the dollar sale was made last week. They described it as ...
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Nigeria
FG’ll make key festivals attractive to tourists – Minister
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is working with the private sector to make major festivals in the country attractive to domestic and foreign tourists. A statement by his aide, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, in Abuja on Thursday, said that ...
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Nigeria
How wrong policies threw economy into recession
It is a tale of hunger, anguish, mass job losses, low purchasing power, factory closures and bankruptcy as Nigeria battles with its arguably worst ever recession. OYETUNJI ABIOYE examines major economic policy timelines and reports that the gruelling recession was avoidable Mr. Shola Adekunle was living a good life until ...