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May
27
2024
By The African Mirror
Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence

Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence

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TWELVE people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said, adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled. Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1 p.m. Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said. "Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to 6 passengers and 6 crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey," Dublin Airport said in a statement. Irish broadcaster RTE, citing passengers…
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May
26
2024
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI
Israel presses on with strikes in Gaza after World Court ruling

Israel presses on with strikes in Gaza after World Court ruling

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ISRAELI forces killed more than 30 people in new attacks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said, the day after judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Though Israel pressed on with its offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, mediated negotiations between the two sides are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the matter said. The decision on talks was taken after the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency met the head of the CIA and the prime minister of Qatar, said…
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May
26
2024
By ANDREW HAY
Judge denies Alec Baldwin request to drop indictment for ‘Rust’ shooting

Judge denies Alec Baldwin request to drop indictment for ‘Rust’ shooting

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A New Mexico judge rejected Alec Baldwin's bid to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge for the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, opening the way for an unprecedented trial of a Hollywood actor for an on-set death. Baldwin's lawyers argued at a May 17 hearing that a grand jury indictment of the actor was "a sham" as a New Mexico state prosecutor failed to tell jurors they could question defence witnesses and stopped them from hearing evidence helpful to the actor's case. District court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, in a court filing, denied the request. The trial is scheduled to stand trial…
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May
26
2024
By LUCINDA ELLIOTT
From rebel to prisoner and leftist Latin American icon, Pepe Mujica reflects

From rebel to prisoner and leftist Latin American icon, Pepe Mujica reflects

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JOSÉ Mujica, a one-time guerrilla, prisoner and later president of Uruguay who has cemented himself as an icon of the Latin American left, maintains that he is a farmer and nature lover above all else. At his smallholding on the outskirts of Uruguay's capital Montevideo, the former president who turned 89 this week said he still feeds the chickens and enjoys a turn on the tractor. "It's more entertaining than a car, you are in permanent contact with nature, with the bugs and the birds," Mujica said in an interview with Reuters at his unpretentious single-storey home. It is the…
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May
25
2024
By The African Mirror
Reaction to World Court’s order for Israel to halt Rafah assault in Gaza

Reaction to World Court’s order for Israel to halt Rafah assault in Gaza

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ISRAEL was ordered by the World Court to halt its military assault on the city of Rafah during the Gaza war. Here are some reactions: HAMAS OFFICIAL BASEM NAIM: "We welcome the decision by the World Court that calls on the Zionist occupation forces to end its military aggression on Rafah. We believe it is not enough since the occupation aggression across the Gaza Strip especially in northern Gaza is just as brutal and dangerous. "We call upon the U.N. Security Council to immediately implement this demand by the World Court into practical measures to compel the Zionist enemy to implement the decision.…
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May
25
2024
By Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose
Hundreds feared dead after landslide flattens remote Papua New Guinea village

Hundreds feared dead after landslide flattens remote Papua New Guinea village

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HUNDREDS are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, a resident said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3 a.m., villager Ninga Role told Reuters by phone. The death toll was nearly 300, among them his brother and cousin, he said. The Australian Broadcasting Corp and other local media reported that more than 100 people had been killed. One man who turned back to try and save his two children was…
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May
25
2024
By JACK QUEEN
Trump hush money trial: What comes next?

Trump hush money trial: What comes next?

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CLOSING arguments are expected in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in New York, wrapping up what is likely to be the only case against the former U.S. president to reach a jury before the November election. Here is a look at what comes next. WHAT HAPPENS DURING CLOSING ARGUMENTS? Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will present their summations first and seek to convince a dozen New Yorkers that Trump falsified business records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels - a liaison Trump denies. Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump intentionally made or…
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May
24
2024
By MOHAMMAD SALEM
From wedding photographer to water queue: Gaza mother mourns lost dream life

From wedding photographer to water queue: Gaza mother mourns lost dream life

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FALASTEEN Abdulati mourns her vanished good life as a wedding photographer as she wearily queues day after day for scarce drinking water in a rubble-strewn street in south Gaza, fearing for the future of her children. The mother of seven is one of over two million Gazans who struggle to survive in the eighth month of an Israeli siege and invasion triggered by a cross-border Hamas attack, with food, drinking water, medical care and safe shelter hard to find. "I'm a wedding photographer. Someone like me should be going out and living well and spending money on their children," Abdulati, 35, said,…
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May
24
2024
By BERNARD ORR and YIMOU LEE
China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan

China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan

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A furious China launched "punishment" drills around Taiwan in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te. The exercises, in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands beside the Chinese coast, come just three days after Lai took office, a man Beijing detests as a "separatist". China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, denounced Lai's inauguration speech on Monday, in which he urged it to stop its threats, saying the two sides of the strait were…
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May
24
2024
By The African Mirror
Sunak and Starmer hit UK campaign trail after shock election call

Sunak and Starmer hit UK campaign trail after shock election call

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BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party rival Keir Starmer kicked off their election campaigns, each arguing that only they can snap the country out of its economic and political malaise. Sunak, whose Conservatives have trailed Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls since he became prime minister in October 2022, shocked and angered many in his party when he gambled by calling a July 4 election, months earlier than expected. He argued on Thursday that the economy was turning a corner and he had a plan to tackle illegal immigration. But with prices in the shops up…
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