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May
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Iran hangs two men for blasphemy

Iran hangs two men for blasphemy

WORLD
IRAN has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported, drawing an angry reaction from the human rights group Amnesty International. Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, Mizan reported. The website reported that the two were running dozens of online anti-religion platforms dedicated to the hatred of Islam, the promotion of atheism and insults to sanctity. Amnesty International condemned the executions on its Twitter page for Iran. "Today's execution of Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli…
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May
09
2023
By LUC COHEN and HANNAH LANG
Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial

Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial

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FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump will not testify at a civil trial to challenge claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in the 1990s and later defamed her, after letting a Sunday deadline pass without asking the court to appear. Trump’s attorney Joseph Tacopina told the judge on Thursday that Trump had waived his right to testify in the trial in Manhattan federal court and opted not to present a defence in the case, gambling that jurors will find that Carroll had failed to make a persuasive case. In response to a Reuters request for comment,…
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May
09
2023
By The African Mirror
King Charles gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks as coronation celebrations end

King Charles gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks as coronation celebrations end

WORLD
ALISTAIR SMOUT KING Charles gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend and said he and his wife Camilla would rededicate their lives to service as three days of celebrations drew to a close. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and Camilla were crowned at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event in 70 years. In an echo of his late mother Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee message last June, before she died three months later, Charles and Camilla reiterated their pledge to serve. "As the Coronation weekend draws to a close, my wife and I just wanted to share…
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May
08
2023
By The African Mirror
At least 8 people killed by gunman at Texas mall, police kill shooter

At least 8 people killed by gunman at Texas mall, police kill shooter

WORLD
BRAD BROOKS and BRENDAN O'BRIEN A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas, police said. The gunman, whom authorities said they think acted alone and whose motive was not yet known, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, the city's police chief Brian Harvey said at a press conference. Allen fire department chief Jon Boyd told the same press conference that his department took at least nine victims with gunshot wounds to area hospitals. Two…
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May
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Inside Westminster Abbey during King Charles’ coronation

Inside Westminster Abbey during King Charles’ coronation

WORLD
RACHEL ARMSTRONG THE explosive crescendo of "Zadok the Priest", Handel's soaring anthem composed nearly 300 years ago for the crowning of King George III, marked the most sacred moment of Charles' coronation. Inside Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens have been crowned since 1066, around 2,200 people were there to witness Charles's robe of state be removed, before he was shielded and anointed with holy oil, then re-emerging as the choir sang "May the king live for ever". Minutes later, after Charles was crowned and enthroned, the congregation loudly repeated the same words at the end of a pledge of…
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May
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Isolated protest in eastern Cuba sparks duelling versions on social media

Isolated protest in eastern Cuba sparks duelling versions on social media

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CUBANS in Caimanera, a small port town near the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, took to the streets late evening, according to social media and official reports, in the first known anti-government protests of the year in Cuba. Videos posted on social media, many shared by dissidents outside Cuba and by human rights groups, showed what appeared to be men in military uniforms and others in civilian clothing clashing with dozens of protesters on a dimly lit street while onlookers recorded the events with cellphones. The videos showed the protesters in the fishing village near the eastern tip of the…
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May
07
2023
By MICHAEL HOLDEN, KATE HOLTON and ANDREW MACASKILL
King Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change

King Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change

WORLD
KING Charles III was anointed and crowned in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward's Crown on Charles' head as he sat upon a 14th-century throne in Westminster Abbey. During a historic and solemn two-hour service, which dates back to the time of King William the Conqueror…
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May
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

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OLENA HARMASH and TOM BALMFORTH UKRAINIAN air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said, in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin's campaign of long-range air strikes. The Kinzhal, which means "dagger" in Russian, is one of six "next generation" weapons unveiled by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 when the Russian leader boasted that it cannot be shot down by any of the world's air defence systems. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kh-47 Kinzhal had been shot down on Thursday night over…
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May
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Georgia fake-elector defendants accept immunity in Trump probe

Georgia fake-elector defendants accept immunity in Trump probe

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PROSECUTORS for Georgia's Fulton County have granted immunity to at least eight people under investigation for conspiring to overturn Georgia's vote in the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to disclose this summer whether former President Donald Trump and others will be charged with crimes related to interfering with the 2020 election. Attorney Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow represented 10 of the 16 suspected fake electors who may have offered to cast electoral college votes for Trump even though Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia and the right to all of the state's 16 electoral…
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May
06
2023
By JEEVAN RAVINDRAN and NATALIE THOMAS
Excitement and apathy ahead of King Charles’ coronation

Excitement and apathy ahead of King Charles’ coronation

WORLD
DOZENS of royal fans have begun camping out in central London ahead of King Charles' coronation on Saturday, but while they and millions more are anticipating the historic event with excitement, at least as many say they do not care. The coronation, whose origins date back 1,000 years, will be the biggest ceremonial event since that staged for Charles' mother Queen Elizabeth in 1953, with a display of pageantry and a huge military procession. For some Britons, it is a once-in-a-lifetime event. For others, it is a welcome occasion only because it provides a day off work with an extra holiday on Monday.…
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