WORLD - The African Mirror

Nov

02

2022

U.S. Capitol police chief: attack on Pelosi’s husband bolsters case for more security

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THE attack on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband highlights the need for more money to protect lawmakers in a bitterly divided political climate, the head of the Capitol Police. Authorities are monitoring thousands of cases across the country to stop potential threats, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement just hours before the man accused of beating Pelosi's husband with a hammer was expected to make his first court appearance. The attack was politically motivated, according to prosecutors, who said in court papers that the accused, David Wayne DePape, 42, said that he wanted to kidnap…

Oct

22

2022

By The African Mirror

Zelenskiy calls on West to warn Russia not to blow up dam

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JONATHAN LANDAY UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the West to warn Russia not to blow up a huge dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepare to push Moscow's troops from Kherson in one of the war's most important battles. In a television address, Zelenskiy said Russian forces had planted explosives inside the huge Nova Kakhovka dam, which holds back an enormous reservoir that dominates much of southern Ukraine, and were planning to blow it up. "Now everyone in the world must act powerfully and quickly to prevent a new Russian terrorist attack. Destroying the…

Oct

22

2022

By The African Mirror

EXCLUSIVE Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labour in its U.S. supply chain

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JOSEPH WHITE and JOSHUA SCHNEYER HYUNDAI Motor Co, Korea's top automaker, is investigating child labour violations in its U.S. supply chain and plans to "sever ties" with Hyundai suppliers in Alabama found to have relied on underage workers, the company's global chief operating officer Jose Munoz told Reuters on Wednesday. A Reuters investigative report in July documented children, including a 12-year-old, working at a Hyundai-controlled metal stamping plant in rural Luverne, Alabama, called SMART Alabama, LLC. Following the Reuters report, in coordination with federal agencies, Alabama's state Department of Labor began investigating SMART Alabama. Authorities subsequently launched a child labour probe at…

Nov

01

2022

By The African Mirror

Police arrest nine over Indian bridge collapse, toll reaches 134

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SUMIT KHANNA INDIAN police arrested nine people, including ticketing clerks and contractors, as they investigate the collapse of a footbridge in which at least 134 people, including many children, were killed. CCTV footage from just before the collapse showed a group of young men taking photos while others tried to rock the suspension bridge in Morbi from side to side before they tumbled into the river below as the cables gave way. The colonial-era bridge over the Machchhu River was packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities when it ruptured on Sunday evening, sending people plunging about 10 metres (33 feet) into the…

Nov

01

2022

By The African Mirror

Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block lawmakers from obtaining tax returns

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ANDREW CHUNG FORMER President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to his tax returns for reasons he claims are politically motivated. Trump filed an emergency request to put on hold a lower court ruling against the Republican former president that upheld the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee's request for the tax materials as a justified part of its legislative work while his attorneys prepare an appeal. "If allowed to stand, it will undermine the separation of powers and render the office of…

Oct

22

2022

By The African Mirror

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

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ELIZABETH PIPER, KYLIE MACLELLAN and ANDREW MACASKILL FOUR senior ministers threw their weight behind Boris Johnson to return as British prime minister after Liz Truss's resignation triggered a contest to quickly replace her as Conservative Party leader. Former defence minister Penny Mordaunt became the first candidate to officially declare, but Johnson and Rishi Sunak, once his finance minister, led potential contenders as candidates canvassed support ahead of voting next week. With the Conservatives holding a large majority in parliament and able to ignore calls for a general election for another two years, the new party leader will become prime minister…

Nov

01

2022

By The African Mirror

Brazil’s Bolsonaro maintains silence after Lula’s election victory

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LISANDRA PARAGUASSU and ANTHONY BOADLE PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro had yet to concede defeat in Brazil's presidential election by Monday afternoon, raising fears the far-right nationalist might contest the victory of his leftist rival, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Tens of thousands of jubilant Lula supporters took to the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday night to celebrate a stunning comeback for the 77-year-old former metalworker, who governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010. His electoral win follows a spell in prison for corruption convictions that were later annulled. Bolsonaro, who left his residence on Monday morning and headed to the presidential…

Oct

24

2022

By The African Mirror

Trump summoned to testify to Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot panel

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PATRICIA ZENGERLE FORMER President Donald Trump was ordered to testify under oath and provide documents to the House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. The committee said it had sent a subpoena to Trump requiring documents to be submitted to the panel by November 4 and for him to appear for deposition testimony beginning on or about November 14. Deposition testimony often refers to closed-door, videotaped questioning of a witness on the record. Such testimony could be made public and become part of a final report by the special panel.…

Oct

24

2022

By The African Mirror

Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

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FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but was well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. "There is a very good chance that I would be successful in the election with Conservative Party members - and that I could indeed be back in Downing Street on Friday," Johnson said in a statement. "But in the course of the last days, I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to…

Oct

24

2022

By The African Mirror

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says

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SALMAN Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said. Andrew Wylie, who represents literary giants such as Saul Bellow and Roberto Bolano, described the extent of the injuries Rushdie suffered in the "brutal" attack in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais. A view of who appears to be author Salman Rushdie treated by emergency personnel after being stabbed on stage before his scheduled speech at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, U.S., August 12, 2022, in…