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Man Convicted For Faking His Own Death In Boat Accident

14Mar

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Man Convicted For Faking His Own Death In Boat Accident

A 56-year-old German man who tried to fake his death in a staged boating accident on the Baltic Sea has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentence came after being convicted of 14 counts of attempted insurance fraud. The man’s wife, meanwhile, was sentenced to two years’ probation on Wednesday for her role in the scheme. The couple allegedly faked the man’s death in a boating accident in the Bay of Kiel in October 2019 in a bid to collect ransom. Fake death man planned to collect about €4 million ($4.4 million) in life and accident insurance payouts. After staging the man’s supposed death, the couple hid out for months, first in Hamburg and then in the central German town of Schwarmstedt. Police finally tracked the man down during a raid in May 2020,...

Lifting Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Sanctions Will Save ECOWAS From Disintegrating-NIIA Expert

29Feb

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Lifting Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Sanctions Will Save ECOWAS From Disintegrating-NIIA Expert

An international relations expert, Femi Otubanjo, says the decision of ECOWAS to lift sanctions imposed on Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will save the West African sub-regional bloc from disintegration. Mr Otubanjo, a research professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, made the assertion in an interview in Lagos. Gambia’s Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, announced the lifting of the sanctions at the end of the extraordinary session of the heads of state and government of ECOWAS member countries on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Touray said the decision was based on humanitarian considerations, the sanctions’ socio-economic impacts and the sub-region’s security. “The authority has resolved to lift with immediate effect sanctions imposed on Niger and has...

Former Irish Premier John Bruton Dies At 76

7Feb

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Former Irish Premier John Bruton Dies At 76

Former Irish Premier John Bruton has died at 76 following a long illness, his family has confirmed. Bruton was taoiseach from 1994 until 1997, and the leader of the Fine Gael party from 1990 to 2001. He died in a Dublin hospital on Tuesday, surrounded by his family. statement from the Bruton family, released by Fine Gael, stated, “It is with deep sadness we wish to announce the death of former taoiseach John Bruton. “He died peacefully in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, surrounded by his loving family, early this morning following a long illness. He was a good husband, a good father and a true patriot. We will miss him greatly. “John is survived by his wife, Finola, son Matthew and daughters Juliana, Emily and Mary-Elizabeth, grandchildren, sons-in-law, his brother, R...

First Human Receives Brain Implant From Elon Musk’s Neuralink

31Jan

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First Human Receives Brain Implant From Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Elon Musk said that his neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday. The patient is “recovering well,” Mr Musk said on X, formerly Twitter. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.” Neuralink’s first product is called Telepathy, he said. The company is developing a brain implant to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals. “Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal,” Mr Musk wrote in a separate post. Neuralink began recruiting patients for its first-in-human clinical trial in the autumn of 2023 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the company to conduct the study in May.Xinhua/NAN ...

Over 400 Lawmakers From 28 Countries Demand Gaza Ceasefire

11Jan

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Over 400 Lawmakers From 28 Countries Demand Gaza Ceasefire

No fewer than 400 members of parliament from 28 countries have launched an appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war. The group includes U.S. Democrat Ilhan Omar and former British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. In Germany, former Die Linke (The Left) politician Sevim Dağdelen is part of the group. She joined the newly formed party — Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), which centres around a former Die Linke leader of the same name. Other parliamentarians from the United States, mainly EU nations, and other countries from Canada to Ghana and Chile to Turkey joined the appeal. Germany’s Dağdelen said, “We are lawmakers from around the world calling for an immediate, multilateral ceasefire in the Gaza war. We also call for the release of all the remaining Israeli and inter...

Israel Evacuates Border Communities As Tensions Flare With Hezbollah

16Oct

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Israel Evacuates Border Communities As Tensions Flare With Hezbollah

Following repeated attacks by the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia from southern Lebanon, Israel has ordered the evacuation of settlements up to two kilometres from the border area. The office of Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that 28 towns on Israel’s northern border were affected. The residents were to be taken to safety at state expense and housed in guest houses. The Israeli army had already declared a four-kilometre-wide strip in the border area a restricted zone on Sunday. Since the unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas on Israel and the counter-attacks by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip, there has been increasing violence on the border between Israel and Lebanon recently. This has fueled concerns about a further regional escalation of the confl...

India: Liquor Kills Drinkers, Blinds Two Others

25Sep

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India: Liquor Kills Drinkers, Blinds Two Others

Officials on Monday said two people were killed, and two others lost their eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in India’s eastern state of Bihar. In April this year, suspected toxic liquor consumption in the state killed over 30 people. The deaths were reported from the Qazi Mohammadpur police station area in Muzaffarpur district, about 72km north of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. “We have received information about two deaths at Pokharia Pir locality. The family members of the deceased said that three days back, these people returned home drunk, following which they took ill and subsequently succumbed to their illness during treatment,” the police explained. The police added, “Two other people of the same locality are reported to have lost eyesight following the consu...

Former U.S. Presidential Aspirant Bill Richardson Is Dead

3Sep

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Former U.S. Presidential Aspirant Bill Richardson Is Dead

Bill Richardson, U.S. presidential hopeful in 2018 and a two-term governor of New Mexico, has passed on at 75. The former governor died “peacefully” in his sleep at his residence in Chatham, Massachusetts, a statement by Richardson Center for Global Engagement said. Governor Richardson passed away peacefully in his sleep last night,” Mickey Bergman, vice president of the Richardson foundation, said in a statement. Mr Richardson had previously worked as a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and was known for working assiduously to secure the freedom of American citizens wrongfully detained in other countries. He was passionate about human rights advocacy that then-President Bill Clinton nicknamed him “undersecretary for thugs.” “He lived his entire life in the service of othe...

Coup D’état: African Union Suspends Gabon

1Sep

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Coup D’état: African Union Suspends Gabon

The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon’s membership in the wake of the coup in the Central African country. AU’s Peace and Security Council said on Thursday evening that it strongly condemned the take-over of power by the military in Gabon, which deposed President Ali Bongo. It suspended Gabon’s participation in all activities of the AU and its institutions “with immediate effect until constitutional orders restored in the country.” The AU suspended Niger Republic’s membership just a few weeks ago after the military took power there at the end of July. Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan have also been suspended since the coups in those countries. In Brussels, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said the European Union “rejects any seizure of power by force in Gabon.” “Th...

30Aug

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Military Officers Declare Coup In Gabon

Gabon senior Gabonese military officers have appeared on national television declaring they have seized power, claiming the recent general election lacks credibility and saying they represent all Gabon’s security and defence forces. They said the election results were cancelled, all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved. Loud sounds of gunfire could be heard in the capital, Libreville, a Reuters reporter said, after the television appearance. It was not immediately possible to reach the government for comment. “In the name of the Gabonese people … we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime,” the officers said on television. Gabon’s incumbent president, Ali Bongo, won a third term in the presidential election with ...

Russian Investigators Say Forensic Results Confirmed Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death In Ill-Fated Plane Crash

28Aug

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Russian Investigators Say Forensic Results Confirmed Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death In Ill-Fated Plane Crash

Russia’s investigative committee on Sunday confirmed that genetic testing results on body samples recovered at the site of last week’s plane crash confirmed Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin as one of the victims of the unfortunate incident.As part of the investigation of the plane crash in the Tver region, molecular-genetic examinations have been completed,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. The statement added: “According to their results, the identities of all 10 dead were established. They correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet, corresponding and officially confirming the death of Prigozhin, who Russia’s aviation agency said was listed as a passenger on the private plane.” Until now, there has been no off...

Trump Arrested At Fulton County Jail In Georgia

25Aug

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Trump Arrested At Fulton County Jail In Georgia

Former President Donald Trump was arrested at the Fulton County Jail on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. In a first for his four indictments this year, Trump had his mug shot taken. It was released shortly after he left the jail. Trump used a local bail bondsman in Georgia to post his bond. He has already paid, a bonding agent confirmed. The Fulton County Jail, where Trump was booked, has a history of violence and poor conditions. District Attorney Fani Willis oversaw the sweeping investigation and the racketeering charges against Trump and 18 co-defendants. Many of them, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, have already surrendered. A federal judge yesterday denied requests by two defendants...

WAGNER Boss, Prigozhin Killed In Plane Crash

23Aug

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WAGNER Boss, Prigozhin Killed In Plane Crash

WAGNER boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane which crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board. He was believed to be on board the plane. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, north of Moscow. Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against the Russian armed forces in June. Prigozhin is the head of the Wagner mercenary group, which he established in 2014. A wealthy businessman with a criminal record, he was known as “Putin’s chef” because he provided catering for the Kremlin. In June he led his troops on a short-lived mutiny, after they seized control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and moved towards Moscow, with the stated aim of removing the military leadership. ...

Tchiani: We Don’t Want War In Niger, But We Will Defend Our Country When Necessary

21Aug

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Tchiani: We Don’t Want War In Niger, But We Will Defend Our Country When Necessary

The leader of the mutineers who seized power in Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it,” Mr Tchiani was quoted as saying by the Al Jazeera broadcaster. He noted that the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) do not realise that Niger has become the key to containing the region from destabilisation against the backdrop of increased terrorist activity. Mr Tchiani added that the sanctions imposed against his country were aimed at putting pressure on the rebels, and not at finding a solution to the current situation. In addition, Mr Tchiani said that rebel...

Trump Says New Indictment Was ‘Rigged,’ Deliberately Filed During His Political Campaign

15Aug

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Trump Says New Indictment Was ‘Rigged,’ Deliberately Filed During His Political Campaign

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an indictment approved by a Fulton County grand jury in the U.S. state of Georgia “rigged”. Mr Trump added that it was deliberately presented in the midst of his political campaign and that the move was a “witch hunt.” On Monday night, the Fulton County grand jury indicted Mr Trump on 13 criminal charges related to an investigation into an alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a court document. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis later told reporters that the grand jury had issued arrest warrants for the 19 defendants named in the indictment, but they all have until August 25 to voluntarily surrender. “And what about those Indictment Documents put out today, long befo...

U.S. Jury Indicts Trump, Associates In 2020 Election Investigation

15Aug

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U.S. Jury Indicts Trump, Associates In 2020 Election Investigation

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, has been indicted in Georgia after investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. Eighteen others were also indicted, including Mr Trump’s personal lawyers Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Mr Willis launched the probe in February 2021, after news broke that the former president was recorded during a January 2, 2021. He said that there was a phone call pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” him 11,780 votes, enough to win in Georgia. Mr Trump had insisted that making the call was appropriate. The investigation also focused on a plan to assemble a slate of fake electors to meet in secret at the state Capitol. The planned ...

Catastrophic Tornadoes in US: Buhari Condoles with American People

12Dec

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Catastrophic Tornadoes in US: Buhari Condoles with American People

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday extended the sympathies of Nigerians to the government and people of the United States (U.S) following devastating tornadoes ripping across 6 states, leaving destruction and death on their trail. Reacting to the catastrophe shown around the globe since Friday, President Buhari said: “The destruction of whole towns, flattening of houses, schools, hospitals, businesses and other social infrastructure on a scale never seen before is deeply saddening.” He said: “our deepest sympathies go to all those affected, as well as the government and the American people." The President urged fellow citizens to join the rest of the world in praying for the deceased and the quick recovery of other victims and their families at this difficult time...