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Macron discusses Mali with West African leaders, backs ECOWAS mediation

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the soldiers’ mutiny in Mali on Tuesday with his Malian counterpart and other West African leaders, expressing his support for mediation efforts by the ECOWAS regional bloc, the presidency in Paris said. Macron discussed the unfolding situation with

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Coup plot in Mali, President Keita detained by mutinous soldiers

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

Mutinous soldiers in Mali have detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as a possible coup plot unravelled. According to Reuters, Keita was was detained by the soldiers in the capital Bamako. A spokesman for Keita was not available to confirm the detention. Soldiers had earlier in the day mutinied at the Kati military base about 15 […]

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Eleven Shot Dead In Prison Break

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

Eleven prisoners have been shot dead following a mass jailbreak in Papua New Guinea and 36 others remain on the run, authorities said Tuesday. The detainees escaped from Buimo prison in the Pacific nation’s second-biggest city Lae after rushing a gate when a sick prisoner was being moved for medical treatment. The group overwhelmed a duty […]

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Portugal President, Marcelo Rebelo Jumps Into Water To Rescue Drowning Citizens

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

In what Feels like the most laudable act any President can do, Marcelo Rebelo , the President of Portugal has rescued two women from drowning at an Algarve beach after their kayak capsized. According to BBC, the 71-year President was pictured swimming over to the kayakers who were struggling in the water. De Sousa later told the […]

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Fraudsters hack Canada’s revenue agency website, steal banking information

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2020

Hackers have invaded the website of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), forcing the revenue body to close its online services to thousands of subscribers. Penpushing reports that the hackers have stolen personal information of Canadians and residents after they gained access to usernames and passwords of subscribers to online services of Canada’s topmost revenue agency.

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President Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump is dead

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2020

Robert Trump, immediate younger brother to United States President Donald Trump is dead. The younger Trump  died on Saturday night aged 71 after being hospitalised in New York, the president said in a statement. The president on Friday visited his brother in hospital after White House officials said Robert had become seriously ill. Officials did not […]