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SA corruption watchdog probes COVID-19 tenders

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders, the latest in a series of scandals that trade unions said showed the government’s failure to tackle graft. The probes by the Public Protector come soon after investigators launched

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Queen Elizabeth leads royal birthday cheers for Meghan Markle

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

American Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is 39 today. The celebration is expected to be low key as she now lives in pandemic wracked California, where she moved with her husband, Prince Harry and son Archie early this year. For the UK Royal family, however, Meghan being out of sight is not out of mind, […]

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COVID-19: Airport operator to cut 4,000 jobs

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt Airport, announced plans on Tuesday to cut between 3,000 and 4,000 jobs as the crisis inflicted on the air travel industry by the coronavirus drags on. Chief executive Stefan Schulte said in an interim report for the first half of the year that passenger numbers are still expected to languish […]

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Coronavirus: Philippines returns to stricter lockdown

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

More than 27 million people in the Philippines went back under stricter lockdown measures on Tuesday after the number of coronavirus infections surged since last month. The surge has prompted health workers to warn that the country was losing its battle against COVID-19. Public transport, private and government offices and other commercial services were again […]

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Police detain cat used to smuggle drugs, sim cards to prison

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

By (dpa/NAN) Sri Lanka Police are probing an incident in which a cat was allegedly used to smuggle drugs and contraband into a high-security prison, officials said on Monday. Prison officials found the cat on Saturday with a small parcel tied to its neck, entering the Welikada prison in Colombo, the capital. Prison officials found […]

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Crashed plane packed with cocaine was bound for Australia, says police

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2020

Police say a small plane that crashed shortly after take-off in Papua New Guinea had been overloaded with cocaine destined for the Australian market. Officers say the “greed” of the drugs gang played a part in their downfall. It is believed the Cessna had been carrying more than 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine worth A$80m ($57m; […]