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German investigators discover drugs worth over €50m

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2020

Investigators from the State Criminal Police Office and the Hanover Customs Investigation Office prevented the smuggling of over 700 kilogrammes of cocaine into Germany, the customs office said on Friday. “The seized drugs had a street sale value of over 50 million Euros ($54 million),’’ they

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In Portugal, one can now die when he wants

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2020

The Portuguese parliament has approved five government legislative proposals to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally sick in the country. The five proposals were presented Thursday by ruling Socialist Party (PS in Portuguese), Left Block (BE), People Animals Nature party (PAN), The Greens (PEV) and Liberal Initiative (IL). In the 230-seat

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Breaking: Israel confirms first case of coronavirus

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2020

Israel has confirmed the first case of new coronavirus. Also, Iran’s health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the Islamic republic, bringing the total number of deaths to four and infections to 18. “Thirteen new cases have been confirmed,” ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Twitter. “Unfortunately two […]

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Breaking: Coronavirus reaches Iran

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2020

Two people in Iran tested positive Wednesday for the deadly new coronavirus, the health ministry said in the Islamic republic’s first cases of the disease. Kianoush Jahanpour, a ministry spokesman, said the cases were detected in the holy city of Qom, south of the Iranian capital. “In the past two days, some suspect cases of […]

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Another Patience Jonathan: Zambia’s First Lady Weeps, Falls To Her Knees To Appeal Against Mysterious Gas Attacks

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2020

For all her faults, former Nigerian First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was credited for showing empathy for victims of tragedies. In one particular instance in April 2014, following the infamous kidnap of the Chibok girls, the feisty First Lady could be seen crying on national TV. The First Lady of Zambia, Esther Lungu, appears to […]

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Taiwan records its first coronavirus death as global toll passes 1,600

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2020

Taiwan reported its first death from the new coronavirus Sunday, as the death toll from the outbreak rose to 1,665 inside mainland China. A 61-year-old man from central Taiwan with underlying health problems but no recent overseas travel history died in hospital on Saturday after testing positive for the virus, officials confirmed. It is the […]