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Breaking: British MPs to hold key Brexit vote on January 15

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2019

British MPs are set to hold a critical vote on January 15 on the Brexit agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May, her spokesman said Tuesday. May had told a cabinet meeting that the vote, which the government has already postponed once because of widespread opposition, will go ahead,

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Breaking: Gabon rebel chief caught, two killed in failed coup

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

The chief military rebel who led a thwarted coup in Gabon on Monday has been arrested and two of his commandos killed after they stormed into a public radio station, the presidency said. “The situation is under control,” the presidency statement said, adding that hostages had been freed from the radio station. A group of […]

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Gabon coup foiled

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2019

Gabon’s envoy to Paris said an attempted coup in Libreville has been foiled, calm restored and four rebel military leaders arrested. However, one of the rebel leaders escaped. “The government is in place, the institutions are in place”, a Gabon government spokesman, Guy-Bertrand Mapangou said. Mapangou also told AFP: “Calm has returned, the situation is […]

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Release accurate results of the elections -U.S. warns DR Congo

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2019

The United States has called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Electoral Commission to release accurate results of Sunday’s general election in the country, warning against manipulation. The U.S. Department of State, in a statement by its Deputy Spokesperson, Robert Palladino, said the Dec. 30 election was one of the most important elections […]

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2019 will be ”complicated but great”- Trump

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump has predicted that year 2019 would be a “complicated but great” year. Trump, who stated this in his New Year message, also reeled out his administration’s achievements, which he said had surpassed all others in the U.S. history in the first two years. “I just want to wish you a very […]

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Video: It’s already 2019 in New Zealand, Australia

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2018

New Zealanders have flocked to bars, restaurants, music festivals and waterfront vantage points to catch stunning fireworks displays as they celebrate the New Year 2019. But as the booze begins to flow freely around the country and behaviour rapidly descends into revelry, Kiwi emergency services are “gearing up” for their most demanding night of the […]