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Jim Acosta: CNN drags White House to court

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

CNN filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. Acosta’s questions and reporting has been a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump. “We have asked this court for an immediate

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Breaking: Sri Lanka Supreme Court overturns dissolution of parliament

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2018

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned President Maithripala Sirisena’s sacking of parliament and ordered a halt to preparations for snap elections. The decision was the latest dramatic twist in the crisis that has gripped Sri Lanka since Sirisena sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with Ex-President Mahinda Rajapakse. The

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Police stop protesters approaching Trump motorcade in Paris

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2018

French police stopped two topless protesters who approached the motorcade of US President Donald Trump as he made his way up the Champs-Elysees to a ceremony in Paris marking 100 years since the end of World War I. One of the protesters, with slogans written on her body, got within metres of the rear of […]

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We had our daughters through IVF, Michelle Obama reveals

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2018

The former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, has revealed that she and her husband, ex-President Barack Obama, had their two children — Malia and Sasha — through the in-vitro fertilisation. Michelle said that after marriage, she and the ex-president had trouble achieving pregnancy; and that when she finally became pregnant, she suffered […]

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Police discover mass grave with 200 bodies

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2018

Police in Ethiopia have discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of some 200 people in the eastern part of the country. The discovery was made during an investigation into Abdi Mohammed, the former President of the Border Region of Somali. Mohammed is suspected of human rights violations and of being connected to a special […]

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Americans troop out to vote in Trump referendum, results from 2300GMT

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2018

Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday for a pivotal midterm election seen as a referendum on the first two years of the volatile presidency of Donald Trump. The first results from the day’s contests are expected to trickle in after the first polls close around 6:00 pm Eastern time (2300 GMT). With control of […]