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Amnesty: Indonesian police kill dozens ahead of Asian Games

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2018

Indonesian police have shot dead more than 70 people this year in a crackdown on petty criminals ahead of the Asian Games, which are due to start this weekend, a human rights group said on Friday. At least 77 people have been killed across the country between January and August, a 64-per cent

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Jailed pastor: America threatens Turkey with more sanctions

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2018

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned Thursday the United States would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not soon release a jailed American pastor. Deepening a spat that has rattled financial markets and threated to split a long-standing defense and political alliance, Mnuchin on Thursday suggested the next spiral of tit-for-tat […]

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In Sudan, 22 school children drown in Nile

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2018

Witnesses said 22 children drowned when a boat ferrying them to their school sank on the Nile River in Sudan Wednesday. The boat had been carrying about 40 children, the SUNA news agency reported, when it capsised due to rough conditions, with the river swollen from heavy rains. An adult woman on board was also killed. […]

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30,000 teachers on strike over pay rise

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2018

No fewer than 30,000 primary and intermediate teachers have resolved to embark on nationwide strike over pay rise agitation in New Zealand. Trade union says the teachers are taking part in a nationwide strike on Wednesday for the first time in more than 20 years to demand a pay rise. The strike was organised by […]

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Ebola outbreak: 41 dead in DRCongo, new drug in use

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

Forty-one people have died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo, health authorities said on Tuesday, adding that doctors were using a novel drug to treat patients. Out of 57 recorded cases as of Monday, 41 were fatal, the Congolese Health Ministry and UN’s World Health Organization  said. Fourteen of the deaths had […]

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Detained Pastor Brunson files fresh appeal

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

American Pastor Andrew Craig  Brunson, the man detained in Turkey on terror-related charges and espionage, and who is one of the reasons for the economic hostilities against Turkey by the United States, has filed a fresh appeal for freedom. Brunson’s lawyer Cem Halavurt confirmed to AFP that he appealed for the release of his client […]