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All Chile’s 34 bishops resign over sex abuse cover-up scandal

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2018

Thirty-four Chilean bishops have offered their resignation to Pope Francis over allegations that they covered up clergy sex abuse scandals. In a statement read out in a press conference, the bishops say all placed their mandates “in the hands of the Holy Father so that he may decide freely over

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Zimbabwe: Corruption can be good for the country, says Finance minister

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2018

Zimbabwean Deputy Finance Minister, Terrence Mukupe, surprised guests during a roundtable discussion in Harare when he said corruption could be positive for the country. Mukupe referenced an article which he read highlighting that the scourge of corruption would benefit the country. “I read an article to the effect that corruption can be also positive for […]

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‘Denuclearise or risk overthrow’, Trump tells N/Korea’s Kim

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un to abandon nuclear weapons and be rewarded with “protections” or risk being overthrown and possible death if the arsenal remains. The U.S. leader laid out the stark choice for North Korea’s leader ahead of their planned summit in Singapore on June 12, according to media […]

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VIDEO: Robbers blow up cash vans in broad daylight in South Africa

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2018

Robbers armed with assault rifles and explosives blew up two armoured cash-carrying vans in Johannesburg on Thursday morning in a brazen daylight incident. In dramatic cellphone footage of the incident recorded by a motorist, the assailants seal off a block in the suburb of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg’s commercial center, before calmly detonating explosives under […]

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Ebola spreads to more cities in Congo

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2018

Oly Ilunga, Congo’s health minister, says Ebola has spread to a city, the capital of Equateur province, a worrying shift in the new outbreak in the northwest. He  said two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones, which includes Mbandaka city, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural […]

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U.S. wishes Muslims peaceful, blessed Ramadan

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2018

The U.S. has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the occasion of Ramadan as the holy month begins. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in a statement on Wednesday, wished Muslims a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. “On behalf of the United States Department of State, I offer best wishes to Muslims around the world for a peaceful […]