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Suspected Jihadists Attack Hotel In Central Mali Town

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

Suspected jihadists carried out a late-night attack on a hotel in central Mali several days after the town was visited by the country’s prime minister, officials said Thursday, adding that at least one assailant was killed. The security ministry and the army said attackers late Wednesday struck

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Botswana president steps down

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

President Ian Khama of Botswana this week wrapped up a national “farewell tour” before he stands down on Saturday in a power transfer designed to stress his statesmanship and the country’s stability. Khama has visited all of Botswana’s 57 constituencies since December, bidding a long goodbye to a population of just 2.2 million after serving […]

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68 die in Venezuela police cells fire

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2018

Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping for news outside the police station were dispersed with tear gas and authorities did not give information until late into the evening. “The State […]

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Trump gives Liberians one year to quit US

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country. It’s the latest of similar moves, after more than 250,000 Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans lost their protected status under an administration which has made cracking down […]

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Turkey: UN report details extensive human rights violations during protracted state of emergency

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people – from arbitrary deprivation of the right to work and to freedom of movement, to torture and other ill-treatment, arbitrary detentions and infringements of the rights to freedom of association and expression, according […]

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Tired of waiting for ‘right man,’ woman sells virginity to Hollywood actor for millions

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2018

A 26-year-old British lady who was ‘tired of waiting for the right man’ has sold her virginity for a whopping €1.2m ($1,482,528). Jasmin, a resident of London, received the final offer of $1,482,528 from a Hollywood actor earlier this week. She made headlines a year ago after she listed herself on Cinderella Escorts seeking to sell her […]