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BREAKING: Bodies of around 20 migrants recovered from sea

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2018

Moroccan rescue services Sunday recovered the bodies of around 20 migrants in the Mediterranean, a spokeswoman for the Spanish enclave of Melilla said. The bodies of the migrants, from sub-Saharan Africa, were spotted by a Spanish patrol boat, which alerted the rescue services of both

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Court jails journalist over unrest coverage

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2018

A Moroccan court sentenced to jail a journalist for his coverage of unrest in the country’s north, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said, calling for his release. Abdelkabir al-Horr was convicted on charges of backing “terrorism, inciting others to hold a banned protest in the northern Rif region and insulting” authorities, RSF said in its […]

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50 rushed to hospital after eating cow bitten by snake

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2018

Over 50 people were rushed to various hospitals in South Africa after eating meat from a cow that had reportedly died from a snake bite. The incident happened at Mpoza village outside Tsolo  in the Eastern Cape Province. The province’s department of health spokesperson,  Sizwe Kupelo said the patients confirmed they had eaten the meat […]

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Suicide bomber kills 11 soldiers in Pakistan

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2018

A suicide bomber killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 13 at an army camp in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the military said. An officer was among those who died in the bombing, which was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in an email to journalists. The attacker targeted an army unit’s sports area in the […]

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18 injured as burning bus slams into pedestrians

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2018

A van packed with pressurised gas tanks and bottles full of petrol caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on Friday, leaving at least 18 people injured, authorities and witnesses said. The incident occurred at People’s Park in the heart of the Chinese financial hub during morning rush hour, […]

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We’re not friends, U.S. tells Russia

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley has said that Russia is not a friend to the U.S. and will not be, based on the values its government portrays. “[Moscow] is not, will not, be our friend … As long as their government has the values that it has, and as long as […]