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Zika virus resurfaces in Singapore –Agency warns

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2018

The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) on Wednesday warned that the Zika virus has resurfaced in Singapore. An update published on the NEA website said that, the case, which was diagnosed and reported to authorities on Jan.18, was the first of its kind in 2018 since the disease was thought to

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U.S. Mum, boyfriend kill 4-year-old son for spilling his meal

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2018

A four-year-old boy from Pennsylvania, U.S., has been killed by his mother and her boyfriend after he was beating to death for spilling his breakfast. Lisa Smith, 19, and her boyfriend Keiff King, 26, of Willow Grove, who were arrested Tuesday night, face charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other crimes in connection with […]

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EU endorses Mnangagwa rule

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2018

The European Union has taken a major step towards Zimbabwe by literally endorsing the leadership of President Emerson Mnangagwa. A memorandum of the full EU council which met in Brussels on Monday and made available to ZimEye.com indicated  that the Union was happy and hopeful with the political and economic developments in Zimbabwe allowing them to consider […]

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Wife hangs herself to protest husband’s postponement of shopping trip

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2018

A distressed wife is reported to have hanged herself after her husband postponed a planned shopping trip by a single day. The woman’s husband, Deepak Dwivedi, says he told his 23-year-old wife Deepika, on Saturday that he would not be able to go shopping on that day, according to reports. But Mr. Dwivedi promised they […]

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Security authorities arrest 10 catholic priests for protesting against government

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2018

Ten catholic priests and more than 200 protesters have been have been arrested by security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo over Sunday’s demonstrations demanding President Joseph Kabila leave power. The Catholic Church had organized the demonstrations against the leader, whose constitutional mandate ended in 2016. About six people have been killed in the […]

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BREAKING: Weah sworn in as Liberian president

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2018

Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia’s new president on Monday, in the country’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. Weah, 51, took over from Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who spent 12 years at the helm, steering the West African nation away from the trauma of a civil war. […]