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Nine Killed, 14 Injured As 100 Inmates Escape In New Year’s Day Deadly Riots In Brazilian Prison

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

At least nine prisoners have been feared dead when riots broke out in a jail in central state of Goias in Brazil on New Year’s Day, police authorities have said. Police authorities have also stated that the riot broke out when some armed inmates invaded another wing in the prison controlled by

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Trump lashed out at Pakistan in his first tweet of the year

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Pakistan in his first tweet of the year. “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies and deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools,” the early morning tweet […]

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Liberia: Weah makes victory speech, warns against graft

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2017

President-elect of Liberia, Mr. Goerge Weah, promised that he, would in the next few days, assemble those that would serve the people. He said those chosen to serve will and must be dedicated to the ideas of grassroots, social transformation. In his victory speech on Sunday, he said, “Person looking to cheat the Liberian people […]

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New Catalonia parliament to be formed on Jan. 17

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2017

Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday said in an end-of-year address to the nation that the new Catalan parliament should hold its maiden session on Jan. 17. That was the first step in reinstating local government after Madrid fired the old regional administration for illegally declaring independence. Once the parliament is formed, potential leaders […]

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Weah’s rival congratulates him on winning Liberia’s presidential election

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2017

Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai on Friday acknowledged former football star George Weah’s victory in the presidential election and appealed for unity in the country’s first democratic transfer of power in decades. “I respect the will of the people as announced by the National Electoral Commission,” Boakai said, adding that he had called Weah to […]

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Israeli govt asks unregistered African asylum seekers to leave in 90 days or face prison

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2017

The Israeli government said thousands of African asylum seekers, who have applied for refugee status in Israel but have not received a response, must leave the country within 90 days or face imprisonment. The government said that it would soon adopt regulations, which will make asylum seekers, who are yet to receive a response, leave […]