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Voting ends in contentious Liberia presidential run-off election

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2017

Liberia voted Tuesday in a delayed but peaceful run-off election for a new president, contested by former international footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai. Voters have chosen a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is stepping down after 12 years as Africa’s

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Ex-President begs for forgiveness

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2017

Peru’s ailing former leader, Mr. Alberto Fujimori, is begging the people for forgiveness, two days after receiving a presidential pardon that sparked street protests. “I am aware that the results of my government were well received on one side, but I admit that I have let down other compatriots, and I ask them to forgive […]

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Robbers slash man’s throat, remove expensive gold chain

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2017

A 44-year-old man was robbed and had his throat slit while he was waiting for the lift at an apartment in Desa Mentari, Malaysia, Tuesday morning. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din said the man was attacked by two men, believed to be staying in the same area, as he was waiting […]

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Indian hemp smuggler boards police car, mistakes it for a taxi

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2017

A man who smuggles Indian hemp for a living accidentally boarded a police car, as he had mistaken it for a taxi. The drug dealer in Copenhagen, Denmark, is facing the threat of a jail term, the Localreported. According to Copenhagen Police’s Twitter feed, the man was carrying around 1,000 wraps of marijuana when he clambered […]

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BREAKING: Navalny urges Russians to boycott presidential vote

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2017

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday urged voters to boycott the country’s presidential ballot in March 2018 after election bosses barred him from standing. “We are declaring a strike by voters. We will ask everyone to boycott these elections. We will not recognise the result of these elections,” Navalny told journalists after the election […]

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US predicts violence in Liberia election, warns nationals

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2017

The U.S. government, through its embassy in Monrovia, has warned of possible violence before or after Tuesday’s presidential run-off elections in Liberia. In a statement on Sunday, the embassy warned American citizens resident in or travelling to Liberia that criminal elements could take advantage of a large political or social gathering to attack participants or […]