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Assembly warns member for bringing baby to chamber

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2017

A Japanese Council Member who brought her baby to the debating chamber on Wednesday received a written warning from a city assembly. The male-dominated Kumamoto city assembly found Yuka Ogata responsible for disrupting the flow of a session as she took her son into the assembly hall. The

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Libya slave trade: Mockery of African Union – Akufo-Ado

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2017

Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo has spoken up against the ongoing slave trade and killing of immigrants in Libya. He described slave trade in the country as a mockery of African Union which has Libya as one of its member countries. He called on African Union to act immediately on the situation which is a gross […]

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Four soldiers killed in Cameroon

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2017

Four Cameroonian soldiers were killed by suspected separatists in the restive English-speaking region of the country early Wednesday, army and government sources said. The troops came under attack in the area of Mamfe, a city in the Southwest Region, according to an army source. The information was confirmed by a government source. AFP

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Female guard faces trial for having sex with prisoner

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2017

Nakisha Newell, a female corrections officer in Ohio, U.S., will face criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a male inmate as well as bringing illegal imports into the county jail, authorities said. Newell who had been on the job just 18 months has been charged with two counts of felony sexual battery and two […]

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CNN to shun Trump’s White House Christmas party

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2017

International media firm, the Cable News Network (CNN) says it will be staying away from the White House Christmas party for the media following its ongoing feud with U.S. President Donald Trump. The news network famously dubbed “Fake News” by Trump said freedom of press is being threatened in the U.S. by the president’s action. […]

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Norwegian Police investigates 150 sexual abuse cases

Daily Dispatch November 28, 2017

Norwegian police are conducting investigation into over 150 cases of alleged sexual abuse in the small rural community of Tysfjord in the country’s north. Police Spokeswoman, Tone Vangen, said “some 92 of the village’s 2,000 residents stand accused of offences involving 40 children, the youngest just four years old. She, however, said several cases were […]