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Former US president George HW Bush apologises to star Heather Lind after sexual assault claim

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2017

Former US president George HW Bush has apologised to an actress who claimed he sexually assaulted her from his wheelchair, according to US media reports. Boardwalk Empire star Heather Lind alleged in an Instagram post that the 93-year-old groped her when they met at a TV screening in 2014. She

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Coca-Cola to invest $90m in Kenya

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

Soft drinks maker, Coca-Cola, says it plans to invest up to 90 million dollars in Kenya over three years through 2018 to increase its product range in the region. In a statement on Tuesday in Nairobi, the company said the wider range of soft drinks in the country would begin in 2018 but did not […]

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Alleged vote fraud : Liberia party submits complaint

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2017

The Liberty Party (LP) has submitted a complaint to the National Election Commission (NEC), calling for it to cancel the votes so far won by former soccer star George Weah, a document showed. The LP candidate lawyer Charles Brumskine placed third after Weah placed first and the ruling party’s Joseph Boakai second. The complaint was […]

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Train crushes four women crossing tracks

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2017

Four women were killed and five others injured Monday after being struck by a train while crossing railway tracks in eastern India, police said. The victims were returning from performing religious rituals at a nearby river when they were hit by the train in the Munger district of Bihar state. “It was slightly foggy and […]

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Man Burnt Alive In India For Protesting Daughter’s Harassment

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2017

The police said that an Indian man who tried to protect his daughter from sexual harassment and complained to authorities has been burnt alive. Police officer RA Pandey said that Narmada Sahu, 45, died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh state late on Sunday. Pandev said that the victim’s relatives alleged that his 16-year-old daughter […]

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My tweets won me the White House – Trump

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his regular use of social media, especially Twitter, saying that his tweets won him the White House. In an interview airing on Sunday on “Fox Business Network,” Trump said that with his use of twitter, he could bypass “unfair media coverage” and speak directly. “Tweeting is like a typewriter — […]