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Australian airport workers also terror suspects

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2017

Australian airport workers, including baggage handlers, caterers, engineers and maintenance staff, are to be subjected to explosives tests and other checks under strict new security measures. The crackdown comes after an alleged terrorist plot in July to smuggle a bomb onto a passenger plane at

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George W. Bush frowns at new era of US isolationism

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2017

Former US President, George W. Bush, on Thursday urged the United States to push for democracy around the world and resist the temptation to turn inward. The rare public remarks by the former president seemed to take direct aim at President Donald Trump’s America First policies, but without ever actually naming the present occupant of […]

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Johannesburg Stock Exchange suspends Oando

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2017

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) says it has suspended trading in shares belonging to Oando Plc. According to a statement issued by JSE’s Sens service on Thursday, Oando’s listing was suspended “pending clarification following the review of subsequent correspondence received on October 18 from the Nigerian Stock Exchange and SEC”. On Wednesday, the Nigerian Stock […]

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Kenyan election commissioner flees country one week before presidential poll

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

Roselyn Akombe, an election board commissioner, has resigned and fled Kenya a week before a rerun of the presidential election. In September, the country’s supreme court annulled presidential elections held in August because the polls were “neither transparent nor verifiable”. Uhuru Kenyatta victory was annulled following a petition by opposition leader Raila Odinga. The

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US Wants Evidence Over Detained Staff To End Turkey Visa Dispute

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

A US delegation on Wednesday asked Turkey for information and evidence regarding consular staff whose detention has led to a diplomatic rift and suspension of visa services. Two locally employed US mission staff have been arrested in Turkey. In May, a translator at the consulate in the southern province of Adana was arrested and two weeks […]

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Baidu to hit the road with self-driving bus

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2017

Baidu chief executive Robin Li on Tuesday said the Chinese internet giant will have a self-driving bus on the road soon as it races for a lead in autonomous vehicles. Baidu is collaborating with an array of companies on autonomous cars, and is working with a large bus maker in China to have a self-driving […]