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Canadian doctors assist 2,000 to die

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2017

Nearly 2,000 people with incurable diseases were helped to die by Canadian doctors in the first year since the country legalised medically-assisted suicide. From the time Ottawa passed the legislation in June 2016 to June 30, 2017, 1,982 people ended their lives in this way, according to Health

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Groom humilates ‘cheating bride’, plays infidelity video before wedding guests

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2017

A groom in Singapore decided to teach his cheating bride a lifetime lesson by playing a footage of her alleged infidelity in front of their wedding guest. According to Mirror, their loved ones and guest were stunned when they saw the bride ‘behaving intimately’ with another man on the screen. The video as reported began with the […]

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US Republican lawmaker Tim Murphy resigns over sex scandal

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2017

U.S. Republican Congressman Tim Murphy has announced his resignation after his affair with a young woman came to light, official statement said on Friday. “Upon further discussion with my family, I have made the decision to resign my position,’’ Murphy, an eight-term member of the House of Representatives, serving since 2003, said. The statement came […]

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34 Sentenced To Life In Erdogan Assassination Plot During Failed Coup

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2017

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 34 defendants to four aggravated life sentences each, in a case focused on a military unit that allegedly aimed to kill President Recep Erdogan in 2016 failed coup, a local media reported. It said one of the defendants sentenced is Gokhan Sahin Sonmezates, a General accused of being part […]

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Trump to request $29bn for storm-hit Puerto Rico

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2017

United States President Donald Trump plans to ask Congress for $29bn in emergency relief for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, officials told AFP Wednesday. Trump is expected to request $12.77bn in disaster relief and $16bn in debt forgiveness, the officials confirmed.

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Court probes Catalan police chief for alleged ‘sedition’

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2017

A Spanish judge placed Catalonia’s regional police chief under investigation for alleged sedition, a court spokesman said Wednesday, after the force was accused of failing to rein in pro-independence protesters. The National Court in Madrid summoned Josep Luis Trapero and three other suspects to a hearing on Friday, said the spokesman, who asked not to […]