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Judge jailed 8 years for corruption in Indonesia

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

An Indonesian Court on Monday sentenced a Constitutional Court judge to eight years in prison for corruption. The anti-corruption court in Jakarta found Patrialis Akbar guilty of receiving 10,000 dollars from a meat importer. The money was intended to influence the outcome of a judicial review

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North Korea nuclear test: Trump condemns ‘hostile’ move

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

The US has joined condemnation of North Korea after it tested what it says is a more advanced nuclear weapon. Pyongyang said it had successfully trialled a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile. President Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s “words and actions” were “very hostile and dangerous”. North Korea has

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North Korea Warns It Has ‘Powerful Hydrogen Bombs’

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

North Korea said on Sunday it has developed a more advanced nuclear weapon that has “great destructive power” as leader Kim Jong-Un inspected a hydrogen bomb at the Nuclear Weapons Institute. The bomb can be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic missile. The hydrogen bomb’s power is adjustable to hundreds of kilotons and can be […]

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Those robes they wear make them think they are clever than us, Kenyan President lambasts judges

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2017

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday lashed out at the judiciary for overturning his re-election, and refused opposition demands to replace the tarnished polls commission. While repeating his assertion that he respected the Supreme Court decision, a bellicose Kenyatta set the stage for a bitter and tense re-run of the presidential election which must take […]

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Texas flood: Beware of scammers, FBI warns donors

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2017

Two U.S agencies, along with the FBI, have warned  potential donors wishing to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey that unscrupulous scammers may set up shop in the storm’s wake. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)  warned that phishing scams and bogus e-mail solicitations may target potential givers. US-CERT warned users

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Petrol shortage hits America, fuel prices go up

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2017

United States has been hit by petrol or gasoline shortage as the effect of Tropical Storm Harvey and the flood it brought to Texas and environ disrupted production on the Gulf Coast. Retail U.S. gasoline prices rose 2.8 percent from Friday to Saturday as refineries warned customers about the fuel-supply shortage. They were at $2.59 […]