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N/Korea will launch more missiles – S/Korea warns

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

South Korea said on Monday it was talking to the United States about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula after signs North Korea might launch more missiles in the wake of its sixth and largest nuclear test. The U.N. Security Council was set to meet later on

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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 on the livestock and animal health law, according to […]

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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