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US forbids any device larger than cellphone on airlines from 13 countries

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

US authorities have secretly required airlines from 13 nations to forbid passengers from carrying any electronic or electrical device larger than a cellphone. The new edict was distributed in an email described as “confidential” from the US Transportation Safety Administration on Monday. The

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German spy agency chief says does not believe Gulen behind Turkey coup attempt

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2017

The Turkish government has failed to convince Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency that U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind last summer’s failed coup in Turkey, the BND head told a German magazine. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government accuse Gulen of orchestrating Turkey’s failed coup on July 15 in which more than 240

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BREAKING: Letter bomb explosion leaves one injured at IMF building in France

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2017

A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday and one person was slightly injured, police sources said. The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was ongoing at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person was hurt […]

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Landslide rocks Ethiopia, 24 killed

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2017

A landslide swept through a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, killing at least 24 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who called the landfill home. Addis Ababa Mayor Diriba Kuma said 15 bodies had been recovered since the landslide Saturday night at the […]

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Rumours Of Robert Mugabe’s Death Trending On Twitter

Daily Dispatch March 10, 2017

TWITTER users have gone crazy speculating whether Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has died after a series of reports appeared online. The rumour has been swirling on social media about the 93-year-old dictator’s demise since early this evening. And a number of websites shared the so-called “news” to Twitter. Many online users were quick to jump […]

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Top Republicans refuse to back up Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2017

While the White House on Tuesday stood by Donald Trump’s assertion that he was wiretapped by Barack Obama during the 2016 presidential campaign, top Republicans on Capitol Hill provided little support to bolster his explosive and unsubstantiated claim. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said he had not seen any evidence to back up a […]