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US Seeks New 5G Delay To Study Interference With Planes

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2022

US authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay for up to two weeks their already postponed rollout of 5G networks amid uncertainty about interference with vital flight safety equipment. The two companies said Saturday they are reviewing the request. The US rollout of

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Parents selling children in Afghanistan to feed family

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2022

In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by drought and war, a woman is fighting to save her daughter. Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed his family of five children. Without that money, he […]

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After Executing People for Watching TV Shows, North Korea Bans This Normal Human Reaction

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2021

If you’re in North Korea, it’s pretty unlikely you’re doing much laughing as it is. But for the next few days, you better ensure you don’t — else you’ll likely find yourself in prison. According to Radio Free Asia , sources inside the repressive hermit kingdom say that during an 11-day period of mourning, residents […]

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Joe Biden visits graves of wife, infant daughter killed in car crash 49 years ago

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2021

Joe Biden has visited the graves of his first wife and infant daughter, as he marks 49 years since they were killed in a car crash. The US president visited St Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday with First Lady Jill Biden and daughter Ashley. Mr Biden’s […]

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North Korea Bans Citizens From Laughing

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2021

Government authorities have ordered the public to not show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates his death. According to DailyMail, North Koreans have been banned from laughing. The new order also prohibits them from drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. The report revealed […]

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Court orders ex-South Africa president Zuma back to jail

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2021

South Africa’s High Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgment showed on Wednesday. The 79-year old began medical parole in September and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court after he ignored instructions to participate in […]