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Strong Earthquake Hits Croatia

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2020

A strong earthquake has hit central Croatia, with injuries reported as well as considerable damage to buildings in Petrinja, a town southeast of the capital. The earthquake was felt throughout the country on Tuesday, as well as in neighbouring Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and as far away as

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Saudi Arabia Bans Underage Marriage

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2020

The Saudi Ministry of Justice has banned the marriage of persons under 18 years. It also set 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. The Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Walid Al-Samaani, issued the new directive in a circular sent to all the courts in The Kingdom of Saudi […]

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37 dies in a bus accident

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2020

At least 37 people including 10 women and four children were killed when their bus hit a truck in central Cameroon, police said on Sunday. Nineteen other passengers were injured on the bus, which was found in a ravine, Ndikinimeki police commissioner Moantsouog Mempou Paulin told public radio station CRTV.

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60-Year-Old Grandma Beats Younger Contestants To Win Beauty Pageant

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2020

A grandmother from Kentucky, USA is proof that age is just a number after winning her first pageant at the age of 60. Karen Russell, who is now 61, has so far taken home five first-place crowns after waltzing down the pageant runway alongside much younger women. Karen, who is a retired quality co-ordinator, said: […]

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Saudi Arabia suspends international flights over new COVID-19 variant

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2020

Saudi Arabia has suspended all international passenger flights for one week, citing fears of the spread of a new strain of COVID-19, an official said on Monday. Entry into the kingdom through land and seaports will also be suspended for one week, the official news agency, SPA quoted an Interior Ministry official as saying. If […]

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Saudi Arabia Kicks Off Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2020

Saudi Arabia kicked off a three-phase Covid-19 vaccination programme Thursday, with the health minister among those inoculated after the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the kingdom. Along with Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah, a woman in a wheelchair and another man were among the first to be administered the vaccine at a centre in […]