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Norwegian lawmaker defends Trump’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

Norwegian lawmaker Christian Tybring-Gjedde defended his submission of U.S. President Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. According to him, the peace prize is to recognise Trump’s efforts toward resolving longstanding conflicts across the world. Tybring-Gjedde said this in an interview

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Breaking: Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2020

American President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who told Fox News that for his merit, Trump deserved it. Gjedde said: “For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most […]

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For refusing his employer’s request to convert to Islam Christian sentenced to death after being accused of blasphemy

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2020

Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in custody since 2013 for allegedly insulting Islam and was found guilty in Lahore on Tuesday but denies any wrongdoing. He claims after quitting his job at a hosiery factory, his supervisor Muhammad Saeed Khokher tried to convert him to Islam. But Asif says when he refused to change his […]

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Israel shuts schools, slams curfew in 40 COVID-19 hot spots

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2020

Israel announced on Tuesday a partial lockdown on dozens of cities, schools and communities to battle a surge in COVID-19 cases. The new restrictions, which were approved by a special ministerial committee, will be imposed on 40 cities and neighbourhoods across Israel. According to a joint statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office and the […]

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Mali: ECOWAS in fresh appeal for ‘swift’ civilian transition

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2020

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Monday issued a new appeal for Mali to make a “swift” transition to civilian rule following a military coup on August 18. “It is our community’s duty to help Malians towards the swift re-establishment of all democratic institutions. The military junta must help us to help Mali,” President […]

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Man sells 28 years of birthday whisky to buy his first home

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2020

Matthew Robson, from Taunton, was born in 1992 and over the course of his life his father Pete has spent about £5,000 on 28 bottles of Macallan single malt. The collection is now worth more than £40,000 and has been put up for sale according to BBC News. The 28-year-old said it “probably wasn’t” the […]