Opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s election face charges of terrorism and up to life in prison for denouncing the vote and creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara’s victory, a public prosecutor said on Friday.
European countries mandate medical-grade masks over homemade cloth face coverings
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Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the hope that they can slo...
Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
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The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement. The 81-year-old was handed an eight year, 11 month jail term o...
Civil rights leaders hope Biden can heal the nation through action
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When President-elect Joe Biden delivers his inauguration speech Wednesday, civil rights leaders are hoping for more than just promises, but a plan of action for racial healing. Biden will be entering the presidency...
People want the Covid-19 vaccine, but the government is failing
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It's been over a month now since the first Covid-19 vaccines were distributed in the United States, and we still haven't reached the initial goal set out for 20 million Americans to be vaccinated -- one initially se...
Young leaders ask incoming Biden administration for a seat at the table
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Washington, DC A cohort of youth-led organizations has asked the incoming Biden administration to create official positions aimed at engaging younger Americans. The groups have drafted a memo asking the Biden adminis...
Dutch government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal
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The Dutch government has resigned amid a scandal that saw thousands of families wrongly accused of child welfare fraud. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the Cabinet's resignation in an address Friday, sayi...
Reeds vermy van die beleefde samelewing, Ivanka Trump en Jared Kushner staan voor die nuwe koue werklikheid na die opstand
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Toe Ivanka Trump en Jared Kushner hul besluit om hul gesin vier jaar gelede uit New York na Washington op te laai, te deel, verskeie bronne wat die egpaar ken, het gesê die idee was die Withuis-jare..
Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
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Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 11:34 nm. ET op Donderdag. Johnson was sentenced to die after he was convicted o...
South Korea’s top court upholds former leader Park Geun-hye’s 20-year prison sentence
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Seoel, South Korea South Korea's highest court has upheld former President Park Geun-hye's 20-year prison sentence for her 2018 bribery conviction, ending a corruption scandal that has gripped the country for years. ...
Razer’s new face mask ventilates the air and amplifies your voice
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Gaming equipment maker Razer has created a reusable face mask featuring a medical-grade respirator and an in-built microphone and amplifier. Dubbed Project Hazel, the mask, which is currently a concept and not avail...
Racial justice leaders are reeling from the ‘hypocrisy’ in the police response to the US Capitol riots
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After police forced her away from the White House with flash bangs and pepper spray, Allison Lane and dozens of people who were peacefully protesting George Floyd's killing last summer ran into a stranger's home to ...