Colombo, Sri LankaAt least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, het amptenare Maandag gesê, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising corornavirus infections in the country’s crowded jails.
Outrage as Nigeria sentences teenage boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy
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Child rights agency UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a teenager to 10 years in prison for blasphemy in northern Nigeria. Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he...
Former Army secretary says DC National Guard had no plan ahead of Capitol riot beyond local traffic control
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Former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told a House panel on Tuesday that the National Guard only planned to deal with traffic in Washington, DC, the day the deadly US Capitol insurrection occurred, met "no contingenc...
Ten minste 150 people have been charged by Justice Department in Capitol riot
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Ten minste 150 people have now been charged by federal prosecutors in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, according to a CNN review of court records and Justice Department announcements. The mi...
Arizona law enforcement agents are searching for two escaped inmates facing dozens of years in prison
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Law enforcement agents are on a manhunt for two inmates who escaped an Arizona prison Saturday night. The two men used a large air conditioning unit as a ram to break into a closet and steal tools used for their es...
Song Yoo-jung, South Korean TV star, dood by 26
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South Korean actress Song Yoo-jung has died at the age of 26, her agency confirmed Monday. "Actress Song Yoo-jung has left us," Sublime Artist Agency wrote in an Instagram post. "Yoo-jung was a friend who always gav...
38 Capitol Police officers test positive for Covid-19 after Capitol riot
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More than three dozen Capitol Police officers have tested positive for coronavirus since the Capitol riot on January 6, the union representing the Capitol Police told CNN Sunday. It's unclear how many of the 38 off...
FAA employee and Snapchat live-streamer among two facing new charges in connection with Capitol riot
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The Justice Department has unveiled new criminal charges against two alleged Capitol rioters. Kevin Strong of California was charged with three crimes related to the attack, including knowingly entering or remaining...
Investigation into US Capitol riot moves into more complicated phase
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After bringing federal charges against more than 125 people accused of being part of the violent mob that stormed the US Capitol, now comes the hard part. Law enforcement officials say they are moving from the so-...
Die destydse kandidaat Joe Biden het 'n geheime hospitaalbesoek gedoen om 'n gewonde polisiebeampte te ontmoet
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Die polisiebeampte van Houston, Taylor Roccaforte, was geskok toe die destydse presidentskandidaat Joe Biden hom in die hospitaal kom sien het nadat hy in die plig geskiet is.. Roccaforte was nog meer verbaas dat die toekoms ...
Mick Norcross, ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ ster, found dead at 57
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London British reality TV star Mick Norcross has been found dead at his home at the age of 57. Norcross, the former owner of the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood that featured heavily in reality show "The Only Way Is...
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...
CNN-peiling: Amerikaners’ willingness to get the coronavirus vaccine is on the rise
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Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they will try to get vaccinated now that multiple Covid-19 vaccines are approved and beginning to be made available to the public, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Tha...