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Tanzania scraps independence celebration, diverts funds to kids

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled the Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that will be used to build eight dormitories in primary schools around the country. Tanzania’s Minister of State, George Simbachawene,…

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Trump Organization found guilty on all 17 counts in NY tax fraud case

The Trump Organization was found guilty Tuesday of criminal tax fraud — and now former President Donald Trump’s real estate company could face a $1.6 million fine. The Trump Organisation was convicted on all 17 counts it faced — including tax fraud, falsifying business records, conspiracy and related crimes — following two days of deliberations in Manhattan Supreme Court. The…

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Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader won’t resign, says spokesman

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. A panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case to answer. On Sunday and Monday, the top leadership bodies…

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Trump’s call for ‘termination’ of constitution condemned

The White House has condemned former President Donald Trump after he called for the “termination” of the US constitution. Mr Trump made the comments in a post to his Truth Social account on Saturday while repeating his false claim that he won the 2020 presidential election. He also accused “Big Tech Companies” of colluding against him with Democrats. White House…

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Biden signs emergency law forcing US rail unions to accept wages deal

US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike — but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. Biden signed the law in a brief White House ceremony only a week before unions who had rejected the deal were expected…

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China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of protests

China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests. Cases nationwide remain near record highs but the changes come as some cities have been lifting their lockdowns in recent…

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South Africa panel files report on Ramaphosa farm scandal

A special panel investigating whether South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment for allegedly covering up a crime that took place on his private farm, submitted its findings to parliament, two weeks before he faces a crucial party election. The three-person team, led by an ex-chief justice, handed its report to National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a televised…

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‘End of an era’: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96

Former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died in his home city of Shanghai just after noon on Wednesday of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, Xinhua news agency said, publishing a letter…

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