A protest to decriminalize abortion held outside the Thai parliament on Dec. 23, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Manushya FoundationA draft bill to legalize abortion in Thailand within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy has attracted both praise and criticism for breaking new ground in the fight for women’s reproductive rights while not going far…...
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White House officials blame Rudy Giuliani for not one, but two impeachments of President Donald Trump, according to a report by The New York Times. The president was impeached over his role in the deadly Capitol riots, which were largely fueled by Trump supporters' unsubstantiated belief the election was "stolen," an idea Giuliani has strongly…...
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A new Justice Department report directly implicated President Donald Trump in the zero-tolerance family separation policy at the US-Mexico border. Trump has repeatedly tried to distance himself from the policy that stripped children away from their migrant parents. In late October, ACLU lawyers said the parents of 545 children could not be located. Visit Business…...
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Amazon is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny after consumers filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the company of illegally colluding with major book publishers to drive up prices for ebooks. The lawsuit claimed that Amazon negotiated anticompetitive deals in 2015 with the "big five" publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster —…...
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ADVERTISEMENT Several arrests have been made by the police at the Beitbridge border post as migrates tries to enter South Africa illegally. Earlier this week police arrested about 80 people who were trying to enter the country illegally at the Lebombo border post. ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, the Home Affairs Portfolio Committee has visited the Lebombo border…...
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The trial of the immediate past Chairperson of Kwara State Scholarship Board, Fatima Yusuf, and two others over N100 million Kwara bursary scam, has been adjourned due to the absence of Yusuf's lawyer, Y.O. Ahmed, in court. The court adjourned the case to January 26 due to the absence of the counsel to the first defendant.…...
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NPA amazon killed, another wounded rebel captured in Surigao del Norte BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) female rebel was killed while another wounded amazon was captured in a gun battle with elements of the 30th Infantry Battalion (30th IB) in the hinterlands of Barangay Camam-onan, in Gigaquit town, Surigao del Norte province…...
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CBI commenced arguments afresh in the Delhi High Court on Thursday in its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others TopicsA Raja | CBI on 2G scam | Delhi High Court CBI commenced arguments afresh in the Delhi High Court on Thursday in its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja…...
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The ringleader of a scheme to profit off of unnecessary genetic testing in seniors has been convicted, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. After a 4-day trial, Ivan Andre Scott, 34, of Kissimmee, Florida, was convicted on several counts, including healthcare fraud and taking illegal kickbacks. Participants in the scheme ultimately billed $2.8 million in…...
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A man receives a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site at South Bronx Educational Campus, in the Bronx New York on January 10, 2021. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Sellers on the so-called dark web have been putting out an increasing number of advertisements for…...
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