A Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” took effect on Wednesday (January 1). Anyone who unlawfully flouts the prohibition faces a fine of up to 1,000 Swiss francs ($1,144).In 2021 Swiss people narrowly voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, including the burka and niqab worn...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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23-Year-Old Shoved a New York Man In Front Of an Incoming Train in Manhattan
A 45-year-old man pushed into the path of an oncoming subway train in Manhattan narrowly escaped death on Tuesday.A video circulating on social media shows a man standing close to the edge of the platform behind a couple of fare evaders, and another man approaching and casually shoving him in front of an incoming train.The...
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Texas Man Kills 15 on New Year’s Day in New Orleans after Driving Truck with ISIS Flag through Crowd
A Texas man plowed a pickup truck flying an ISIS flag through New Year’s Day revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring more than 30 in an attack the FBI said is being investigated as an act of terrorism.Once the driver, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen,...
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Seoul Court Issue Arrest Warrant against South Korea Suspended President Yoon
A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.The warrant comes after Yoon, who is being investigated for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks.Yoon’s legal team...
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Five People Has Been Charged In Liam Payne Death; Friend and Hotel Workers Accused Of Negligent Homicide
Argentina prosecutors on Monday revealed that the Late Liam Payne, the One Direction singer was incapacitated by “consumption of various substances,” couldn’t maintain his balance in a hotel lobby before he needlessly fell to his death.Five people — a friend of Payne’s and four hotel employees — have been charged in connection with Payne’s fatal...
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Chinese Court Sentence Teen to Life in Prison for Classmate’s Death.
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March.The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13 years old when they conspired to kill their classmate Wang and split his money between them.After attacking Wang with a shovel, they buried him in an...
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Nigerian Court Jails Jamaican, 3 Other Drug Kingpins For 28 Years; Seizes Lagos Houses, N67Million, $50,000
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced four drug kingpins to various jail terms totalling 28 years with hard labour, over the trafficking of 2,139.55kg of cocaine. Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in an operation on Sunday, September 18, 2022 raided a house...
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Hundreds Escape Mozambique Prison amidst Election Protest
More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results, police say.Thirty-three people were killed and 15 injured in clashes with guards, police chief Bernardino Rafael told a press conference.About 150 more fugitives have since been recaptured, he added.Protests erupted on Monday in...
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Taiwan’s Ex-Presidential Candidate Charged With Corruption
Ko Wen-je, once a rising star in Taiwanese politics and a presidential contender, was indicted Thursday on corruption charges.The 65-year-old is accused of accepting half a million dollars in bribes involving a real estate dealing during his term as mayor of Taipei, as well as misreporting campaign finances during his run for president in January.Prosecutors...