Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, widely seen as a potential foreign minister, was taken away by authorities for questioning in early August, five people familiar with the matter said. Liu, 61, was detained after returning from a work trip to Singapore, South Africa and Algeria, which ended on July 30, according to the sources. His house...
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Nigerian Afropop Star Tems: ‘Women Are Not Respected In The Industry’
Nigerian Afropop star Tems has told the BBC “people don’t really respect women” in her industry. The two-time Grammy award-winner told the BBC that at the start of her career, she struggled to be taken seriously. “I realised that there’s always a cost. There’s always a price that you pay. And a lot of those...
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Outrage As 1-Month-Old Baby Dies After Genital Mutilation In The Gambia
The death of a one-month-old baby girl who was the victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia has sparked widespread outrage. The baby was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Banjul, after she developed severe bleeding, but was pronounced dead on arrival, police said. Although an autopsy is still being conducted to...
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Veteran Race Car Driver Robbie Brewer, Dies After Medical Emergency During Race At Bowman Gray Stadium
A veteran stock-car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line. Track workers...
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US Teen Influencer Has Been Stranded In The Chilean Antarctic Since Landing Without Permission
What was intended as a fundraising mission for cancer research has become a nightmare for American teen influencer Ethan Guo, who has been stuck since June in a remote location in Chilean territory in Antarctica. Authorities say Guo landed his small plane illegally after providing false flight plan information to officials who opened an investigation. Guo made headlines...
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Migrant Sentenced To Life For Murdering Maryland Mum In Case Invoked By Trump
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador has been sentenced to life without parole for killing an American mother of five – in a case invoked by President Donald Trump to support his border security crackdown. Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, was found guilty this year in the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, 37, on a hiking...
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Italian Athlete Dies After Collapse At World Games
Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China last week. The 29-year-old was found unconscious by organisers during an orienteering event last Friday in Chengdu. The Italian died on Tuesday – four days after his collapse. “Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s leading medical institutions,...
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President Trump Federalizes D.C. Police Due To Declare Crime Rate, Deploys The National Guard.
President Donald Trump has placed the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deployed the National Guard in response to what he describes as rampant crime, despite recent data indication that crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. Vice president JD Vance in support of Trump via X after the president federalized...
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