South Korea’s president will pardon jailed former justice minister and liberal ally Cho Kuk this week, officials said Monday, cutting short his two-year sentence for falsifying academic records to help his children enter prestigious schools. The decision will also reinstate Cho’s right to run in elections, likely reviving a political career once seen as having presidential aspirations....
Category: News
Post
Post
Islamic Court In Indonesia Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning Over Sexual Acts: Kissing And Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia ’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing. The trial at the Islamic Shariah District Court in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, was held behind closed doors....
Post
Europe Says Us-Russia Summit This Week Cannot Decide On Ukraine Land Swaps
Ukraine and its backers in Europe insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week, but the Europeans concede that Moscow is unlikely to give up control of Ukrainian land it holds. Ahead of the summit in Alaska on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested...
Post
Al-Nassr Reach An Agreement With Bayern Munich For Kingsley Coman
A full agreement has been reached between Al-Nassr and Bayern Munich for Kingsley Coman. Al-Nassr will pay Bayern €35 million, according to Florian Plettenberg. Coman is expected to earn between €20 million and €25 million per year. The medical is scheduled to take place soon. Personal terms were never an issue — Coman had always...
Post
39-Year-Old Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay Succumb To Death, Weeks After Campaign Rally Shooting In Bogota.
Miguel Uribe, 39, a rising right-wing politician and possible future presidential candidate, died after being shot in the head at a June campaign rally in Western Bogota. His wife, María Claudia Tarazona, confirmed his death early Monday. The presidential hopeful was hit three times twice in the head and once in the knee while addressing...
Post
A U.S. Tourist Who Flew To Puerto Rico For A Bad Bunny Concert Was Fatally Shot, Police Say
A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency was fatally shot early Sunday at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown, police said. The victim was identified as Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old who lived in New York, according to a police statement. The shooting happened in the predawn hours at a nightspot called “Shelter for Mistreated Men”...
Post
A Congolese Refugee’s 8-Year Struggle To Reunite With Her Family In The Us
The Congolese woman’s search for safety sent her on a terrifying trek of nearly 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) through southern Africa on foot when she was just 15. Reuniting with her family has been a more difficult journey. For eight years, she clung to hope through delays and setbacks as she navigated a U.S. program...
Post
Video: Savor Company In Illinois Is Producing Butter With No Animals, No Plants, And No Oils — It’s Made From Carbon.
A company called Savor is working with restaurants, bakeries, and food suppliers to incorporate their carbon-made butter. Mainstream media reports it has the “blessing and backing of Bill Gates.”
Post
Ondo Constituents Reject Proposed Ose State, Object To Ikare-Akoko As Capital
The indigenes of Owo/Ose Federal Constituency of Ondo State have rejected the creation of a new Ose State, as being proposed in the National Assembly. Leaders, traditional rulers, stakeholders, and prominent indigenes from the two local government areas have unanimously rejected the proposal, primarily citing a lack of consultation and the controversial designation of Ikare-Akoko...
Post
