Filippo Turetta, a student who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin in a brutal case that sparked outrage and soul searching in Italy will be sentenced on Tuesday. Prosecutors have asked for life in prison for Turetta, for killing Cecchettin in November last year, just days before she was due to graduate from the University of Padua. The deceased was stabbed at least 75 times in a shocking murder that prompted protests over violence against women across Italy. Turetta’s lawyer Giovanni Caruso has called the request for life imprisonment excessive, saying his client was “not Pablo Escobar,” the notorious Colombian...
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES DEC. 3rd AND 4th AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY OVER PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ONLY VISIT.
US President Joe Biden is in Angola on Tuesday for his only visit to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency, which is focused on a major infrastructure project that is a counterpoint to China’s investments. Biden arrived in the oil-rich Portuguese-speaking country late Monday for a two-day visit centered on a multinational project to rehabilitate a railway line ferrying minerals from inland countries to the Angolan port of Lobito for export. In anticipation of his trip, the Angolan government declared December 3 and 4 public holidays and deployed heavy security across the capital Luanda, a city of around 9.5 million people....
VIETNAM COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TYCOON IN $12 BILLION FRAUD CASE
According to state media report, a court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan after rejecting her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery.Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was sentenced to death in April for her role in a financial fraud worth more than $12 billion, Vietnam’s biggest on record.She was convicted earlier this year of embezzling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) — which prosecutors said she controlled — and condemned to die for fraud totaling $27 billion.In her official handwritten appeal of...
P.M. SHARIF VOWS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST RIOTERS INVOLVED IN PRO-IMRAN KHAN PROTESTS
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed legal action against “rioters” involved in anti-government protests led by ex-premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) last month, as the party decried a state-backed crackdown against its supporters. Thousands of supporters of the PTI stormed Islamabad last month, demanding Khan’s release from prison. The government said protesters killed four security officers in clashes, while the PTI says 12 supporters had died and, without immediately providing evidence, that hundreds had suffered gunshot wounds during chaotic scenes overnight in the heart of Islamabad as police dispersed marchers who had broken through security barricades. The PTI...
SEXUALIZED DEEPFAKE VIDEO HIT PUNJAB PROVISIONAL MINISTER FOR INFORMATION
The Information Minister of Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab, Azma Bukhari is disturbed by a counterfeit image of herself: a sexualized deepfake video published to discredit her role as one of the nation’s few female leaders. Bukhari in a comment said: “I was shattered when it came into my knowledge.” Deepfakes — which manipulate genuine audio, photos or video of people into false likenesses — are becoming increasingly convincing and easier to make as artificial intelligence (AI) enters the mainstream. Bukhari — who regularly appears on TV — recalls going quiet for days after she saw the video of...
RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW! Trump Demands
President-elect of the United State, Donald Trump on Monday demanded that the hostages taken in the Hamas-led attack on Israel be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be “hell to pay” in the Middle East for those responsible.Without pointing finger at any militant group, Mr. Trump said in his post on Social Truth: “If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities...
FG IMPLEMENTS N50 ELECTRONIC LEVY ON FINTECH TRANSACTIONS OVER N10,000
The federal government has officially commenced the deduction of a N50 levy on electronic transfers of N10,000 and above, effective 1 December 2024. The levy, known as the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), applies to transfers received through financial technology platforms, including Opay, Moniepoint, and Kuda, among others.This follows an earlier announcement by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in September 2024, which disclosed plans to implement the levy in accordance with the Finance Act 2020. Notifications sent to customers by fintech companies over the weekend confirmed the commencement of the deductions.Opay, in its statement, reiterated that the levy is mandated by the federal...
NEW BELGIUM’S LAW OFFERS SEX WORKERS MATERNITY LEAVE AND PENSIONS.
Under a new law in Belgium (the first of its kind in the world) sex workers will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance, pensions, maternity leave and sick days. Essentially, it will be treated like any other job.Sex work was decriminalised in Belgium in 2022 and is legal in several countries including Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and Turkey. But establishing employment rights and contracts is a global first.“This is radical, and it’s the best step we have seen anywhere in the world so far,” says Erin Kilbride, a researcher at Human Rights Watch. “We need every country to...
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS URGE BIDEN TO TRY TO LIMIT TRUMP’S ABILITY TO USE THE U.S. MILITARY DOMESTICALLY.
Two Democratic senators are urging the Biden administration to issue a policy directive that could temporarily limit President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to deploy U.S. military troops domestically after he takes office.Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., both members of the Armed Services Committee, sent a letter dated Nov. 26 to President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that urged them to issue a policy directive that would ensure that U.S. troops can be used only when local or state authorities ask for federal help or are unable or unwilling to protect the public. “We write to urge you to issue a policy directive...
Update: Matchday 15 NPFL
Ikorodu City defeated Akwa United 4-1, extending their unbeaten streak to six games. The South West side has moved up to third place in the league table. The loss means Akwa United’s winless run continues, with only four wins in their last 15 league matches. The 2021 league champions are currently 19th in the table. Title contenders Remo Stars dropped points against Niger Tornadoes, while Rivers United beat Kano Pillars to climb to the top of the NPFL table. Enyimba and Enugu Rangers face off tomorrow in a highly anticipated clash. NPFL 2024/2025 Matchday 15 Results: Bendel Insurance 2–1 Plateau...