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US seizes 55 websites for illegally live-streaming World Cup
Fifty-five websites have been seized for illegally live-streaming matches from the World Cup in Qatar, the United States Justice Department said Monday.
The websites were shut down after a FIFA representative identified sites being used to…
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World Cup 2022: Saudi coach denies Rolls Royce gifts for team
The Saudi Arabian football coach, Herve Renard, has said that the reports that his entire team would be gifted Rolls Royce by the Crown Prince, Mohammed Salman, for their shocking win over Argentina is false.
According to the New York…
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Malawi vice-president arrested over $280,000 bribery allegation
Vice President of Malawi, Saulos Klaus Chilima has been arrested and charged with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian businessman, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said.
The president’s deputy — who has been…
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UK varsities commence strike over pay, pension – Union
Academic activities in the United Kingdom (UK) were disrupted on Thursday as varsity workers began a strike action over pay, working conditions, and pensions.
The University and College Union (UCU), the UK trade union for university staff,…
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Trump launches 2024 U.S. presidential run
Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals.
He is making…
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Amazon to sack 10,000 employees
Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 10,000 employees, The New York Times reported on Monday, making the e-commerce behemoth the latest tech giant to unleash a large-scale redundancy plan.
This would represent a little less than one…
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2022: Ghana president sacks junior finance minister over alleged impropriety
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday sacked Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, after allegations of impropriety were circulated by a well-known Ghanaian investigative journalist.
A statement from the presidency…
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Fire destroys 35-storey building near Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
A fire broke out in a 35-storey building in Dubai near Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building early Monday morning.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. Meanwhile, according to Daily Mail, the blaze started around 2.20am before…
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2022: Twitter to permanently suspend account impersonators
Twitter will permanently suspend users who impersonate authentic accounts on the social media platform, new owner Elon Musk has revealed.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’…
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Egyptian Foreign Minister elected COP27 President
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, has been elected President of the Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Shoukry was elected by the parties during the opening plenary…
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