The city of Paris will honour the legacy of murdered Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her,the French capital’s mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.
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BIZARRE MEME: Elon Musk’s Kamala Harris AI Image Backfires
Elon Musk got the attention he sought after he posted an AI generated image of Kamala Harris that depicted her as a communist dictator as X users have responded by playing him at his own game.
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Nigerian Brothers Jailed For Sextortion Scam Targeting Teenagers
Two brothers from Nigeria who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail in the US.
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ALGERIA: Imane Khelif’s Olympic Gold Sparks Boxing Boom Among Algerian Girls
Weeks after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Algeria’s Imane Khelif is inspiring women’s boxing in the North African nation.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Pastor Sentenced To Life For Rape Of Minor
The Nelspruit Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 42-year-old pastor, Dumisani Khumalo, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old minor on July 25, 2020.
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BRAZIL: X Now Inaccessible Following Supreme Court Order Over Disinformation
A block on the social media platform X in Brazil came into effect last weekend a Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the suspension following a months-long standoff with Elon Musk over disinformation. X shut down its business operations in Brazil earlier this month rather than obey an order from the judge to block dozens of accounts being investigated over fake news or hate speech, an order Musk denounced as censorship.
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UGANDA: Self-proclaimed Healer Found With 24 Human Skulls
A self-proclaimed healer has been reportedly found with 24 human skulls in Uganda.
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SWEDEN: Two Charged Over 2023 Koran Burnings
Swedish prosecutors have charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests invol ving the burning of Korans in 2023, which sparked widespread outrage in Muslim countries and raised fears of attack on jihadists.
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LIBERIA: Jailed Ex-Justice Minister Acquitted Of Niece’s Murder
Liberia’s former justice minister and chief justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott sentenced for life last year for the murder of her niece, has been acquitted and released after serving more than eight months in prison.
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CLEARED: Drug possession Charges Drooped After Bodycam Footage Showed A Setup
Drug charges brought against Alvin Harper, a celebrity fitness trainer has been thrown out after a bodycam footage showed a New Rochelle police lieutenant planting evidence, according to police report.
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