A French woman was defrauded out of €830,000 (£700,000) by a scammer using AI-generated images of Brad Pitt who said they needed the money for cancer treatment.
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BURKINA FASO: Ditches Judges Colonial Wigs Embracing Cultural Alternative
Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system.
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SWEDEN: High Earner Sven-Goran Eriksson Died £3.7m In Debt After Allege Fraud
Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died owing the taxman millions, it has been revealed.
Eriksson was among the highest earners on around £4.5 million per year during his stint as Three Lions boss between 2001 and 2006.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Government Recovers Bodies Of Illegal Miners Trapped In Disused Mine
At least 100 people who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a group representing the miners said Monday.
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DEATH WISH: Two Death Row Inmates Reject President Biden’s Clemency
Two death row inmates have rejected the clemency granted to them by Joe Biden, opting to take their chance in the courts.
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GUARD RAIL: Meta Ditches Fact-checking On All Platforms In USA
Meta has announced that it is abandoning its third-party fact-checking programs on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and replacing its army of paid moderators with a Community Notes model that mimics X’s much-criticised volunteer program, where commenting on the accuracy or otherwise of posts is left to users.
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UK: Prince Andrew Under Police Investigation Over ‘Fake Name’ Use
Prince Andrew has been reported to the police amid claims he used a fake name to register a company.
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DENMARK: Danish king Changes 500-year-Old Coat Amid Row With Trump Over Greenland
The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands – in what could also be seen as a rebuke to Donald Trump resurging interest in acquiring Greenland even when its not for sale.
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KENYA: Kenya Space Agency Clarifies Metallic Object Found In Village
Kenyan government, through the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has identified a large metal object that fell from space earlier this week to likely be a separation ring from a rocket launch.
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NIGERIA: Travel Advisory Tit For Tat – Australia/Nigeria Warns Citizens
The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cautioned citizens planning to visit Australia to exercise heightened vigilance due to an uptick in reports of harassment and discrimination against foreigners.
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