The Eiffel Tower in Paris was closed on Monday as employees went on strike to protest claims female colleagues were told to stay out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious group, drawing criticism from French politicians.
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POLAND: Stricter AI Rules Protest By Robots In Warsaw
In Warsaw, marching robots waved flags and chanted slogans outside the digital affairs ministry, calling on Poland’s government to regulate AI before it costs people their jobs.
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Two Senior USCIS Official Arrested In Improper Green Card/Citizenship For Cash Fraud
Two senior former service immigration officers, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye, have been arrested in the United States over an alleged scheme to receive illegal payments in exchange for manipulating and expediting immigration applications – a charge they denied.
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PORTUGAL: Ex-F1 Boss Ecclestone Held For Possession Of Illegal Shotgun
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was detained in Portugal after police found a shotgun on his private jet.
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JAMAICA: PM Petition King Charles In Historic Reparations Push
A high-level delegation representing the Government of Jamaica were in the London to file a petition on slavery reparations with King Charles.
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EGYPT: Female TV Presenter Sentenced To Death For drug crime
An Egyptian court has sentenced a well-known security and crime female television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case.
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AFTER THE CARNIVAL, WHO WILL KEEP AFRICA’S LIGHT BURNING? By Dr Teju Kareem
For more than sixty years, The Africa Centre has kept a lamp burning for Africa in the heart of Britain.
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UGANDA: Museveni Unveils ‘Pearl Sweet’ Crude Ahead Of Oil Production
Uganda has officially named its oil “Pearl Sweet”, as the country moves closer to becoming an oil exporter by the end of the year.
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UK: London Mayor Fined Over Untaxed Car Falsely Registered In His Name
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan says he’s been the victim of a “scam”, with his conviction and fine over an untaxed Nissan Micra that he never owned now being withdrawn by the DVLA.
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ISLAMOPHOBIA: Girl Charged With Murder Over Streaming Of Mosque Attack
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego Mosque and disseminated the attackers’ white supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting.
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