Seventeen years after Guy Goma was mistaken for an IT expert and dragged into a live broadcast interview, he is back to sue the public broadcaster over a non-payment of royalties stemming from the now viral clip.
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Iran: Lifetime Ban For Weightlifter For Taking Photo With Israeli Competitor
The Iranian weightlifting federation has issued a lifetime ban on one of the country’s weightlifter for shaking hands with an Israeli participant at the World Masters Championship.
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AUSTRALIA: Neurosurgeon Remove Live Parasitic Worm From Woman’s Brain
A Neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi has removed a living parasitic worm from the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman in what is described as the world’s first.
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Pilot Flies Halfway Around The World To Reunite A Doll with 9-year-old Owner
A Texas pilot flew an ‘American Girl’ doll 5,880 miles from Tokyo to Texas, to reunite the doll with the 9-year-old owner Valentina Dominguez who lost it.
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SPAIN: FA President To Resign Over ‘Kiss-Gate’
The outrage over the kissing by Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales of star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips as he handed the Spanish team gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the final on Sunday in Sydney is to force his resignation.
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UK: Crime Agency Charge Nigeria’s Ex Minister Alison-Madueke Bribery
UK’s leading anti- organized crime agency NCA has charged Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on suspicion of accepting financial rewards for awarding multi-million-dollar oil and gas contracts.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg Host BRICS Summit
South Africa is hosting members the emerging economic bloc of countries – Brics including China, Russia and India are meeting for a summit in Johannesburg.
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SOMALIA: Government Shut Down TikTok, Telegram Over ‘Horrific Content’ From Terror Groups
Somalia’s Ministry of Communications and Technology has ordered the country’s internet service providers to turn off access for social media platforms TikTok, Telegram, and gambling site 1xBet.
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Michael Jackson’s Accusers To Take Abuse Case To Trial Again
Two Michael Jackson accusers who were featured in the 2019 HBO documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ Wade Robson and James Safechuck have been allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against the late pop star’s corporations.
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Russia’s Lunar Spacecraft Crashes Into The Moon
Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years, unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon.
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