When a young South African barista got a job offer via facebook, he thought he had landed the job of a lifetime but he ended up being held captive and made to work long hours without pay.
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POLAND: Olympian Silver Medalist Auctions Medal To Fund Baby’s Heart Surgery
Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk has auctioned off her silver medal won at Tokyo 2020 to help fund heart surgery for an eight-month-old boy.
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AFGHANISTAN: Paralympic Athletes To Miss Tokyo Games
The ongoing unrest in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country have left a pair of Paralympians trapped in the capital city of Kabul and unable to compete in the Summer Games.
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UK: Covid Vaccine Fraudster Jailed For Scamming 92-Year-Old Woman
A fraudster who tricked a 92-year-old lady into paying £140 for a non-existent COVID vaccine at the height of the pandemic has been jailed.
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SOUTH AFRICA: President Zuma Out Of Prison Due To Surgery
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been moved to hospital to undergo surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned according to prison authorities.
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Colin Kaepernick’s Black & White Series Premiere’s On Netflix October 29
Former professional football player Colin Kaepernick’s docuseries produced by filmmaker Ava DuVernay will debut on October 29.
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AFRICA UNION: Member States Oppose Chairman’s Unilaterally Granting Israel Observer Status
The 22 July quiet and unceremonious granting of Israel an observer nation status within the commission for Africa Union (AU) by its chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat is in violation of the organisation’s charter and founding principles.
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GERMANY: Anti-Vax Nurse Admit Giving 8,557 Fake Pfizer Jabs To Unsuspecting Patients
More than 8000 people in Germany have been returning to vaccination centre in Friesland for a repeat shot of Covid vaccine after a nurse admitted to replacing a vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines with saline solution and administering the doses to unsuspecting patients.
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Jury Selection To Kick-off R. Kelly’s Sex Trafficking Trial Begin
After several delays, Jury selection in the first phase of sex trafficking trial of R&B singer R. Kelly has begun in New York.
The Grammy Award-winning singer faces charges including child sexual exploitation, racketeering and bribery, charges he has pleaded not guilty.
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WE FOR INDIA: Ed Sheeran, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox Perform For India COVID-19 Fundraiser
Ed Sheeran, Steven Spielberg, Annie Lennox, Mick Jagger and Nile Rodgers are teaming up with Bollywood stars and 100 celebrities in a virtual charity concert to raise support for vital Covid-19 missions in India with focus on the aftermath of the pandemic, which will be distributed via Give India.
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