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A court docket in Guatemala sentences former President Perez in a corruption trial
A court docket in Guatemala, on Wednesday, sentenced former President Otto Perez and his deputy, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in jail every in a corruption case, after years of explosive revelations of corruption that compelled the 2 to go…
‘Concern of a foul loss of life’: France begins public debate over end-of-life care
France's residents' council of 150 members of the general public meets on Friday to kick off discussions about end-of-life care in France, together with whether or not assisted suicide must be legalized. As French legal guidelines have…
Peru’s parliament overthrows President Castillo after he dissolved the legislature
Peru's parliament voted to oust President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, shortly after Castillo introduced the dissolution of the legislature earlier than a vote to take away him.
French prosecutors won’t search the conviction of Airbus and Air France over the 2009…
French prosecutors mentioned on Wednesday they'd not search convictions of Air France and planemaker Airbus within the 2009 airplane crash between Rio and Paris, saying they might not show the 2 firms had been responsible of manslaughter.
The Afghan Taliban carried out their first public execution since they got here to energy
An Afghan convicted of homicide was publicly executed Wednesday, the Taliban mentioned, within the first affirmation of such a punishment for the reason that hardline Islamists returned to energy.
Avian flu culls depart a scarcity of French foie gras for the vacation season
Foie gras pâté, a delicacy of French vacation tables, could also be tougher to seek out this yr and definitely costlier as a result of chook flu outbreak that devastated farms within the West and South final winter.
Mubasher: 16 troopers have been killed in a highway accident in Donetsk, based on pro-Russian…
Greater than a dozen individuals have died in a highway accident in Ukraine's jap Donetsk area, which is generally managed by Russian forces, Moscow-backed officers stated on Wednesday, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Moroccans world wide rejoice the historic victory over Spain within the World Cup
Moroccan expats flooded the streets of their capital and cities throughout Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and blaring trumpets to rejoice their nationwide soccer group's historic victory over Spain within the World Cup.
Democrat Warnock beat Republican Walker within the US Senate runoff
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election on Tuesday, guaranteeing Democrats an outright majority within the Senate for the remainder of President Joe Biden's time period and…
The Trump Group was discovered responsible of tax fraud by a New York jury
Donald Trump's actual property agency was discovered responsible on Tuesday of finishing up a 15-year legal scheme to defraud tax authorities, including to the authorized troubles going through the previous US president as he campaigns for…
The capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray area has been reconnected to the electrical energy grid after…
The Ethiopian Electrical Energy Firm stated on Tuesday that Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray area, has been reconnected to the nationwide electrical energy grid after greater than a yr of outages brought on by the struggle.
Iran sentences 5 to dying for killing a Basij officer throughout protests
On Tuesday, Iranian state media reported that the Iranian authorities had sentenced 5 folks to dying for allegedly killing an officer related to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Eleven others have been sentenced to lengthy jail…
The European Union agrees to ban the import of merchandise that result in deforestation
On Tuesday, the European Union reached an settlement to ban the import of merchandise together with espresso, cocoa and soybeans in circumstances which are believed to contribute to deforestation.
Environmental teams have hailed the…
China pays its respects to the late chief Jiang Zemin
Chinese language President Xi Jinping and different present and former senior officers paid their respects to former chief Jiang Zemin, who died final week on the age of 96.
The DR of the Congo estimates that greater than 270 civilians had been killed in a bloodbath by the…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) authorities stated on Monday that 272 civilians had been killed in a bloodbath within the jap city of Kishish final week, elevating the dying toll from an earlier estimate of fifty.
Sudan: Protesters mass in Khartoum as events and military signal a transitional settlement
Navy leaders and Sudan's major pro-democracy group have signed an settlement to type a civilian-led transitional authorities. However the settlement has already been closely criticized by democracy activists.