Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a US prison for helping former financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls. Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of recruiting and trafficking four teenage girls for sexual abuse by Epstein, her then-boyfriend. Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019. He had been awaiting …
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life. The material, a NASA lawyer said …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the number of confirmed monkeypox cases around the world has crossed 3,200. One death has also been reported from the infection. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said that cases in non-endemic countries were still predominantly among men who have sex with men. Reuters “Person-to-person transmission is ongoing and is likely underestimated,” …
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Jan Tomasz Rogala’s alter ego has taken on a new life, whisking his brightly coloured “Doctor Clown” van into conflict hotspots and trying to cheer up evacuees. There are three things Jan Tomasz Rogala never forgets when he drives at full pelt into Ukraine’s worst conflict zones – a helmet, flak jacket and his bright red clown nose. Jump To …
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More than 4,100 lives were lost, and close to 5,000 civilians were injured, and more than seven million displaced – these are the ‘official figures from the past 100 days since Russia launched its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. We may never know the real toll, especially in cities like Mariupol, which Ukraine says was the scene of a Russian …
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Coming out in support of the LGBTQIA+ community as the homosexual stigma clouds its spread, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the unusual spread of monkeypox does not mean people should shun LGBTQ pride parades this summer. It added that a show of support is important. The usually mild illness that can cause flu-like symptoms and skin lesions has …
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An airline in Saudi Arabia has completed the country’s first flight with an all-female crew, officials said Saturday, framing it as a milestone for women’s empowerment in the conservative kingdom. The flight operated by flyadeal, a budget subsidiary of flag carrier Saudia, was from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday, flyadeal spokesman Emad …
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Payton Gendron, the teenager charged with shooting dead 10 African Americans at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York followed an insidious racist creed gaining ground among white Americans that minorities are taking over society. He was highly motivated by the white supremacist gunman who murdered 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019. The Christchurch killer had …
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On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, several monks met pets at a temple in Singapore to bless them. “After my animals are blessed, they are more sensitive and they are more aware and there’s more bonding,” one pet owner told AFP. Buddha Purnima honours the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. It is considered to be the …
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In a shocking incident, a journalist working with Qatar-based Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian reporter for Al Jazeera’s Arabic language channel was allegedly killed by Israeli gunfire. Reuters Veteran of reporting conflicts The 51-year-old Palestinian-American was born in Jerusalem. She began working …
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