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CAF names Senegal’s Mane 2019 African Player of the Year
January 8, 2020
CAF names Senegal’s Mane 2019 African Player of the Year
Senegalese footballer and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has won the Confederation of African Football’s coveted African Player of the Year…
Mexican migrants removed from border camp after family separation threat
January 8, 2020
Mexican migrants removed from border camp after family separation threat
CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) – Mexican authorities on Tuesday removed almost 100 Mexican migrants seeking asylum in the United States from…
Ghosn to speak for first time since Japan escape
January 8, 2020
Ghosn to speak for first time since Japan escape
Carlos Ghosn is set to hold a highly anticipated press conference in Lebanon on Wednesday, the first by the fugitive…
Tens of thousands strike in India as slowdown hits jobs
January 8, 2020
Tens of thousands strike in India as slowdown hits jobs
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India…
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
January 8, 2020
Re-elected Venezuela opposition leader Guaido calls for protests
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido called Tuesday for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was…
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
January 8, 2020
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social…
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
January 7, 2020
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
LONDON (AP) — Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and…
Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair’s wife
January 7, 2020
Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair’s wife
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s wife on suspicion of…
UK woman in Cyprus gang rape case gets suspended sentence
January 7, 2020
UK woman in Cyprus gang rape case gets suspended sentence
PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court on Tuesday handed a four-month suspended sentence to a 19-year-old British woman who…
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland
January 7, 2020
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland
MEERUT, India (AP) — Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbors and journalists…