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Kenya’s top court reviews disputed bid to change constitution

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By AFP Kenya’s highest court began Tuesday weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up the country’s political system, just months ahead of crucial elections. The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days […]

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Iran jails anew French academic for ‘violating’ house arrest

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By Guardian Nigeria French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah was jailed anew for breaking house arrest restrictions, an official from the Islamic republic’s judiciary authority said on Sunday. Her Paris-based support group had on Wednesday announced “with great shock and indignation” her reincarceration, […]

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Ramaphosa fires warning shot after minister slams judges

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By AFP South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday reprimanded a senior minister after she attacked the constitution and said judges were “mentally colonised” in a scathing attack that has fuelled speculation about new rivalries within the ruling party. Tourism Minister […]

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Judge delays Theranos founder sentencing to September

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By AFP A federal judge on Wednesday set a September date for the sentencing of fallen biotech star Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec […]

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U.S. regulators charge Theranos CEO with fraud

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By AFP US securities regulators on Wednesday charged the chief executive of the blood-testing company Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and a former president at the onetime soaring Silicon Valley startup with an “elaborate, years-long fraud.” U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday charged the […]

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Father of teen shot by US police demands jail terms

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By AFP The father of teenager accidentally shot dead by US police in a department store, demanded jail time Tuesday for the officers involved in her killing. The death of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta is the latest at the hands of law […]

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Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150bn over hate speech

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By Guardian Nigeria Rohingya refugees sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims the social network is failing to stem hate speech on its platform, exacerbating violence against the vulnerable minority. The complaint, lodged in a California court, says the […]

Libya court reinstates Kadhafi’s son as presidential candidate

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By AFP A court in southern Libya on Thursday reinstated Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, as a candidate in next month’s presidential election, Libyan media reported. He had lodged an appeal earlier in the day at the […]

GUCCI HEIRS THREATEN LEGAL ACTION OVER RIDLEY SCOTT’S ‘HOUSE OF GUCCI’

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Heirs of Italian fashion house Gucci have threatened to take legal action against Ridley Scott’s new film House of Gucci for depicting members of the family as “hooligans.” Ridley Scott’s new film House of Gucci is already picking up Oscar buzz since its release […]

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Israel’s Netanyahu obsessed with image, court told

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By AFP Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought “total and complete” control over his media image, his ex-spokesman told the graft trial of the veteran leader on Monday. “If we use the term ‘control freak,’ he is much more than […]