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Don’t sign “draconian and hateful” anti-gay bill – Richard Branson to Akufo-Addo

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, has expressed concern about the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill by Ghana’s Parliament. The British Virgin Islands-based billionaire described the bill as a backslide on human rights and an economic disaster. He posted on his X […]

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Robinho To Serve Rape Sentence In Brazil

The majority of judges on a Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, adding he must serve the nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. Judges on Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice voted 9-2 to validate the conviction of the former Real Madrid and

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US accuses Apple of ‘broad, sustained, and illegal’ smartphone monopoly

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Justice department lawsuit alleges tech giant illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. The US government on Thursday filed a sprawling antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. The case is a direct challenge to the company’s

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Former Brazil international Robinho arrested to serve rape sentence

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Former Brazil international football player Robinho has been arrested to serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape. He was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a night club in Milan in 2013. Robinho, 40, was arrested at his flat in his home city

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Ex-police officers sentenced to nearly 20 years in Mississippi torture case

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Two former Mississippi police officers have been sentenced to a total of 37 years for their role in torturing two black men in their own home. Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton are the first of six officers due to be sentenced this week. The victims were beaten, shocked with stun guns and sexually assaulted by

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Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants

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The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border. The Biden administration has challenged the law, calling it unconstitutional. Crossing the US border illegally is already

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Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel has murder conviction quashed

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The Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel’s conviction for the murder of an associate more than a decade ago has been quashed, with a London court ruling that attempts to bribe the trial jury meant the conviction was unsafe. The dancehall star, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica’s most popular artists and

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US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide

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The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or the app would be blocked in the US. While the bill passed overwhelmingly in a bipartisan vote, it still

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Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US. John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Boeing said it

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Nigeria: Government pauses controversial expatriate employment levy

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Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers. President Bola Tinubu imposed the tax over a week ago, but it was met with widespread condemnation. The Ministry of Interior said on X the levy would be paused

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