MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday questioned President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to grant absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, which abruptly cut short his 10-year imprisonment for killing transgender woman Jennifer Laude and settled the legal.... |
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It's not often you hear a loud cheer at a funeral, but when the Sam Maguire cup was raised in the air above the coffin of one of Dublin's favourite fans yesterday the roof nearly lifted off the church. T he silverware was brought to the Church of the Most Precious Blood in Cabra in honour of Tony.... |
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From me and Joan E Greve: Speaking at a crowded campaign rally in North Carolina where many voters were not wearing face masks, as mandated by the state, Donald Trump referred to his supporters as “peaceful protestors”. He said his supporters – at planned campaign rallies – should be able to gather like demonstrators against police brutality. |
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“Raise your feet,” he instructed. I duly did, one at a time. It is at this point that reality dawned on me; I had entered prisoner mode. Three hours earlier, I had walked myself into Lancet laboratories in Wandegeya to pick my results for a Covid-19 test done two days earlier after grappling some strange symptoms. |
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SPLIT ON JAB. Brussels has claimed a Coronavirus vaccine could be available as early as November – contradicting remarks by Matt Hancock. Senior eurocrat Sandra Gallina said the first doses of a jab being developed by Oxford University may be administered within weeks. |
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BBC PRAISED FOR SHELVING THE APPRENTICE – LORD SUGAR. The BBC made the “right decision” in postponing this year's series of The Apprentice due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lord Alan Sugar says. The programme usually airs in October, with Lord Sugar choosing his new business partner in December. But, it was postponed due to the health crisis. |
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HIT FOR SIX. Brits face new £100 fines if they meet in groups of more than six indoors or out under tough rules to halt a second Covid wave. PM Boris Johnson will announce the clampdown in his first No 10 press conference since July as cases continue to soar across the UK. |
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The Motulalo family share their experiences of growing up bilingual in New Zealand and explain why Tonga Language Week, Sunday September 6-12, is a cause for celebration. When 15-year-old Filipo Motulalo arrived in New Zealand from Tonga in 1972, improving his spoken English was just one of a multitude of challenges he faced. |
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Trump also spoked the conspiracy in media appearances. ''I've always felt he got away with murder,' Trump told Fox News Channel's Brian Kilmeade on the anchor's radio show in June. 'That was my feeling, my very strong feeling, and I do feel it.' He asked the same question on Twitter in May. |
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Western-based ex-Muslims have developed an impressive reach into Muslim communities with books, radio, television and social media. Op-ed.
In the West, conversions involving Islam appear to be a one-way street in its favor. Famed new believers include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X,.... |
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A six-year-old boy's mom says his femur is "shattered" after a Labor Day shooting in Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) New York City. |
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