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Shakira makes surprise visit to earthquake-damaged Colombian schools and says she will help rebuild

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian superstar Shakira committed Monday to help rebuild at least 10 schools in a remote and hard-hit region of her home country after it…

  • Colombian pop star Shakira visited earthquake-damaged schools in Quibdó, Chocó province.
  • She pledged support to rebuild at least ten institutions damaged by 7.4 magnitude quake.
  • Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Global Citizen committed $500,000 each for the cause.

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Editorial: Heed the Lockheed bribery scandal's lesson and end money politics in Japan

It has been 50 years since former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was indicted in the Lockheed scandal on charges of accepting bribes in respons

  • Lockheed bribery scandal of 50 years ago exposed money's corrupting influence on Japanese politics
  • Former PM Tanaka sentenced to four years for accepting bribes in the largest postwar corruption case
  • Money-driven politics persists, despite scandal, with LDP and subsidy system exacerbating the issue

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Morocco’s remarkable economic progress highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with Pakistan Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), organized an event to commemorate Morocco’s Enthronement Day on Monday.

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