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The Bad, the Worse and the Peronists

If the Peronists cannot deprioritise their differences, even as a weakened Milei creates an opening for victory, the prospects of sound political management if they eventually reach office are next to zero. Leer más

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Huanggang 'to see 100,000 daily crossings initially'

The new Huanggang port is expected to handle at least 100,000 travellers each day in the early phase of its opening, according to Director of Immigration Benson Kwok.

  • Huanggang port to handle 100,000 daily crossings initially
  • Collaboration with Shenzhen authorities for operational system
  • Travelers will consent to data sharing for verification

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2027: Meet the Contenders for Nigeria’s Presidency, Governorships

Our Correspondents With the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, and the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections fixed for Saturday…

  • 2027 Nigerian elections scheduled for January 16th and February 6th
  • 28 states in Nigeria have Governorship candidates from 13-21 parties each
  • Adamawa Governor ineligible to run again in 2027

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Atiku: Economic Hardship Pushing Young Nigerians to sell Their Kidneys

.Okonkwo says Obi can’t defeat Tinubu without opposition coalition Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)…

  • Atiku blames economic hardship for kidney sales among young Nigerians
  • Rising living costs cited as primary driver of organ trade
  • Atiku calls for economic reforms with human face

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Fetterman texts reveal impatience with constituent duties

A former staffer confirmed that Sen. John Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job.

  • Fetterman dismissed meeting with paralyzed veterans, attended Fox News instead
  • Refused to meet with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia representatives
  • Declined police officers' funerals due to ceremony length

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South Korean man sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying for NK

A South Korean man has been sentenced to five years in prison for spying for North Korea, officials said Saturday. The 43-year-old man, whose identity was withheld, was found to have received an order from a North Korean agent via the messaging app Telegram in May-June of 2021 to collect information about anti-Pyongyang defectors from…

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NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks

NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks In an extraordinary move, US government investigators have subjected 50 members of the American military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, New York Times reported.

  • 50 US Joint Staff members subjected to polygraph tests
  • Leaks involved classified Iran war information
  • Tests conducted in August over munitions shortage

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North Korea orders sweeping rebuild of northern border blockade

North Korea has ordered a massive reconstruction of its northern border defenses, re-establishing landmine fields and reaffirming its strict shoot-on-sight policy against any unauthorized crossings.

  • North Korea orders nationwide reconstruction of northern border defenses.
  • Directive reaffirms "shoot-on-sight" policy and tightens blockade network.
  • Soldiers mobilized to bury landmines and repair barriers amid increased defections.

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Level 5 Landslide Warning Issued to Southwestern Japan Town

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 emergency landslide warning to the island town of Yakushima in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima at 5:10 a.m. Saturday. From Friday night to early Saturday, the town was hit by heavy rain from linear precipitation zones that developed intermittently due…

  • Level 5 emergency landslide warning issued to Yakushima town.
  • Heavy rain from Typhoon Krovanh and tropical depression caused warning.
  • Onoaida district recorded 490.5mm rainfall, breaking area record.

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Emptying West Bank refugee camps may be a war crime: UN

GENEVA: The United Nations warned on Friday that Israel’s forced displacement of the entire Palestinian populations of three West Bank refugee camps last year could amount to crimes against humanity. The UN rights office described how a military operation launched in the north of the occupied territory in January 2025 had forcibly…

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