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It started with allegations of fraud amid contested national elections. Then came claims of a coup. An incumbent president was exiled, protests paralyzed the country, and an economy that had been a Latin American success story showed serious signs of decline.

An 18-year-old man of Chechen origin has been identified as the suspect in Friday’s beheading of a schoolteacher in a suburb of Paris, a French judicial source told CNN Saturday.

Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality returned to the streets on Wednesday, saying they were unconvinced by the creation of a new police unit and a pledge not to use violence against demonstrators.

Uber Eats’ South African unit on Thursday expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to claw market share in the fast-growing online shopping sector in Africa’s most industrialized economy.

Cows are more relaxed when spoken to directly by a live human rather than when listening to a recorded voice via a loudspeaker, suggesting they prefer in-person communication, according to new research from Austria.

GAZA CITY: A union leader has urged striking West Bank teachers to “be patient with the government” amid assurances that the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ongoing financial crisis could soon be

A huge bomb dropped by Britain during World War II has exploded after being discovered in a canal in Poland.
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The leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn, once Greece’s third largest political party, were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for running a criminal gang linked with hate crimes during the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

At least 36 US states are now reporting increased cases and hospitalizations are on the rise.

Project Funded by MAS under the Financial Sector Technology & Innovation (FSTI) Proof of Concept Grant   SINGAPORE / HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 14 October 2020 – Hashstacs Pte Ltd (also known as “STACS”), a Singapore FinTech company focusing on Blockchain technology solutions, announced its partnership with EFG Bank (“EFG“) to co-develop a Blockchain platform that will enhance and simplify the processes of structured products. “Project […]

HPD LendScape, a leading international secured lending platform vendor, announced it has partnered with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to launch UAE’s National Supply Chain Finance (SCF) platform, giving UAE businesses improved access to working capital, particularly as they cope with the added pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. SCF solutions enable suppliers to gain quicker access to money they are owed, while buyers get more time to pay […]

Tensions spiked between Greece and Turkey on Monday over offshore rights in the eastern Mediterranean, with Athens vowing to push its EU peers to activate sanctions against Ankara.

A star experience “spaghettification” as a black hole shredded it into thin strips 215 million light-years away and astronomers used multiple telescopes to watch the event.

In many parts of Nigeria, persons with mental illness often seek care from traditional and religious rehabilitation centers

A temporary ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia that came into effect Saturday after almost two weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region appears fragile, with both countries accusing each other of violating the terms of the agreement.

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 9 October 2020 – The Prize Presentation Ceremony of the second “Social Innovation · Community 4.0” Competition, supported by Citi Foundation and organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), was held today. Officiating the ceremony were Mr. Caspar Tsui Ying Wai, JP, Secretary for Home Affairs, HKSAR; Mr. Wayne Fong, Head of Corporate Affairs, Citi Hong Kong; and Mr. Chua Hoi […]

NAIROBI, KENYA – Media OutReach – 9 October 2020 – An ultra-sleek, ultra-fast phone is next on Infinix‘s launch pad, according to insider talk.   The yet to be launched device is said to be the latest addition in the Infinix’s NOTE Series, the brand’s flagship model targeting the mid-to-high end market segment. The new NOTE is rumored to be powered by an upgraded processor that makes it incredibly fast […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 October 2020 – The ever-evolving global smartphone brand OPPO, announced the launch of its global design award with a grand slam prize of $7,500 and a single highest award of $4,000. The one-of-its-kind, Seek for the Next Master — OPPO Global Design Award, is Asia’s most awaited design contest. This initiative by OPPO is a mutually beneficial step for both the brand and the designers. […]

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday a second debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden would occur virtually amid the fallout from Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19 — a change denounced by the incumbent.

Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus a week ago and said he looked forward to debating Biden on stage in Miami, saying, “It will be great!”

About 23,000 baby chicks have died after being abandoned in transit at Madrid Barajas airport in Spain.

Police on Wednesday rescued 11 children and two teenagers working on cocoa plantations in southwestern Ivory Coast and arrested three farmers on suspicion of people trafficking, the police commissioner said.

A light aircraft carrying almost half a ton of cocaine crashed in central Mexico after a high-speed airborne chase with authorities, and two people aboard died, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.

Two out of three men charged with links to the 2013 Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack in Kenya’s capital Nairobi were found guilty Wednesday.
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