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A man accused of making calls threatening to kill a state representative and issuing a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol will go to trial. In January, Michael Varrone, 49, of Charlotte, was charged in Lansing’s 54-A District Court on the following: two counts of false report or threat of terrorism, a 20-year felony; and one count of false report or threat of bomb/harmful device, … Continued
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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The Bouaké bombing trial resumes in Paris with a case to uncover the truth behind the suspects arrested and released in Togo.
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FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Johnson Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer.
The world’s biggest maker of health care products said Tuesday the talc-based powder will still be sold outside the U.S. and Canada.
“Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation around the safety of the product and a constant barrage of litigation advertising,” the company said.
The company insists, and the overwhelming majority of medical research on talc indicates, that the talc baby powder is safe and doesn’t cause cancer.
The New Brunswick, New Jersey, company said the baby powder decision came as it moves to discontinue about 100 consumer health products.
International Criminal Court appeals judges have upheld the acquittals of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and former minister Charles Ble Goude on charges of involvement in deadly post-election violence.
By NOREEN NASIR and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press For some it's too much to watch. Others just can't turn away. The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has provoked strong emotions among many Black men and women _ all tinged with an underlying dread […]
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Rescue efforts continue after the collapse of a dilapidated building in Central Alexandria, Egypt, killing 3 people on Wednesday.
Civil defense agents are hoping to rescue survivors in the rubble of the residential building in the Moharram Bek neighborhood.
Alexandria Governor said the building was earmarked for demolition.
\"In Fardous street in the district of Moharram Bek, on this building there were three floors. The building had be subject to demolition orders on separate occasions. There were two families and there are approximately nine people trapped in the rubble. We rescued a child and are waiting for the rest. Civil protection workers are here and we have the necessary equipment prepared. God help their families, we will be here with them until the rest are rescued\", Mohamed El-Sherif said.
Central Alexandria and Cairo, is home to most of these dilapidated buildings, which dates back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Several buildings have collapsed in recent years in Egypt, claiming many victims, due to the dilapidation of buildings and non-compliance with legislation in terms of urban planning.
The ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd's neck stripping him of life and dignity, will be tried separately from the three officers accused of aiding and abetting.
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, was charged with 12 counts against him on Monday including terrorism.
It's one of Rwanda's most high profile cases against a government critic. He appeared in the Kigali court and was also accused of complicity in murder and forming or joining an irregular armed group.
Rusesabagina is the leader of an opposition group, the Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change, which is said to have an armed wing called the National Liberation Front.
The 66-year-old has Belgium citizenship and was living abroad.
His lawyer, Vincent Lurquin, said he hoped he could get to Rwanda this month.
\"In order to go to Rwanda, there is a big procedure, especially with visas. So we hope that the Rwandan government will accept that we have visas in order for us to defend Mr. Rusesabagina over there.
\"But I have to tell you that the talks between the Belgian and the Rwanda authorities on that front are not progressing much. .\"
His lawyer has urged his provisional release.
\"The conditions of his detention are very tough for him and for his health. But other than that he cannot talk about anything else as he is never alone, even when he speaks with his family over the phone,\" said Lurquin.
It is still unclear how Rusesabagina came to be in Rwanda.
His family says the charges against him are politically motivated and allege he was kidnapped while in Dubai for meetings and brought to Rwanda against his will.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau has said international cooperation was involved in detaining Rusesabagina -- who has lived abroad since 1996 and holds both Belgian citizenship and a US Green Card -- but refuses to disclose further details.
He's credited with saving more than 1,2000 Rwandans by sheltering them in a hotel.
Donald Williams II testified that former officer Derek Chauvin's knee was on George Floyd's neck, describing the move as a \"shimmy.\"
If he had lived long enough to have his day in court, Jeffrey Epstein would have been acquitted or triggered a mistrial, his former lawyer says. 'It was foolish of him to kill himself because he had a pretty strong defense,' Alan Dershowitz, former Harvard Law School professor and onetime defense attorney for Epstein, said in an exclusive interview with […]
BY AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES AND TAMMY WEBBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city. The jury […]
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If he had lived long enough to have his day in court, Jeffrey Epstein would have been acquitted or triggered a mistrial, his former lawyer says. “It was foolish of him to kill himself because he had a pretty strong defense,” Alan Dershowitz, former Harvard Law School professor and onetime defense attorney for Epstein, said […]
Photo credits: The Boston Post In the early morning of February 22, 1898, an angry white mob descended on the home of Frazier and Lavinia Baker in Lake City, South Carolina. After the mob set the home — which was also the town post office — on fire and waking the family, it began to […]
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Prosecution witness Dr. Jonathan Rich testified in Derek Chauvin's murder trial that Floyd died as a result of asphyxia caused by police restraint.
Growing Food Insecurity Threatens West Africa
With these words, experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Food Crisis Prevention Network and Sahel Club sounded the alarm on Thursday. It is estimated that more than 16 million people have been facing a situation of acute food crisis in West Africa and the Sahel since October,
And the already dire situation could get even worse in West Africa as unless swift action is taken, up to 24 million people could go hungry between June and August 2021, one of the most difficult periods to obtain food just before harvest season begins in the fields.
The Problematic Presence of Islamist Terrorism
There is a lack of resources, mainly due to challenges of insecurity which have gradually grown more complicated to overcome in affected nations. In Nigeria alone, where Islamist extremists have been wreaking havoc in the north of the country, the number of people threatened by hunger could reach 13 million, i.e. half of the total West African population.
In the Sahel, four million refugees displaced as a result of jihadist terrorist attacks are also at risk of food insecurity.
In spite of the diverse efforts of various governments and their international allies, the next six months could be catastrophic for millions of people.
