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      8 January

      Six journalists held over video of president ‘wetting himself’

      The footage was widely shared last month and shows a dark stain spreading down President Salva Kiir’s trousers and a wet patch forming on the floor as he stands for the national anthem. The national journalists’ union said those held work for the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation and were detained on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are suspected of knowing how the video was released, said union president Patrick Oyet. He named them as camera operators Joseph Oliver and Mustafa Osman; video editor Victor Lado; contributor Jacob Benjamin; and Cherbek Ruben and Joval Toombe from the control room. “We are concerned because those who are detained now have stayed longer than what the law says,” added Mr Oyet. The law in South…

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    • 8 January

      Iran executes national karate champion as it ignores father’s plea to spare his life

      Iran executed a former national karate champion and another man on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests, despite pleas by relatives and criticism that their trial relied on forced confession. The two men executed on Saturday had been convicted over the death of a member of the Basij paramilitary force militia, who prosecutors said was stripped naked and killed by a group of mourners who had been paying tribute to a slain protester, Hadis Najafi. Three others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while 11 received prison sentences. “Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, principal perpetrators of the crime that led to the unjust martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian were hanged this morning,” the…

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    • 7 January

      US announces another USD 3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine

      Washington: The United States has announced another military assistance package of over USD 3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented USD 24.9 billion. The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military. These armoured vehicles — enough to outfit a mechanised infantry battalion — will come with 500 tube-launched, optically sighted, wire-guided, or TOW, anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25 mm ammunition, the Pentagon said. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” aimed at the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Ukraine. “In this first week of 2023, the United States…

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    • 7 January

      Apple not planning to launch iPhone SE 4 in 2024

      Kuo claimed that the tech giant had intended to launch its first in-house 5G processor in the fourth-generation iPhone SE, but that is no longer anticipated as the device has been cancelled. San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is reportedly not planning to launch the fourth-generation iPhone SE next year. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone maker has informed suppliers that it has cancelled plans to release an iPhone SE smartphone in 2024, reports MacRumors. Kuo claimed that the tech giant had intended to launch its first in-house 5G processor in the fourth-generation iPhone SE, but that is no longer anticipated as the device has been cancelled. Instead, he said that it is expected that Apple will continue to rely on…

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    • 7 January

      Six-year-old detained after shooting teacher in US

      The incident took place on Friday afternoon at the Richneck Elementary School in the city of Newport News, about 112 km south of the state capital Richmond, the BBC reported. Washington: Police in the US state of Virginia has detained a six-year-old boy for shooting at his teacher, the media reported. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at the Richneck Elementary School in the city of Newport News, about 112 km south of the state capital Richmond, the BBC reported. Although it remains unclear how the child got the gun, the city’s police chief Steve Drew told the media that the “incident was not an accidental shooting” which took place in a first grade classroom after an altercation between the…

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    • 7 January

      Emmanuel Macron unveils new plan to stop ‘endless crisis’ in French healthcare

      Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new plan to halt the “endless crisis” in France’s national healthcare system, including overhauling working ours for hospital staff in the next six months, reforming healthcare funding and improving payments for doctors on call.  During a meeting with healthcare workers at the Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien just outside Paris, Macron acknowledged “the personal and collective exhaustion, this feeling of loss of meaning that has sometimes set in, the feeling that we are moving from one crisis to the next”. Repeating that he wanted to “gain time for carers” amid a chronic shortage of doctors, the president called for “radical decision” to fix the problem.  Macron promised to reorganise hospital work by 1 June to staunch…

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    • 7 January

      Hong Kong braces for wave of arrivals from mainland China

      The internal border between the former British colony of Hong Kong and the rest of China will open for the first time in three years on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people expected to undergo Covid-19 test required to move back and forth between the two sides, according to a media report. The move comes after China last month abandoned the rolling lockdowns, mass surveillance and quarantine camps of its zero-COVID policy in a bid to kickstart its flagging economy, RFA reported. Authorities there will be lifting travel bans and opening its ports and airports across the country at the same time. “This doesn’t just pose a deadly threat to the 1.4 billion people in China; it will also…

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    • 7 January

      Rishi Sunak warned immigration will be ‘make or break’ at next election amid damning poll

      Speaking in Stratford on Wednesday, the Prime Minister pledged to tackle immigration, boost the economy, cut hospital waiting lists, halve inflation and reduce debt. Mr Sunak told British voters that they could judge his premiership based on these five pledges as he promised “no tricks” and “no ambiguity”. In a desperate bid to regain voter trust and support, the Prime Minister’s speech sought to address “peoples’ priorities”. He added that he will “rebuild trust in politics through action” as his five promises “deliver peace of mind” and “build a better future for our children and grandchildren”. A poll conducted by GB News indicated that the majority of Conservative voters believe that Sunak will fail on his promise to curb immigration. Just four…

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    • 7 January

      British Airways changes crew uniform for the first time in 20 years – including a jumpsuit

      The flag carrier airline of the UK has long been known for its navy, red and white uniform, which up until now, has consisted exclusively of a pencil skirt or trousers, paired with a shirt, blazer and silk scarf. However, cabin crew taking to the sky this year will enjoy a wider selection of workwear outfits following the release of new items created by British designer, Ozwald Boateng. According to British Airways, a modern jumpsuit is one of the key pieces featured in the new collection. The airline’s cabin crew will be allowed to wear the jumpsuit instead of their usual workwear outfits as part of their new look for 2023. BA claimed that it was the first in the world…

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    • 6 January

      Taliban says Prince Harry should face ‘international court’ after ‘proudly confessing’ to killing 25

      Prince Harry should be brought before an “international court” after “proudly confessing [the] crime” of killing 25 people in Afghanistan, a senior Taliban official has told The Telegraph. In his memoir, Spare, which was released in Spain on Thursday, the Duke of Sussex details how he flew on six missions during his second tour in Afghanistan in 2012 and killed 25 Taliban fighters.  The Taliban, which returned to power in Afghanistan last August, reacted to the statements with fury.  “Prince Harry will always be remembered in Helmand – Afghans will never forget the killing of their innocent countrymen,” said Khalid Zadran, the Taliban’s police spokesman in Kabul. “The perpetrators of such crimes will one day be brought to the international court and criminals like…

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