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Hannah Cornelius murder trial: Sentencing proceedings to get under way
The fourth accused, Nashville Julius, was found guilty only of the robbery and kidnapping, as he left the group before the remaining men proceeded to a bush and took turns to rape her. He eventually managed to escape with head injuries and a broken arm. A Stellenbosch student who was left for dead during an attack in which his friend was murdered is being gifted a hearing aid from The Ear Instit... [Full Article...]
Aussie man fights off shark using surfboard
Shelley Beach and surrounding beaches have been closed for 24 hours, police said. Onlookers say the stunned surfer screamed for help as the shark sank its teeth into his leg and repeatedly tried to drag him off the board, piercing it clean through with three-inch teeth marks. [Full Article...]
Man breaks into crocodile enclosure wearing Crocs, gets bitten
President Buhari To Attend Peace Forum In France
For Adolf Hitler, it was a symbol of the humiliation of surrender. European countries should contribute more money towards North Atlantic Treaty Organisation rather than ponder the "very insulting" prospect of a pan-European armed force, U.S. [Full Article...]
Pro-life ballot measures win in Alabama, West Virginia
Wade . The amendment will also explicitly state that "nothing in this constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion". The Republican-led West Virginia legislature voted in March to put the initiative on the ballot, with lawmakers saying they wanted to make clear there was nothing in the state constitution preventing them from passing abortion-rel... [Full Article...]
Austria accuses colonel of spying for Russia for decades
Kurz repeatedly referred to a recent case in the Netherlands in which the government said Russian agents tried to hack into the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons while it was investigating the Skripal case. "According to our information this activity may have begun in the 1990s and continued until the year 2018", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told reporters. [Full Article...]
Xi, Trump G20 meeting will be of great significance - China
Yang, joined by Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, are holding a security and diplomatic dialogue with the United States in Washington on Friday. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the USA has told China that that the American military will "fly, sail and operate wherever global law allows". [Full Article...]
Possible Recounts Loom in Tight Florida Gov, Senate Contests
Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla. "We've all seen the incompetence and irregularities in vote tabulations in Broward and Palm Beach for years". Provisional ballots are given to voters who don't have proper ID or whose names don't show up on the rolls at the precinct. [Full Article...]