Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin’s sentencing, Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin faces decades in prison for the May 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool) Former

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UK health minister pictured kissing aide; opposition wants appointment ‘looked into’

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock leaves his house, in London, Britain June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls British Health Secretary Matt Hancock faced more questions about his judgment on Friday after pictures of him kissing and embracing his top aide, a friend hired last year, were splashed on the front page of the Sun newspaper. Hancock,

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IMF demands identity of secret investors in firms

Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, the Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund. By CONSTANT MUNDA The International Monetary Fund has pressured Kenya to disclose the identity of secret shareholders in firms with State contracts and prosecute those implicated in graft, including the Covid-19 scandal. The IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Sayeh says unmasking shareholders who

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US to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal

In this June 23, 2021, photo, Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that about 650 U.S. troops are expected to be kept in Afghanistan to provide security for the American diplomatic presence after the Pentagon completes its military withdrawal, which is

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Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time

British Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender is docked in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev By Guy Faulconbridge, Katya Golubkova Russia’s warns Britain over navy confrontation Raab: Russia being ‘predictably inaccurate’ Britain says it will always defend seafaring rights Russia says London is sowing barefaced lies LONDON,

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Somalia seizes fishing vessel of Qandala coast

Photo/Somali Times The Somalia, the maritime Police Force has seized an illegal fishing vessel off the coast of Qandala district in Bari region. A Puntland naval official, Mohamed Ahmed Afis, told Somali Times that the navy captured the ship coast of Qandala on the 19th of this month. The official said the ship was carrying

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Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies

CORRECTS DATE – File – In this June 30, 2010, file photo, then Newly inaugurated Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, swears in local officials during his first day at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. Aquino, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China,

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Witness: air strike kills dozens in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

File Photo: Credit Pinterest SU-27 of the Ethiopian Air Force. By Katharine Houreld An air strike killed dozens of people in a the town of Tagogon in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, an eyewitness and a medical official told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after residents said new fighting had flared in recent days north of the

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NHS alarm over rise in number of UK Covid patients on ventilators

Photo: Credit Reuters Henry Nicholls/ NHS workers react at the Royal London Hospital during the last day of the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 28, 2020. By Rachel Hall Bosses say trusts under ‘huge pressure’ as people in ventilator

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4 Khashoggi killers received paramilitary training in US: Report

Saudi operatives received training from Tier 1 Group in 2017, year before Saudi journalist’s gruesome murder Four Saudi operatives who were part of a hit team that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training from a private US company approved by the State Department, according to a report Tuesday. Citing documents and people familiar

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