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Gabon military officers seize power days after presidential election

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Gabon military officers seize power days after presidential election

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Libreville, on August 26, 2023 | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family’s 55-year hold on power. The central…

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Elon Musk Criticised At Video Game Competition: “Bring Back Twitter”

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Elon Musk Criticised At Video Game Competition: “Bring Back Twitter”

Elon Musk attended the video game event with one of his sons. Elon Musk faced a lot of criticism when he took over social media platform Twitter (now known as X) last year. He rebranded the platform in pursuit of the “everything app” for which he received mixed reviews from social media users. But on…

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Student Charged In Fatal Shooting Of North Carolina Professor

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Student Charged In Fatal Shooting Of North Carolina Professor

Public schools nearby also were locked down. A University of North Carolina graduate student has been charged in the fatal shooting on Monday of a professor at the school’s Chapel Hill campus, the university said on Tuesday. Court records show Tailei Qi, age 34 according to media reports, was charged with first-degree murder and carrying…

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As Hurricane Idalia Heads Towards Florida, Rare Blue Supermoon Could Worsen Tides

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As Hurricane Idalia Heads Towards Florida, Rare Blue Supermoon Could Worsen Tides

A woman walks on a flooded street as Storm Idalia makes landfall in Cuba on Monday. Hurricane Idalia is crawling towards the Florida Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in low-lying areas that are expected to be swamped once the Category 3 storm makes landfall on Wednesday morning (local time). It is expected to intensify into…

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The scientists in Japan who scared flies to understand fear

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The scientists in Japan who scared flies to understand fear

Masato Tsuji has been observing insects since he was a child. He loves studying flies, so much so that he shows them horror movies and scares them – all to understand what happens in their brain when they’re afraid. “Our discovery may provide a clue to treat psychiatric diseases stemming from exaggerated fear, such as…

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Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on October 14

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Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on October 14

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Yes23 official campaign launch in Adelaide on August 30, 2023. Mr. Albanese announced that Australians will vote on October 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s Constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the…

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Drones targeted 6 regions in biggest attack on Russian soil in 18 months, Russian officials say

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Drones targeted 6 regions in biggest attack on Russian soil in 18 months, Russian officials say

Video grab shows an explosion lights up the sky as the Russian military repel a drone attack on an airport in the western city of Pskov on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions with drones early Wednesday in what appears to be the biggest drone…

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Bound For Jail Over 1973 Murder, Chile General Kills Self

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Bound For Jail Over 1973 Murder, Chile General Kills Self

When police went to his home to bring him to prison he took a firearm. Santiago, Chile: A retired Chilean general killed himself on Tuesday before he could be jailed for the 1973 murder of beloved folk singer Victor Jara in the aftermath of a military coup that installed dictator Augusto Pinochet, the attorney general’s…

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Late-Night TV Hosts Join On Podcast To Help Striking Hollywood Writers

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Late-Night TV Hosts Join On Podcast To Help Striking Hollywood Writers

The roughly 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike in early May. LOS ANGELES: An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood’s ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy…

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Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

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Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

Rollout of rover of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India protests China’s map claiming Indian territory, MEA says it ‘complicates’ border resolution India has lodged a “strong protest” with China over the publication of a new map that was released…

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