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After 10 months in captivity, Kaduna-based doctor Ganiyat Popoola has regained freedom from her abductors. Mrs Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted in December 2023 alongside her husband, Nurdeen Popoola, and nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy. While her husband had since been released after a ransom was […]
(ANALYSIS) Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these measures can result in a death penalty. While the U.S. is not among those countries, it also has a long history of blasphemy laws. Many of the […]
Although Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón approved the recommendation for resentencing Lyle and Erik Menendez, they still face another significant hurdle: Judge William Ryan’s decision. “[Judge] Ryan needs to decide if the brothers pose an unreasonable risk to the public,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Newsweek. “If they do, then he can reject […]
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Celebrity News World Some have called the latest development in the case politically motivated and the result of a recent Netflix documentary about the notorious crime Author of the article: The Associated Press Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding And Christopher Weber Published Oct 25, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this […]
Unveiled in 2017, this sculpture by Irishman Ronan Gillespie also pays tribute to the 2,000 children who were sent to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) between 1803 and 1853. Some 76,000 convicts were sent to Tasmania overall, and the practice was only formally abolished in 1868. Perhaps the most arresting part of the piece is the […]
Cuban leaders try to sweep major blackout problem under the worn-out rug The October 18 blackout paralyzed Cuba completely. The Cuban government tries to shrug the problem off by making references to the economic blockade, although the leadership of the island of freedom with no electricity should rather look at its own effectiveness. Photo: www.flickr.com […]
Picryl Shapurji Saklatvala was the nephew of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who founded the Tata Group The name Shapurji Saklatvala may not be one that leaps out of the history books to most people. But as with any good tale from the past, the son of cotton merchant – who is a member of India’s supremely […]
(Analysis) The hypothetical Cognify prison concept further down in the video offers a glimpse into a future where unregulated AI could undermine personal freedoms and human rights. This imagined system proposes implanting artificial memories into prisoners’ minds for rehabilitation. While innovative, it raises serious ethical concerns about manipulating individual consciousness. By altering a person’s memories, […]
This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry. Ye Old Nut Farm A whole bunch of old hacks full of life’s harm Came to converge at Ye Old Nut Farm “Gather ‘round peers!” one said to her friends “These are our fables, we’ll dictate the ends” The irony, of course, of the phrase […]