Congolese community groups in Belgium are furious after revellers turned up to an Africa-themed party held in the grounds of a colonial museum dressed in pith helmets and blackface. For more than a century, the Royal Museum for Central Africa has stood as a monument to the worst excesses of Belgium’s brutal occupation of the…
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Nora Quoirin’s family say ‘hearts are broken’ as post-mortem results delayed
The devastated parents of London teenager Nora Quoirin released a statement expressing their sorrow over the death of their daughter, as pathologists said they were unable to complete a post-mortem on her body. Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store "Nora is at the heart of our family. She is the truest, most precious girl and we love…
El Salvador rape victim acquitted of killing stillborn baby
An appeals court in El Salvador on Monday acquitted a 21-year-old rape victim accused of killing her stillborn baby, in a landmark case closely watched by rights groups. The court in San Salvador overturned a 30-year sentence imposed on Evelyn Hernandez, who was convicted under the Central American country’s strict anti-abortion laws in 2017. Hernandez’s lawyer, Bertha Maria Deleon, triumphantly…
Israel ‘strikes inside Lebanon’ amid rising tensions in region
Israeli jets reportedly struck a Palestinian fighter base in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley early Monday, as the Lebanese president described earlier Israeli drone strikes as a “declaration of war”. Local officials confirmed three rockets struck a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine base in the village of Qusaya on the Lebanese border, causing damage but…
Hurricane Dorian tears roofs from buildings as it makes landfall in Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. Packing sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (295 kph), Dorian crashed onshore in the Abacos Islands,…
‘They hold our nation hostage and pay lip service to peace’: Afghans respond to the collapse of US-Taliban talks
Afghans awoke on Sunday to find that months of negotiations that had electrified the country had been ended with a tweet. Over the course of three messages, the United States president halted talks between America and the Taliban after more than a year of meetings in the Gulf. Those talks, which had excluded the Afghan…
Hollywood stars vow not to work with Trump donors as he fundraises in LA during Emmys week
President Donald Trump is set to face a backlash from Hollywood as he descends on Los Angeles to raise money for his re-election campaign during the week of the Emmy Awards. Mr Trump’s opponents in the entertainment industry have demanded to know who is going to his fundraising event on Tuesday, and vowed "not to work…
Spoilers For This Week’s Episode Of WWE Main Event
Prior to last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW which emanated from The Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., WWE taped two matches for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event. Below are the spoiler results for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event: – No Way Jose def. Tyler Breeze in the first of…
Hope In The Rubble: Staff Helps Find Wedding Ring Lost In Trash
FLANDERS, NY — It would be like finding a needle in a haystack. That’s what Ron Fisher thought despairingly when he realized he’d accidentally brought a box of valuables, including his wedding ring, to the North Sea transfer station. Fisher, who lives in Flanders and owns Fisher Signs & Shirts in Southampton and Westhampton, said…
Becky Lynch On Wanting To Make Women’s Wrestling Cool Again, More
“The Man” Becky Lynch was recently interviewed by Fanbyte on a number of topics including her main event Winner Takes All Match against RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey & SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at this Sunday’s WrestleMania 35. During the interview, Lynch was praised for making wrestling cool again and she said that that…