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Adorable puma rescued by police after being ‘held illegally’ in property
An adorable puma was rescued from a property in Brazil after authorities suspect it had been sold for $4,000. The Brazil Federal Police say the animal was being “illegally held” in a property in Rio de Janeiro. It was rescued by police on Wednesday, September 13. A video that emerged on social media shows the animal sat in a corner…
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Qantas illegally sacked workers during pandemic, court rules
The High Court of Australia on Wednesday ruled that the country’s flag carrier airline, Qantas, broke the law by firing 1,700 ground staff and replacing them with contractors early during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to media reports, the court said that the company had commercial reasons for its actions at the time but acted in a breach of industrial law…
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Dollar is ‘illegally’ used as weapon, top Russian banker tells RT
The dollar and the entire Western financial system built around it has been jeopardized by the sanctions on Russia, Andrey Kostin, CEO of Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, told RT on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on Tuesday. Asked about Russia’s push toward switching trade to national currencies, Kostin responded that it is done out of necessity rather than…
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Customs agents in Argentina confiscate bibles bound for the United States with $16,800 illegally hidden and taped to pages
Customs agents in Argentina confiscate bibles bound for the United States with $16,800 illegally hidden and taped to pages Customs agents at Ezeiza International Airport seized $16,800 that were hidden in three bibles last week The books were packed in a box that was being delivered to the United States via DHL One bible had $10,000 hidden in it. Another had…
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Record numbers of families streamed across U.S border illegally in August -with migrant arrests surging over 30% overall
US Border Patrol has arrested at least 91,000 migrants who crossed the overflowing border as part of family groups in August – as detainments rose by 30 percent for two consecutive months. For the first time during Joe Biden’s presidency, families were the biggest demographic moving across the US-Mexico border – surpassing single adults. The influx follows his rolling out of new…
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Spanish officials ‘illegally restrain’ British crew in Gibraltar as UK demands answers
The UK is demanding answers from the Spanish Government after customs officers allegedly restrained crew members of a Gibraltar vessel in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, showing a flagrant disregard for UK sovereignty. The incident, which took place on Monday night (August 14), saw a Spanish Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (SVA) boat called Aguila 2 chase a British vessel, The Ultimate…
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US soldier illegally intruded due to inhuman maltreatment racial discrimination within US Army, claims North Korea
Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din – In a major development in the case of a US soldier crossing into North Korea, Pyongyang said on Wednesday claimed that the soldier has admitted “illegally intruding” due to “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army”, Yonhap news agency reported citing country’s state media KCNA on Wednesday. North Korea has further claimed that…
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Anti-“smut” board member caught illegally sneaking around high school library
A high school assistant principal and a school board president of a rural Texas town have blasted a far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ board trustee for lying her way into a school library in order to pursue her neverending “crusade against supposed smut in school libraries.” Karen Lowery, a Board Trustee of the Granbury Independent School District (GISD) board, allegedly lied to the…
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‘Do not sit silently at home’: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for supporters to protest and ‘stand up for their rights’ as he is jailed for three years for illegally selling state gifts
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for supporters to protest and ‘stand up for their rights’ after he was sentenced to three years in jail for illegally selling state gifts he received while premier. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was arrested after police descended on his home in Lahore – Pakistan’s second biggest city. He will now be taken to the…
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is jailed for three years for illegally selling state gifts
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been jailed for three years for illegally selling state gifts he received while premier. Legal experts say a conviction in the case could end Khan’s chances of participating in national elections that have to be held before early November. Khan was not present for the hearing at the Islamabad High Court, and the…
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