San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” April 19, 2024, 3:54 AM ET • 3 min read BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation […]
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Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
Copenhagen’s mayor says she has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see what could be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city’s 400-year-old stock exchange building By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press April 18, 2024, 5:42 AM ET • 3 […]
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‘Embryos same as children’: How a US court judgment impacts IVF, poses a problem for Republicans | Explained News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A February 16 ruling of the Alabama Supreme Court in the US, which said frozen embryos are akin to children, has raised questions on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the political battle over reproductive rights in the country. In US politics, the debate over abortion is framed in terms of positions such as “pro-choice” and “pro-life”. […]
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Ecuador’s youngest mayor found shot to death alongside advisor | World News
Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and an advisor were found shot dead in a car early on Sunday, said police in the South American country, which is in the grips of a wave of violence that authorities blame on drug trafficking National police said they were investigating the deaths of Garcia, the 27-year-old mayor of […]
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Albanian prosecutors order arrest of tourist town mayor for alleged corruption
Albanian prosecutors say they have ordered the arrest of the mayor of a seaside tourist town in the country’s south on corruption charges By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press March 23, 2024, 8:06 PM ET • 1 min read TIRANA, Albania — Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they ordered the arrest of the mayor of a seaside […]
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Alabama governor signs law banning diversity programs in schools | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law on Wednesday a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, making the state one of a few to enact broad measures against what she and other Republicans call a leftward tilt in U.S. education. The bill, which passed Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Tuesday, bans public […]
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Albanian mayor from Greek minority is imprisoned for vote buying. That’s likely to anger Greece
An Albanian court has imprisoned a mayor from the country’s Greek minority on vote-buying charges By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press March 5, 2024, 9:49 AM ET • 1 min read TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian court on Tuesday imprisoned a mayor from the country’s Greek minority on vote-buying charges, a ruling that was expected to […]
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Former Puerto Rico mayor caught on film in bribery case faces 5 years in prison
A former Puerto Rico mayor who was caught on film in a high-profile bribery case has been sentenced to more than five years in prison as part of an ongoing federal crackdown on corruption in the U.S. territory February 12, 2024, 5:04 PM ET • 1 min read SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former […]
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Madeira mayor arrested after €50,000 diamond and luxury watches found at his office
Mr Albuquerque has resigned and is being investigated for eight charges, including corruption and abuse of power. He insists he is innocent. The questioning of the former mayor was stopped after three days because of Mr Calado’s “exhaustion” last week. The judge is now expected to consider bail. The diamond was reportedly found wrapped in […]
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Convicted former Russian mayor cuts jail time short by agreeing to fight in Ukraine | National
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