Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office

Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian lawmakers on Thursday began yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office as authorities continue various investigations against her and her inner circle. The small legislative opposition cited “moral incapacity” as the reason for the removal request they submitted to Parliament. Boluarte has already survived four attempts to

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Ex-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election

Ex-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for alleged corruption next April, four years after he was formally charged with taking bribes in connection with a multi-billion-dollar arms deal and 20 years after he was first implicated, prosecutors said Thursday. Zuma is charged with multiple counts

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Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. Abbott announced the pardon just a few minutes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

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Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

DETROIT (AP) — America’s Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops — especially Detroit, which grew for the first time in decades — though the South still dominates the nation’s growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday. Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, had seen an exodus of people since

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Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompts plea from three governors

Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompts plea from three governors

Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition during recent trips to the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted pleas for mercy from the governors of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania

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Marsenić (Novi DSS): Suprotstavićemo se rušenju starog Generalštaba

Marsenić (Novi DSS): Suprotstavićemo se rušenju starog Generalštaba

Politika | 16.05.2024 | access_time 16:25 Novi DSS će se suprostaviti rušenju starog Generalštaba i urušavanju srpske prestonice, najavio je danas potpredsednik te stranke Predrag Marsenić. “Vlada Srbije je potpisivanjem ugovora sa američkom kompanijom Affinity Global Development priznala da je poklonila zgradu generalštaba američkim investitorima 25 godina nakon NATO agresije”, naveo je Marsenić u saopštenju.

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Građanski preokret podneo krivičnu prijavu zbog zagađenja životne sredine u Zrenjaninu

Građanski preokret podneo krivičnu prijavu zbog zagađenja životne sredine u Zrenjaninu

Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 16.05.2024 | access_time 11:20 Građanski preokret iz Zrenjanina objavio je da je danas podneo krivičnu prijavu zbog zagađenja životne sredine protiv direktora preduzeća “Pannonian Water” Branislava Zeca, direktora Javno-komunalnog preduzeća “Vodovod i kanalizacija” Predraga Bodiroge i NN lica odgovornog u zrenjaninskoj Gradskog upravi. “Oni su u periodu od 8.

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Chad’s military leader is confirmed as election winner in the final tally despite opposition protest

Chad’s military leader is confirmed as election winner in the final tally despite opposition protest

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s constitutional council confirmed Thursday that President Mahamat Deby Itno, who seized power in 2021, was elected president in the May 6 vote and rejected an appeal by his main opponent . Deby Itno, also known as Mahamat Idriss Deby, seized power after his father, who spent three decades in power

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Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to

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