Category: Foreign

Father Flavio Gobbo, a 48-year-old Italian Priest, has gambled away more than 620,000 of his parish money, media reports said on Thursday, backed up by the local Catholic Church. Father Flavio negotiated a plea bargain for a suspended two-year jail term for embezzlement, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said. As part of the deal, he has promised to gradually return the money and signed up for therapy against gambling addiction, with the support of his church superiors. “In this long and streneous journey, Father Flavio has mainly found support in…

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Barbara Bush, former US first lady is dead. She died on Tuesday at the age of 92, triggering an outpouring of praise for the matriarch of a Republican family once at the apex of American politics. “A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92,” said a statement from the office of George H.W. Bush. They were married for 73 years. Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the center…

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Tanzania’s economic capital, Dar es Salaam has been taken over by flood due to days of torrential rains killing about fourteen, people police said Tuesday. “The balance sheet has worsened. This morning, we have reached 14 killed,” city police chief Lazaro Mambosasa told reporters. The number killed has been slowly rising as heavy rains have continued to hit the East African nation since the weekend. On Monday, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda ordered primary schools closed for two days and advised families to leave inundated areas in a…

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Hundreds of people took to the streets in Brooklyn, New York a day after police shot and killed a black man with mental health issues. Saheed Vassell, 34, was shot dead on Wednesday after police received calls of a man who appeared to be wielding a silver pistol and aiming it at people. Officers and bystanders mistook the metal pipe in his hands for a gun, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said. “If he was a white kid, he would not have died,” his aunt, Nora Ford said. “Oh…

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South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption linked to a 1990s arms deal. After the 75-year-old’s 15-minute appearance at the High Court in Durban, the case was adjourned until 8 June. He faces 16 counts of corruption, racketeering, fraud and money laundering, which dogged his presidency and were reinstated in 2016. Mr Zuma, who was forced out of office in February, denies any wrongdoing. His supporters descended on the city to rally for him, while his critics think court action is long overdue. After the hearing,…

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New York Police Department released surveillance video on Thursday of a man, later fatally shot by police, pointing a silver object at several residents, as if brandishing a gun. The video also shows 911 call trnscripts of neighborhood residents who reported the man to police. After fatally shooting Saheed Vassell, officers discovered that the object was “a pipe with some sort of knob on it,” officials said. New York City police officers shot and killed a black man Wednesday after he pointed what they believed was a gun at them,…

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Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband, has been admitted to hospital in London on Tuesday for planned surgery on his hip, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London this afternoon, for planned surgery on his hip which will take place tomorrow,” it said. Philip retired from public life last year but has since appeared several times at royal engagements alongside Elizabeth. He was forced to miss a pre-Easter religious service last week, however, because…

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Sweet Jesus ice cream company based in Toronto is facing calls for a boycott from Christians who say the name is blasphemous and mocks Christianity. The chain, founded in 2015 by Andrew Richmond and Amin Todai, has 20 locations, mainly clustered in the Greater Toronto Area, and is known for its decadent frozen desserts. It has recently expanded into the U.S. and plans more locations south of the border, which has raised the ire of Christians. “Choosing the name of our Lord for a brand of soft-serve ice cream is…

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Lionel Messi has been adviced by American television personality and film star Oprah Winfrey on how he can win the World Cup with Argentina. Oprah gave this advice when she was asked on Argentine television to give Messi an inspiring message to help him bring the World Cup back to Argentina. Messi is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, but his detractors often point to the fact he has never won international football’s biggest trophy in order to rule out his eligibility as the best ever.…

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