Month: November 2022

Kanye West to pay ex-wife Kim Kardashian $200,000 monthly support in divorce settlement

Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, have reached a divorce settlement that includes joint custody of their four children and dividing up their real estate assets, media reports said on Tuesday. Though they will have joint custody of their children, ages 3, 4, 6 and 9, Kardashian will receive $200,000… Read More Kanye West to pay ex-wife Kim Kardashian $200,000 monthly support in divorce settlement

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Chinese astronauts board nation’s space station in historic mission

Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the… Read More Chinese astronauts board nation’s space station in historic mission

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Singapore decriminalises gay sex, limits prospect of same-sex marriage legalisation

Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The moves come as other parts of Asia, including Taiwan, Thailand and India are recognising more rights for the… Read More Singapore decriminalises gay sex, limits prospect of same-sex marriage legalisation

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Three dead, dozens injured following suicide bomb attack targeting police patrol in southwestern Pakistan

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed a police escort for a polio vaccination team in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding more than 30, police said, just two days after the militants ended a ceasefire. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack near the city of Quetta, the provincial capital… Read More Three dead, dozens injured following suicide bomb attack targeting police patrol in southwestern Pakistan

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Jury convicts Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes of sedition in U.S. Capitol attack plot

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, and another leader of the right-wing group, were found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, an important win for the Justice Department. The verdicts against Rhodes and four co-defendants, after three days of deliberations by the 12-member jury, came… Read More Jury convicts Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes of sedition in U.S. Capitol attack plot

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Arab Monetary Fund signs $1billion agreement to support Yemeni economic reforms

The Arab Monetary Fund has signed a $1 billion agreement to support Yemen’s economic reform programme to its Saudi-backed government, Saudi state media said on Sunday. The new package by the Abu Dhabi-based fund, which includes countries from the Middle East and North Africa, will provide support for the Yemeni government’s efforts to stabilise the… Read More Arab Monetary Fund signs $1billion agreement to support Yemeni economic reforms

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Scores injured as police clash with villagers protesting Adani port construction in southern India

More than 80 people were wounded in southern India as villagers halting the construction of a $900 million port clashed with police, the latest escalation of a months-old protest waged by a mostly Christian fishing community against Asia’s richest man. The protests are a major headache for Gautam Adani’s $23 billion ports-and-logistics company which has… Read More Scores injured as police clash with villagers protesting Adani port construction in southern India

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Gunfire, explosions heard inside besieged hotel in Somali capital

Gunfire was heard on Monday from inside a besieged hotel in the Somali capital that was attacked on the weekend, a nearby resident and a police officer said, while parliament said it had postponed a scheduled session. The Villa Rose hotel, near the presidential residence, was stormed on Sunday by attackers of al Qaeda-linked al… Read More Gunfire, explosions heard inside besieged hotel in Somali capital

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