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US President, Joe Biden on Thursday, October 6, announced a pardon for all Americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws, meeting a longtime demand of Democrats a month away from the US midterm congressional elections.   “I am announcing a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession …

by Guterres (united nations) Friday, September 30, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) – The Kremlin has announced that a ceremony will take place Friday in Moscow that will launch a process of annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. In this moment of …

Editor’s Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Amsterdam, the Netherlands CNN  —  It’s early evening in an affluent neighborhood in the Dutch city of Haarlem and bed and …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf to ensure continuous awareness relating to tourism. Naija News reports that the lawmakers on Tuesday charged the Governor to ensure the full implementation of the Tourism Law including …

Things in California keep getting more and more “unique.” A new law signed last weekend by CA Gov. Gavin Newsom will now allow Golden State residents to turn their bodies into compost material upon their death. Yes, you are reading this correctly. Specifically, the new law requires officials in California …

On a sandy street in a northern Malian town, armed guards take turns at a checkpoint next to two unmarked pick-up trucks trucks as dusk falls and the sky slowly fills with stars. The men are not from the army but fighters from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) – …

Nigerian comedian Seyi Law has lost his mother. The father of two took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, September 14, 2022, where he announced the sad passing away of his mother.

Comedian Seyi Law has lost his mother.    Seyi who shared the sad news on Instagram, said his mother spoke with him and his family before her death.    He wrote;   MY DEAR MOTHER, MY DARLING QUEEN IS GONE. I saw a flash of light entered my room, I saw …

An unsealed court document reveals that in July of 2021 federal prosecutors filed an application for a search warrant citing a rarely used ‘domestic terrorism’ measure in the Patriot Act to “seize and search” the cellphone of an attorney connected to the Oath Keepers. The Patriot Act, as many will …

On second look, to many it appeared to be a double-edged sword. That’s because as it put an end to that law, the Singapore government reiterated its opposition to gay marriage. Soon after announcing that consensual gay sex would no longer be illegal, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in …