Chad swore in Mahamat Deby Itno as the president on Thursday after holding elections earlier this month, completing a disputed transition to democratic rule after he seized power three years ago. Deby Itno, also known as Mahamat Idriss Deby, took power after his father Idriss Deby Itno was killed fighting rebels in 2021 after ruling the country for three decades. …
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Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide leveled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, a resident said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3 a.m., villager Ninga Role told Reuters by phone. The …
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Lonzo Ball’s NBA career has been plagued by injuries. But after sitting out more than two calendar years, the Chicago Bulls guard finally appears to be on the right path. The 26-year-old Ball has had multiple surgeries on his knee. He has not appeared in an NBA game since January 2022. During a recent episode of the “What an Experience” …
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The debate about automated balls and strikes continues to be a hot one, and it seems it’s coming to the majors sooner rather than later. The thought was unimaginable even within the last decade, but as technology has improved, interest has increased. Automated strike zones were a hot topic on an episode of the now-defunct “Real Sports” on HBO in …
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In a salary cap sport, the money can’t go to everyone on an NFL team. But the Dallas Cowboys have two stars who it would be almost indefensible for the team to let go (one of those may be controversial). The Cowboys went 12-5 for a third season in a row but were upset in the wild-card round of the …
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Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was charged Friday in a long-running witness tampering investigation. Uribe was formally charged with witness tampering and bribery for his efforts to discredit a political opponent who was digging into Uribe’s family ties to right-wing paramilitary groups. If convicted, Uribe faces up to 12 years in prison. The case dates back to 2012, when Uribe …
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A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopburi in central Thailand that they had to reduce the animals’ numbers. If all goes well, most will end up behind bars, …
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A Paris court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison Friday for complicity in war crimes in a landmark case against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and the first such case in Europe. The trial focused on the officials’ role in the alleged arrest, torture and killing in 2013 in Damascus of Mazen Dabbagh, …
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There’s a lot to love about Paul Skenes. The rookie phenom is living up to the billing as last year’s No. 1 overall pick, pitching to a 2.25 ERA through three starts. Baseball’s top pitching prospect also tossed six no-hit innings last week before getting taken out due to a high pitch count, and he’s striking out 11.8 batters per …
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A British woman and three children linked to the militant Islamic State group in Syria were handed over to a U.K. delegation that visited the region this week, Syrian Kurdish-led authorities said Friday. The handover, which took place on Wednesday, is the latest in a push to repatriate people from al-Hol and Roj camps in northeastern Syria that house tens …
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