California bans non-consensual condom removal

By Holly Honderich & Shrai PopatWashington Updated at 1521 EAT on Monday 11th Oct 2021 About 30 years ago, just months after starting work as a prostitute, Maxine Doogan became pregnant.  She had been with a new client at a massage parlour in Anchorage, Alaska, when she realised he had removed his condom surreptitiously during…

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Burkina Faso opens trial on 1987 Sankara assassination

HICGI News Agency updated at 1327 EAT on Monday 11th October 2021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Ex-president among 14 who face charges in killing of former leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. 11 Oct 2021Updated: 17 minutes ago The trial of 14 men, including a former president, has begun in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the…

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Fire breaks out at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility

HICGI News Agency updated at 1153 EAT on Monday 11th October 2021 Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon – A fire has broken out in a fuel storage tank at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility. A spokesperson for the Lebanese Army said that the fuel tank contained benzene. At least 15 firetrucks are at the oil facility, with firefighters…

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Taiwan defies China Aggression

HICGI News Agency Updated at 1256 EAT on Sunday 10th October 2021 TAIPEI- Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will continue to boost its defences ‘to ensure that nobody can force’ the territory to ‘accept the path China has laid out for us’. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen says her government will not bow down to pressure from…

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Lukwago, Kisaka Agree on Establishing office for Older Persons at KCCA

By E K Benj Updated at 2134 EAT on Saturday 09th October 2021 KAMPALA- The Lord Mayor of Kampala His Worship Elias Lukwago and the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA Ms Dorothy Kisaka have agreed to establish an office KCCA where older persons in Kampala will have representatives. This was disclosed during…

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