Author: Dale Caldwell

Zimbabwean opposition activist Tapfumanei Masaya was found dead after being kidnapped while campaigning before December by-elections, his political party, Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), announced Tuesday. It is the third incident denounced in weeks by the country’s largest opposition party, which accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of carrying out a campaign of intimidation of its supporters, according to the Voice of America news website. The CCC indicated Monday that the body of Masaya, kidnapped in broad daylight by armed men last Saturday in Harare, had been found in the suburbs of the capital, said the website. Contested elections in August…

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY — Commercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to figures released Thursday by a national gambling industry group. The American Gaming Association said the casinos’ winnings were up nearly 6% from July 2022. The association also said the casinos remain on pace to have their best year ever in 2023, with winnings from in-person casino games, sports betting and internet gambling at nearly $38 billion over the first seven months of this year, 11% ahead of what they won during the same period in…

All Republican members of Mississippi’s Congressional Delegation wrote a joint letter recommending the VA Secretary remove the Pride flag currently displayed at the Biloxi National Cemetery. This comes after U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) sent a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough last week recommending a similar course of action. U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) did not sign either letter. “We believe this decision shows deep disrespect to our service members, veterans, and their families, and demand that you take immediate action to restore the United States flag to its rightful place at Veterans Affairs facilities across the state of Mississippi,” the letter said. Biloxi…

Suspected of corruption in the Qatargate case, Luca Visentini is no longer general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, an organization which represents more than 200 million workers throughout the world. The decision was taken on March 11 following an independent internal audit, a document of about fifteen pages of which we have read. This dismissal follows the alleged involvement of Luca Visentini in a vast corruption scandal on the part of Qatar and Morocco. Objective: to influence decisions in their favor in the European Parliament and in several international trade union bodies. Luca Visentini recognized it himself. He did receive money…

Year One is in the books for Chris Jans and Sam Purcell as basketball coaches in Starkville, and the future for Mississippi State Basketball could not be brighter. The opening rounds of the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments wrapped up on Monday evening, and March Madness is in full swing, delivering the stunning upsets and thrilling finishes we crave each year. But unfortunately, the Mississippi State basketball season has come to an end. Mississippi State Men’s Basketball lost a heartbreaker to Pitt in the First Four in Dayton last Tuesday night, going one-and-done in the postseason and just missing out on advancing…

Why Albanians are now preferring England to neighboring countries like Greece – Astronomical travel fees and high hopes. Monica Moulai’s son was in his second year of college in Albania , studying to become a mechanical engineer, when he decided to make a bold change : He told his parents he was leaving home for a new future in Britain . “We had tried to satisfy all his requests, for books and clothes, food and a little entertainment. But he was still unhappy,” Moulai, a high school teacher in the town of Bayram Churi, which is in one of the country’s poorest regions, told The Associated Press . Five…

United States President Joe Biden has issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the country’s poorest regions. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi on Friday night (Saturday AEDT) as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path. One man was killed after his trailer home flipped several times in Alabama. Search and recovery crews on Sunday resumed the daunting task of digging through the debris of flattened and battered homes, commercial buildings and municipal offices…

Eva Kaili ‘s decision to change her lawyer for her defense in the Qatargate case portends rapid developments. There has been no official statement from the side of Eva Kaili regarding the reasons that led to the decision to change her lawyer , to replace Andre Rizopoulos with Sven Marie. However, various information is circulating, some of which state that the main reason for this decision was Andre Rizopoulos’ proposal to Eva Kaili to plead guilty and cooperate with the authorities. Why did Eva Kaili change her lawyer?Information from Brussels, however, cited by the Star channel, in the “Truths with…

Against a large part of her own party, Roberta Metsola launched the work of ethical reform of the European Parliament after the corruption scandals. Here is President Metsola’s full statement on the new measures: “I also wanted to speak about the decisions needed on measures in this House to increase integrity, independence and accountability. The European Parliament prides itself on its openness, its accessibility and its defence of legislating in the public eye. We are not in some imaginary ivory tower. The principle of ‘openness builds trust’ is one we hold dear and defend. And any abuse or misuse of…

As part of joining the unified energy system of Central Asia, Tajikistan supplied electricity to Uzbekistan, Mahmadumar Asozoda, head of the state national energy company of Tajikistan Barki Tojik, said on February 14, Asia-Plus news agency reported. Asozoda said that in January Tajikistan supplied electricity to Uzbekistan as part of the preparatory work. He clarified that in order to restore the parallel operation of Tajikistan’s energy sector in the regional system, there are certain requirements – Tajikistan must supply up to 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to Uzbekistan and up to 5 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to Kyrgyzstan every month.…