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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s election tribunal will on Monday start hearing opposition petitions challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory in the disputed February presidential vote, court records showed on Friday. Tinubu, from the ruling All Progressives Congress party, defeated his closest rivals Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, who alleged fraud and have launched a court challenge. There have been numerous legal challenges to the […]

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles greeted excited crowds gathering for his historic coronation this weekend as world leaders gathered on Friday for what will be the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years Charles, 74, and his wife Camilla will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey in a glittering but solemn religious ceremony with traditions dating back some 1,000 years, followed by a procession, […]

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Sonos Inc and Alphabet’s Google LLC will face off in a San Francisco federal trial on Monday over claims that Google copied Sonos’ patented smart-speaker technology in wireless audio devices like Google Home and Chromecast Audio. The case is part of a sprawling intellectual property dispute between the former business partners that includes other lawsuits in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Sonos […]

BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Serbian government said it had introduced a set of measures on Thursday to prevent potential violence in schools a day after a 13-year-old boy shot and killed eight students and a guard in a Belgrade elementary school. The shooter took guns belonging to his father and went to school where he killed nine people and wounded six students and a teacher before turning himself in to […]

By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) -AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc on Friday provided an upbeat assessment of box office recovery this year, after beating quarterly revenue estimates as films including the latest installment of “Ant-Man” drew moviegoers to theaters. Movie theaters have started to see a revival in footfalls after an uneven recovery from pandemic lows, thanks to a steady stream of movie releases during the year. “We could not be more […]

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Leeds United will be dangerous opponents under interim manager Sam Allardyce given the injection of motivation change often brings. City can go four points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League with a victory over the Yorkshire club on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium but face a team desperate to avoid the drop. Allardyce was parachuted in […]

Theodor Herzl: The Solution to Israel’s Modern Problems? Herzl scholar Gol Kalev sees a modern legacy in Zionist pioneer’s work By:  Felice Friedson and Crystal Jones/The Media Line Israeli journalist and Theodor Herzl scholar Gol Kalev introduced a think tank and book centered around Herzl’s ideas on Sunday evening at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. The event, part of a series of events held at the Begin Center […]

Theodor Herzl: The Solution to Israel’s Modern Problems? Herzl scholar Gol Kalev sees a modern legacy in Zionist pioneer’s work By:  Felice Friedson and Crystal Jones/The Media Line Israeli journalist and Theodor Herzl scholar Gol Kalev introduced a think tank and book centered around Herzl’s ideas on Sunday evening at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. The event, part of a series of events held at the Begin Center […]

Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley identifies as non-binary and from time to time, likes to dress up as a woman and perform. The Navy decided he’d be just the man to help them “attract the most talented and diverse workforce”, and for a period of six months made Yeoman Kelly the Navy’s Digital Ambassador. Kelley writes on Instagram “being able to share my drag experience with my fellow sailors has […]