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Doctor On Trial Over Sexual Abuse Of Over 70 Children In Germany
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Doctor On Trial Over Sexual Abuse Of Over 70 Children In Germany

A paediatrician in eastern Germany went on trial Monday accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over more than a decade. The 46-year-old doctor is charged with more than 130 criminal offences over the abuse of children while working at clinics in the eastern German towns of Nauen and Rathenow between 2013 and 2025.

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Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
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Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack

Chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg say fridge temperatures rose overnight, similar to hack of French stores Supermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in France. Sweden’s Coop chain told the daily Aftonbladet on Monday that six of ​its stores ‌had been ​affected, while ICA said it was “aware that a limited ​number of stores were affected by an incident overnight which impacted their refri

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Former Kiambu governor Waititu fined Sh21 million, faces 13 Years in jail over money laundering
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Former Kiambu governor Waititu fined Sh21 million, faces 13 Years in jail over money laundering

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been fined KSh21 million following his conviction in a money laundering case, with the court imposing a total of 13 years in alternative prison sentences should he fail to pay the fines. The case also involves Waititu’s wife, Susan Wangari Ndung’u, former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Roads Luka Mwangi Wahinya and businessman Charles Chege Mbuthia, whose company, Testimony Enterprises Limited, was linked to the road construction contract.

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Court users stranded as Kumasi High Court and other lower courts shut down over JUSAG strike
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Court users stranded as Kumasi High Court and other lower courts shut down over JUSAG strike

The Kumasi High Court and other lower courts in the Ashanti region, like in many parts of the country, have been shut down as the ongoing industrial action by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) brings the judiciary to its knees. A tour of the Kumasi High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Asokwa Circuit Court and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court confirmed that the facilities were closed with no judiciary staff around but a handful of persons seeking legal services.

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Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them
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Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them

Father says officers did ‘not tell the truth’ of what happened after teenager was handcuffed as he bled to death The family of the murdered teenager Henry Nowak, who was arrested as he pleaded for medical help after being stabbed, have said they were failed by the authorities and fear they were manipulated in their darkest hour. His parents described how police wrongly told them Henry, 18, had been the aggressor, and that officers had immediately administered first aid.

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Man arrested over attempt to smuggle hemp into Kano prison
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Man arrested over attempt to smuggle hemp into Kano prison

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, says it foiled an attempt to smuggle suspected Indian hemp into the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kurmawa, in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Kofarnassarawa, on Monday in Kano.

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