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US Supreme Court strikes down constitutional right to abortion
US Supreme Court strikes down constitutional right to abortion
by  AFP

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito said "abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views.

Loeb retires as Rovanpera takes early Safari Rally lead
Loeb retires as Rovanpera takes early Safari Rally lead
by  AFP

Former world motor rally champion Sebastian Loeb retired from the Safari Rally in Kenya with engine trouble on Friday, making a second successive early exit to his selective WRC campaign. Loeb, the nine-time world champion, was making a return to the Safari after 20 years when his M-Sport Ford gave in with fire engine damage at the end of the Friday morning's fourth stage in Naivasha.

Lumumba's coffin visits Kisangani, where Congo's first premier found his way
Lumumba's coffin visits Kisangani, where Congo's first premier found his way
by  AFP

After a rest in his native village, the coffin of the former Belgian Congo's first post-independence prime minister Friday pursued its memorial pilgrimage to the northeastern city of Kisangani. From Kisangani, the coffin will be taken on Sunday to Katanga in the southeast, where a secessionist movement raged after independence and where Lumumba and his aides were tortured to death.

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