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Mexican ex-president linked to brutal repression dead at 100
Mexican ex-president linked to brutal repression dead at 100
by  AFP

Former Mexican president Luis Echeverria Alvarez, known for brutal repression of political opponents, has died at the age of 100, the government said Saturday. Echeverria, who belonged to the once dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, died Friday in the city of Cuernavaca, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote in a message of condolence.

UK to investigate Jabeur family lack of Wimbledon visas
UK to investigate Jabeur family lack of Wimbledon visas
by  AFP

Britain's embassy in Tunisia said it will investigate after Ons Jabeur told the BBC website that fami1y members did not have visas to watch her play in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. Jabeur, the first African or Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the modern era, was quoted by the BBC as saying her brother Hatem would "hopefully be there" Saturday to watch her.

MPs jockey for UK leadership race, defence secretary won't stand
MPs jockey for UK leadership race, defence secretary won't stand
by  AFP

Britain's defence secretary, among the favourites in polls to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced Saturday he will not run in the already acrimonious leadership race set to feature a raft of contenders from the ruling Conservatives. Former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, who was runner-up to Boris Johnson in 2019, is also "virtually certain" to run again, allies told UK media.

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