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Richard Branson has announced that he will not participate in the televised debate over the death penalty in Singapore.

CNN — British entrepreneur Richard Branson declined an invitation from the Singaporean government to take part in a live televised debate the death penalty. Branson, a longtime death penalty campaigner, criticized Singapore’s decision this April to execute 33-year-old Nagaentran Dharmalingam for drug trafficking. AT Blog post at the time, Branson called the news “heartbreaking” and

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Remember Princess Diana’s revenge dress?

Written Leah Dolan, CNN Digging through the archives of pop culture history “Remember when?” is a CNN Style series offering a nostalgic look at the celebrity outfits that defined their eras. The summer of 1994 was uncharacteristically warm for the UK. Hot sunny days were followed by sultry nights, and by the end of June

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Bolsonaro’s defeat gives hope to stop Amazon deforestation

The fate of one of the world’s most important carbon sinks may depend on Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. With intense deforestation combined with rampant wildfires and climate change, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could fall by 89% over the next 10 years. analysis from Carbon Brief showed. That’s over 75,000 km²

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Drunk police officer shoots colleague in Geneva

A drunken Swiss police officer wounded his colleague with a shot from a service weapon in a police station in Geneva. Local authorities said a man who specializes in narcotics operations fired his handgun seven times during Friday’s incident. The officer was “under the influence of alcohol” when he fired his weapon in the presence

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Texarkana doctor convicted of overprescribing painkillers

TEHARKANA, Ark. – On Friday, a federal jury convicted a Texarkana doctor on two counts of distributing painkillers without a prescription. Dr. According to an investigation launched by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Little Rock District Office (LRDO), 58-year-old Lonnie Joseph Parker of Texarkana, Arkansas, prescribed too many controlled substances for two years.

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