Six people have died and more have been injured by wildfires sweeping the Hawaiian island of Maui. Thousands are without power or cell phone service due to fires that are being fuelled by winds from a nearby hurricane in the Pacific Ocean.
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The President of Tajikistan replaced the chief judges in Dushanbe and Rudaki district
On July 18th 2023, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on the release and appointment of judges throughout Tajikistan in accordance with Article 69 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan.
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Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski sentenced to 10 years in Prison
Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on smuggling and tax-evasion charges that rights defenders and Western governments have called politically motivated retribution by longtime authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Lenin district court on March 3 also sentenced Byalyatski’s co-defendants in the case Valyantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimer Labkovich to nine years and seven years, respectively. A fourth defendant, Zmitser Salauyou, who was tried in absentia, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina
Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in Emerald Isle, North Carolina with winds of 70 mph as a flash flood warning has been issued surrounding the landfall location. Tropical storm warnings have also been issued for four states from North Carolina to Maryland.
