The crisis facing the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius dramatically worsened last week, when armed militarized police were deployed against peaceful protestors. The vertical free-fall of human and civil rights in the country has been shocking, with concerns this is linked to foreign interference.
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The Queensland Government’s decision this week to ask for federal government help to rebuild the 126-year-old Gabba means a new chapter for working-class Woolloongabba. What do people say and want? Source
In 1963, Bob Cousy ends his 13-year career by scoring 18 points as the Boston Celtics win their fifth consecutive NBA championship. See more sports moments from this date: Source
Takim Newson, 32, was finally arrested on Friday afternoon after a 12 hour rampage in which he knocked over a NYPD officer at a traffic stop, broke into a house, and stole a car. Source
Thursday’s letter to the editor “MLB should leave politics to others” criticized Major League Baseball for moving this year’s All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver because of Georgia’s new voter Source