North koreas proposal to hold talks. It hopes for a dialogue to be open soon. Hello, thanks for joining us. Egypts top court has ordered a retrial of three al jazeera journalists jailed for spreading false news. The decision is the result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. They all deny collaborating with the banned muslim brotherhood. They say they were simply reporting the news. Mohamed fahmys fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. When i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released, that it might be a miracle somehow, and its out with us, but unfortunately it didnt happen. The retrial is a very long and very lengthy process. It might take up to a year. The three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. Theyve now spent a year in jail. And with no bail granted, they must stay in custody until their new trial, which defense
So far. And south korea welcomes north koreas proposal to hold talks. It hopes for a dialogue to be open soon. Hello, thanks for joining us. Egypts top court has ordered a retrial of three al jazeera journalists jailed for spreading false news. The decision is the result of an appeal by the three, the former bbc correspondent peter greste mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed. They all deny collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood. They say they were simply reporting the news. Mohamed fahmys fiancee said she was disappointed that they were still being held in custody. When i first arrived to the court, i was having hope that he might be released that it might be a miracle somehow, and its out with us but unfortunately it didnt happen. The retrial is a very long and very lengthy process. It might take up to a year. The three journalists were sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. Theyve now spent a year in jail. And with no bail granted, they must stay in custody until t
By Christian Malone, Jan. 23, 2024 After months of stalling negotiations, the California Faculty Association began a series of one-day, localized strikes at Cal Poly Pomona, making Monday, December 4, 2023, one of the most hectic days of the fall 2023 semester. As countless classes were canceled, faculty members gathered to call for better pay
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