Egypt’s Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma

Cairo, Aug 20 (AFP/APP): Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country’s 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said Saturday. “President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi… has used his constitutional powers” to pardon several […]

ALS patient pioneering brain-computer connection

Melbourne, Aug 20 (AFP/APP):As a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease paralyses his body, Rodney Gorham hopes a pioneering link between his brain and a computer will help others after he is gone. The 63-year-old Australian shared his thoughts by using his eyes to pinpoint […]

Major hurricane heads toward northwest Mexico, California

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Aug 20 (AFP/APP): Mexico prepared Friday for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered a warning of “potentially catastrophic” flooding in a northwestern tourist region and the neighboring US state of California. Hurricane Hilary threatened to bring strong winds, flash floods and […]

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