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Salman Abedi carried out the Manchester terror attack in May 2017

London The Manchester suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017 had been rescued from the civil war in Libya by Britain's Royal Navy just three years earlier.

Salman Abedi, who was born in Manchester, was 19 when he was evacuated from the Libyan capital of Tripoli by HMS Enterprise in August 2014, along with his younger brother Hashem and more than 100 other British citizens.

The ship took the passengers to Malta where they boarded a flight to the UK.

In a statement a British government spokesperson confirmed the rescue: "During the deteriorating security situation in Libya in 2014, Border Force officials were deployed to assist with the evacuation of British nationals and their dependents."

The government at the time advised British nationals to leave Libya as a result of heavy violence in Tripoli and large-scale military offensives against Islamist groups, the statement added.

 

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Abedi was being monitored by British security services when he traveled to Libya but his case was closed a month before he was rescued.

It was later revealed that the former business and management student had been back in Libya for three weeks before carrying out the attack, returning to the UK just days before he walked into the Manchester Arena where he detonated a bomb that killed parents and children as they left the pop concert.

A review into the Manchester attack concluded that the decision to close Abedi's case as a "subject of interest" was sound, based on the information available to British security services at the time.

Abedi grew up in Manchester with parents who had fled Libya under the late Moammar Gadhafi. His father, Ramadan, had returned to Libya in 2011 after rebels overthrew the government. Ramadan Abedi's wife joined him in early 2017.

Hashem Abedi, Salman's brother, is currently being held in prison in Libya by a militia group, though the British government has requested his extradition to face trial for alleged involvement in the attack.

Mahatir Pasha contributed to this report.

Ghost of Mugabe looms over Zimbabwe election read it all on Tafia world.

 

For the first time in a generation, there will be a glaring omission on the ballot form when Zimbabweans go to the polls on Monday.

Robert Mugabe may have disappeared from the public view, but his ghost still lingers over a vote which threatens to be one of the closest in the country's history.

Mugabe, now 94, ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years before resigning last November amid the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.

Former President Robert Mugabe kisses his wife and former first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations in 2017.

Rarely seen in public since, he spends his time between Singapore, where he is receiving medical treatment, and his plush 25-room Blue House residence in the nation's capital of Harare.

Sightings of Mugabe's wife, Grace, nicknamed "Gucci Grace" for her love of a lavish lifestyle, have become similarly scarce.

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That outcome may have been different had Mugabe had his way. Instead, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man who Mugabe fired as his deputy only weeks before his resignation while attempting to have his wife appointed as his successor, now leads the country and the Zanu-PF party.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses a meeting attended by farmers and businessmen from the Zimbabwean White community ahead of this month's elections.

"Mugabe himself has not been visible, he's not been saying much about this election," Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa Director of Human Rights Watch told CNN.

"There are people who remain loyal to him within Zanu-PF, so that would be a factor -- and that factor might actually reduce the levels of support that the presidential candidate for Zanu-PF enjoys."

That candidate is the current president, Mnangagwa, who has attempted to rebrand the ruling Zanu-PF party. He has already survived one attempt on his life ahead of this election when a grenade was thrown at the stage during a campaign rally last month.

The 75-year-old is still widely considered as Mugabe's man given that he worked so closely with him for more than 40 years, first as his special assistant during the 1977 liberation war, and later as security minister and justice minister.

Mnangagwa has pledged to heal divisions and rebuild the country. "Some have eyes but they do not see, others have ears but cannot hear that we are in a new Zimbabwe," he told a Zanu-PF rally last week, Reuters reported. "Together we will rebuild our nation, a new prosperous Zimbabwe for our people."

Ivanka Trump has decided to shut down her company after deciding to pursue a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion company

Ivanka Trump has decided to shut down her company after deciding to pursue a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion company.

Trump's clothing and accessory business has been operating with limitations to reduce potential violations of ethics laws and the perceptions she's profiteering off her White House role. Given those restrictions, Ivanka, who serves as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, decided it didn't make sense to keep the company running if she's not returning after her father's presidency, two people with knowledge of her decision-making process told Tafia world

"When we first started this brand, no one could have predicted the success that we would achieve. After 17 months in Washington, I do not know when or if I will ever return to the business, but I do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington, so making this decision now is the only fair outcome for my team and partners," Ivanka Trump said in a statement.

"I am beyond grateful for the work of our incredible team who has inspired so many women; each other and myself included. While we will not continue our mission together, I know that each of them will thrive in their next chapter."

Ivanka is expected to address her company's staff on Tuesday in New York, according to a source with knowledge of her decision-making process. The same source said 18 people will be affected by the company shutting down.

 

The news was earlier reported by The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

Ivanka and her company have been mired in controversy since she campaigned for her father wearing Ivanka Trump products during high-profile interviews and speeches. Criticism intensified after the election, when she decided to advise her father while retaining ownership of her eponymous brand.

Abigail Klem, the current president of the Ivanka Trump brand, said in a statement on Tuesday that the move "was a very difficult decision for Ivanka."

"We are incredibly proud of the brand we have built and the content and product we've developed for our customers," Klem said, adding, "I know that this was a very difficult decision for Ivanka and I am very grateful for the opportunity to have led such a talented and committed team."

Ivanka Trump's company saw an increase in profits in early 2017 after her father's presidential win, according to a person with direct knowledge. But since that gain, profits have declined, the source added.

Activists targeted Ivanka's clothing, shoe and jewelry lines for boycotts during the 2016 presidential campaign after the release of the now-infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which her father could be heard bragging about groping women.

The line made headlines again not long after Trump's inauguration, when Nordstrom announced that it was dropping the brand from its stores, citing its performance. That prompted an attack from Trump himself, with the President tweeting that his daughter had "been treated so unfairly" by the department store chain.

After the President's dig at Nordstrom, Trump aide Kellyanne Conway told the American public to "go buy Ivanka's stuff" during an interview on "Fox & Friends." The on-air endorsement prompted a bipartisan backlash with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for a review of whether the comments violated government rules.

The government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called the news that Ivanka Trump will be shutting down her company "a notable step in the right direction," but added that it "comes much too late."

"While this is a notable step in the right direction, it's a small one that comes much too late," said Noah Bookbinder, the group's executive director, in a statement.

"The ethics issues that arise from her ownership of the Ivanka Trump Brand also arise from her ownership stake in the Trump Organization, and still more issues arise from her father's ownership of that business. If the Trump family truly cared about ethics, they would fully divest themselves of these assets -- something they should have done before they entered the White House," he added.

Nordstrom isn't the only retailer to distance itself from the brand.

The company that owns TJ Maxx and Marshalls decided to no longer promote the brand in stores, and earlier this month, Hudson's Bay, one of Canada's largest department stores, chose to phase out Ivanka Trump products, according to company spokeswoman Tiffany Bourré

Tattoo addict who is 90% covered in inkings has his genitals and nipples CUT OFF because they spoiled the view of his body art

Tattoo addict who is 90% covered in inkings has his genitals and nipples CUT OFF because they spoiled the view of his body art

Adam Curlykale, 32, decided to tattoo his entire body - including his eyeballs - after getting diagnosed with cancer ten years ago.

A TATTOO obsessive who covered 90 per cent of his body in black ink has paid to have his genitals removed - because the were spoiling the view of his body art.

Adam Curlykale, 32, decided to tattoo his entire body - including his eyeballs - after getting diagnosed with cancer ten years ago

 

Adam Curlykale, 32, has covered 90 per cent of his body in tattoo
After realising that his genitals disrupted his all-black aesthetic, he decided to have them lopped off in Mexico.
He shared the gruesome results with his 25k instagram followers.

When Adam, from Kaliningra, Russia, was just 22 he was diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine.
After months of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular therapy and stem cell therapy he was left with a very weak immune system He recently paid to have his genitals removed as they interfered with  his aesthetic

 Adam Curlykale has covered 90 percent of his body with black ink

 Adam's first tattoo, like many of his others, have since been covered over with jet-black ink

Although he successfully fought the disease, his immune system left him with several skin conditions and a partial disappearance of the pigment in the skin, otherwise known as albinism.
He became very depressed, suffered from eating disorders and even attempted suicide.

He said: "I did not accept myself and others did not accept me.
"Tattoos allowed me to discover myself again. I became beautiful to myself."

 Adam was once a baby-faced, tattoo-free 20-something. He flew to Mexico for the costly surgery

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He is now recovering in hospital after the 'nullification' procedure

He started inking his body aged 20

He shared hospital pictures with his 25k Instagram followers

RITA Simons has revealed she is battling OCD, ADHD, anxiety and insomnia

RITA Simons has revealed she is battling OCD, ADHD, anxiety and insomnia.

The 41-year-old actress is best known for playing boisterous and outspoken Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders, but in real life she is struggling with a series of health conditions.

 

 

Rita Simons has revealed she is battling OCD, ADHD, anxiety and insomnia

Speaking to The Daily Star Sunday, Rita said: "I suffer with a million 'isms', including ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder].
"I also have really bad insomnia. The worst is when I can't sleep at all and I'm up all night.

"Some nights I'm awake just staring at the wall. I don't even watch TV or listen to music.
"It is awful. It is like torture. Sometimes it feels like I don't sleep for days. It's horrible."

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Rita is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders until 2017

Rita - who was axed from the BBC soap in 2017 along with on-screen sister Samantha Womack - said meditating had helped with her sleepless nights but in recent weeks the insomnia has returned.
The star is also concerned that one of her 12-year-old twins, Maiya, also has similar health conditions.

She explained: "Maiya has a bit of OCD and I wouldn't be surprised if she had some ADHD as well.
"She shows a lot of signs of being like me, which is one of the reasons why I have let her follow the drama route."

 

 

Maiya - who is partially deaf - has joined a drama school and Rita has already seen a change in her little girl's behaviour and attitude.
She said: "Since she has done performing arts she has settled down and has an outlet.
"She is thriving and I didn't get that opportunity until much later." Rita finds meditation helps with her insomnia

Identical Triplets Take A DNA Test, But Then The Truth Is Revealed

The word identical evokes a similar meaning to all. When the Dahm triplets were born, the whole world expected them to have more in common than ordinary siblings. Thus, when they decided to undergo a DNA ancestry test, they awaited similar results. To their disbelief, they were confronted by a contradicting revelation

Indonesian teenager raped by brother jailed for abortion read it on Tafia world.

A 15-year-old girl has been imprisoned for six months for having an abortion after her brother repeatedly raped her, according to an Indonesian court official.

The girl was given the custodial sentence last week, according to Listyo Arif Budiman, one of the judges in the case and a spokesman for the Muara Bulian District Court on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

 

The victim's 17-year-old brother, who raped her eight times in the last year, was given a two year sentence for sexual assault of a minor, Budiman said. The prosecution had originally petitioned for a one year sentence for the girl, he added, who had the abortion six months after becoming pregnant.

The siblings, who were both represented by government lawyers, will see out their sentences in a juvenile rehabilitation institute, the spokesman said. They will receive job training to help them integrate back into society, Budiman added.

According to Budiman, neighbors discovered the headless fetus and immediately reported the discovery to the police, who began an investigation. The girl admitted that the fetus was hers after the investigation began.

 

The siblings' mother is currently being investigated for facilitating the abortion.

The girl should not be imprisoned because she is a victim, according to Maidina Rahmawati, head of research for the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, an independent legal organization which aims to protect the rights of citizens.

She added that while abortion was still a criminal offense in the country, court guidelines require judges to "carefully examine cases involving women, specifically in cases of sexual violence (due to) its complexity."

She told CNN that that it "is clear that the judge involved didn't really examine this case.... they don't look deeper into what things were really happening behind the case."

She added that the prosecution had sought a seven-year sentence for the girls' brother, and that the state could still appeal the sentences.

D’MASLOVE signed by curious Entertainment a record label based in Italy.

Curious ENTERTAINMENT signs it’s first act. A newly formed record label poised to transform the music and entertainment industry has signed it’s first act called D’MASLOVE.


The management of the label has not disclosed the details of the deal but sources close to the signed act say it’s a life transforming deal.


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