Utah Senate supports bill decriminalising polygamy
(UTV|Utah decriminalising Polygamy) – Utah’s state Senate has voted unanimously to decriminalise polygamy among consenting adults. Under current laws, anyone found to have multiple spouses...
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Dana Rohrabacher denies offering Assange a pardon from Trump
(UTV|Julian Assange) – A former Republican congressman has denied he offered a pardon to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of US President Donald Trump....
Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan
(UTV|CORONAVIRUS) – Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over...
Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
(UTV|GERMANY) – Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured...
India Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on women in army
(UTV|New Delhi) -India’s top court ruled on Monday that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the government’s stance that male soldiers were not ready...
Egypt confirms Africa’s first Covid-19 case
(UTV|EGYPT) – Egypt’s health ministry on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Africa. The sufferer was not Egyptian, the ministry...
Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó greeted with abuse after return from world tour
(UTV|Venezuela crisis) – Opposition leader Juan Guaidó was met with protests at the airport after returning to Venezuela from an international support-building tour. Supporters of...
US white supremacist propaganda incidents ‘rose by 120% in 2019’
(UTV|US white supremacist) – Incidents of white supremacist material being spread across the US rose by 120% in 2019, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)....
Car-sized turtle fossils unearthed
(UTV|Car-sized turtle) – Fossils of a turtle the size of a car have been unearthed in what is now northern South America. The turtle –...
Pope Francis rules against ordaining married men in Amazon
(UTV|Pope Francis) – Pope Francis has ruled against ordaining married men in the Amazon region as a means of addressing the shortage of Catholic priests....