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Two Catholic nuns left Italy to do mission work in Africa. When they returned, they were pregnant   Two nuns on a charity mission to Africa have fallen pregnant, leading Roman Catholic Church officials to open an investigation. The nuns, were on separate missions in Africa, having travelled to the continent from Sicily, Italy, where their orders are based. The nuns are both themselves African; one is based in Messina, the other in Ispica. Italy’s Gazzetta del Sud reports that the nuns have been given the choice to leave their orders and raise their kids. One nun, aged 34, has since been switched to an order in Palermo, the Independent reports. She is said to have complained of stomach pains after returning home from her trip, and then discovered she was expecting after having an ultrasound. The other, a mother superior whose age remains unclear, is reported to have since left Italy for her native Madagascar after also discovering that she was expecting. Citi...
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Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi Rules on Odinga Swearing - In Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi ruled that the oath taken by the Orange Democratic Movement leader after the disputed 2017 presidential election was not unlawful, and that he would have only been held responsible if he used his swearing-in to commit a crime. “From the content of the oath, Hon Raila Odinga swore himself to the office of the people’s president which does not amount to any crime. He would have only breached the law if he swore himself as the president of the Republic of Kenya,” ruled Mr Mbungi. According to the magistrate, Raila’s actions did not amount to treason as claimed by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the oath he took was lawfully administered in accordance with oaths and declaration laws. He said that the swearing-in would have only amounted to treason if Raila and the organisers of the event declared their intention to overthrow the Go...