June 2016

  • Leaders from around the world issued statements, condemning the terror attack on Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on June 28 which left at least 41 people dead and 239 others injured.     The U.S. President Barack Obama called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 29 saying he harshly condemned the terror attack in Istanbul while…

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  • Image: Benjamin Netannyahu Israel TheJC—Israel had no public or official position on last Thursday’s referendum. The consensus within the diplomatic service was that Britain’s exit from the European Union would be disadvantageous for Israel, which has often relied on British backing in European forums. However on a political level, there are those in the Likud…

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  • AhlulBayt News Agency – Algerian security services foiled an attempt by ISIS-linked militants to attack a shopping mall in the eastern city of Setif, a government newspaper reported on Wednesday. Algerian security services foiled an attempt by ISIS-linked militants to attack a shopping mall in the eastern city of Setif, a government newspaper reported on Wednesday.…

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  • Spanish footballer Gerard Pique and pop star Shakira, couldn’t help but watch their son Milan shed tears after Italy sent Spain packing from Euro 2016. The Colombian singer posted pictures of the lovely boy sobbing on his mom’s shoulder with singer Carlos Vives watching, shortly after the match ended on Monday. Milan watching Barca’s match…

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  • CNN—Donald Trump will not be like previous presidential candidates who pledge to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and then sidestep the issue once in office. Mr. Trump believes the selection of a capital city should be up to the people of the country. Image: US Presidential aspirant Donald Trump. As president, he would recognize the…

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  • There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know about Alibaba, either from story books or as the famed Chinese business firm battling scam and fake products–but only a few may know how the founder Jack Ma came to use the name ALIBABA. Ma explained: “One day I was in San Francisco in a coffee shop, and I…

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  • Michael Sandford, the boy who made headlines for the wrong reasons after making an attempt on the life of US Presidential aspirant Donald Trump, has been charged to court. His dad says: “I don’t want to use the term radicalized but we don’t know who he has been speaking with – this just isn’t him”.…

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  • 20-year-old Michael Sandford from Dorking, Surrey, who allegedly tried grabbing a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally on June 18 has been charged to court in the US. The British male admits he wanted to kill the US presidential aspirant with an officer’s gun. Michael was arrested at a rally in a Las Vegas…

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  • Chinese billionaire and famous Alibaba founder Jack Ma said he would rather not build a business like Alibaba if given the choice in his next life, claiming that his creation of the e-commerce giant has been his biggest mistake and worst nightmare. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese e-commerce company that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services…

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  • Image: Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson had resigned from his managerial position after England lost to Iceland at Euro 2016 but Wales defender Chris Gunter is currently making headlines for stepping up to defend his team-mates after they were filmed celebrating England’s exit at their hotel room. Gunter [the Reading defender] has played every minute for Wales…

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  • How do you go about farting on the pitch during a match as if it’s your bedroom? And how on earth could you be that disrespectful farting to a referee’s face? Maybe, nervousness or another way of telling the referee, ‘I don’t like your biased officiating, take this and ponder over it when the match is over!’…

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  • Spanish football giant Barcelona have reportedly taken a different stand on what they said earlier regarding Neymar’s contract. The club has finally agreed to pay him more than €15m per season. AS says Neymar’s camp was asking for around €20m-a-year while Barca thought that was ridiculous even when compared to what Messi earns. For this…

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  • A Turkish imam has been suspended after a leaked hospital report showed ‘pieces of cucumber’ were found in his rectum, say reports.  The young cleric aged 39 years old had his name kept confidential but has been suspended by a local branch of the Religious Affairs Directorate, following proven medical reports that show he was…

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  • It’s a fact that as humans, we all have excuses for being late, absent from work or taking leave at one point or the other. However, this becomes a problem for managers when employees show lack of concern for punctuality. “Time is money” and every employer knows that but we face problems everyday in our…

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  • Addictions for celebrities come in different ways. Most of it can be successfully dealt with, if one sought help but a lot others would remain there for a life time–simply, hard to break. Image: Birdman Famous rapper Birdman is proud of his addiction and has no plans to quit. He sleeps on money but not…

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  • Image: Prince’s famous guitar named “Yellow Cloud”. Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay is now a proud owner of Prince‘s Yellow Cloud electric guitar that he played in numerous gigs during his life time. The memento was sold at an auction, raking in more than £100,000, reports confirm Jim Irsay is the owner of the American…

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