July 2016
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Source: Belfast Telegraph Two ISIS members wielding knives in France, reportedly entered a church where they abducted priest Jacques Hamel, forced him to kneel while other four persons were made to watch a horrific throat-slitting execution. A video has since appeared online showing the two terrorists performing “a sort of sermon”, before killing the man of…
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Image: The German Flag A German doctor at the University Hospital Steglitz has reportedly been shot dead in a clinic by one of his patients who later turned the gun on himself, Bild reports. The shooting happened at the mouth, jaw and face surgery unit of the Benjamin-Franklin Hospital in the south-western district of Steglitz, officials said.…
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These are pictures taken around China between July 15 – 21. Backpackers set up tents on a plank road on a cliff in Laojun Mountain in Luoyang. A woman and her child visit Tian’anmen Square amid pouring rain in Beijing. A man sits on the trunk of his car whilst stranded and waiting to be…
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Paul Scholes has taken a swipe at France international Paul Pogba who he described as overrated and not worth €100m, adding that Real Madrid should overlook the mercurial midfielder adjudged by many to be the next big star. Image: Paul Pogba The 41-year-old former England player believes Los Blancos was right to have halted Pogba’s hyped world record transfer…
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Chinese high-level advisers have refuted the claims from U.S. government intelligence agencies which says over 100 Chinese have been pushed to join the daredevil Islamic State terrorist organization, due to impositions on restrictive religious policies. Image: Chinese military march during a parade. A Washington D.C.-based New America Foundation was quoted by China Daily as issuing a…
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Most online lenders offering student loans in China are capitalizing on the high cost of education, and the poor economic conditions faced by many undergraduates, to exploit their helplessness. A report from China Daily confirms many young people have had to offer their nude pictures as IOU also referred to as “a collateral”, in order…
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Image shows a Japanese seller displaying electronic products. Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. says it will no longer produce video cassette recorders (VCR), adding that the company is rolling out the last of its products. The company manufactures LCD TVs, DVD and Blu-ray disc players, computer printers, and other audiovisual gear. Its electronics are sold under…
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An angry Chinese woman will forever regret the moment she flared up inside a car at a wildlife park in Beijing, and chose to walk away–an event which drew another occupant of the said vehicle to her death. How did that happen? The two women were part of a four-member group being driven through Badaling Safari…
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A military tribunal has reportedly sentenced China’s former top general Guo Boxiong to life in prison for taking bribes. Image: Guo Boxiong Xinhua News Agency reported that Guo had also been stripped of his rank and forced to hand over all his assets to the state government. He held the position of vice chairman of…
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Hans Vestberg has reportedly stepped down as Chief Executive and President of telecom giant Ericsson, as the company struggles to improve earnings amid tightening competition in the industry. Image: Hans Vestberg According to media reports, the Swedish wireless equipment maker says in an official statement that Vestberg is leaving all assignments “with immediate effect” and…
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