September 2016
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Ali Bongo has been sworn in as Gabon’s president for a second seven-year term, three days after his election victory was controversially validated by the Constitutional Court following allegations of fraud. Image shows Ali Bongo giving a speech. “I pledge to devote all my efforts for the good of the Gabonese people and to ensure…
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A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed, BBC News reports. Image: Nahid Hatter Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing trial. Police have arrested the suspected shooter, Riad Abdullah. Jordanian media…
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Club football in Eastern Europe is in a fragile state and late payment of players is a chronic problem, the world players’ union FIFPro said. FIFPro said that at some leading clubs in the region, there was a two-tier system where top players were paid punctually and others had to wait. “There is a big…
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Hospitals around China are fast adapting to the recently introduced online registration platforms. The process is expected to gradually reform the country’s traditional registration systems which has been criticized for being time-consuming as well as inflexible in emergency situations. Image shows people queuing up to buy tickets at a hospital in China. Most hospitals in…
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In yet another celebrity divorce for September, 2016, actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have decided to go separate ways after spending 11 years together. The couple made their decisions public on Monday. In a public statement released by Watts (47) and Schreiber (48), the couple said, “the best way forward for us as a family is…
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Over the years, “sex education” in China hasn’t been an acceptable subject for adolescents as most parents and even teachers avoid it like plague. People who brand themselves as “traditional” often see sexuality as a taboo that shouldn’t be discussed in public or education institutions. Image shows a group of young girls who work in…
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At least, nine people were injured early Monday when a man armed with several weapons opened fire on vehicles in southwest Houston, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas. The attacker was said to be wearing a military attire with Nazi emblems. Image shows police at the site where gunshots were fired. According the…
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Tour guides who work at the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and other Beijing tourist attractions listed as World Cultural Heritage sites, have been warned not to go off script while rendering services to visitors. Image shows visitors at the Tianmen Square in Beijing. A report from Beijing Youth Daily says it discovered…
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Government of the People’s Republic of China has advised all rogue mobile phone number owners to hasten with their proper registrations between now and October 15. According to notice published on July 15 by China’s three biggest carriers – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – all mobile phone numbers that have no links…
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Kim Jong Un, the infamous dictator from the Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea (DPRK) has stepped on many toes in the international community by continuing his widely criticized nuclear building projects against orders from the United Nations spearheaded by staunch adversaries like the U.S. and Japan. Image: Kim Jong Un However, unlike the UN and other…
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