August 2017
-
Hurricane Harvey made landfall Friday as a Category 4 storm, slamming Texas with brutal winds and severe flooding, leaving Houston underwater and millions of residents in need of aid. Here are some ways you can help. Red Cross Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recommended that those who want to help victims should donate to the American Red…
-
The saturated labor market is like a shark-infested ocean where most candidates fear to tread, out of ignorance, self-doubt and pessimism. There are always jobs for those the confident, well-equipped and positive-minded ones. Are you in doubt? Facing your fears before taking part in oral and written interviews proves a basic and rewarding challenge for…
-
The United Nations children agency has expressed extreme concern at the appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as “human bombs” in north-east Nigeria. “Since the beginning of January 2017, 83 children had been used as so-called human bombs, 55 being girls, most of them often under 15 years old,” UN…
-
American citizens who are planning to leave for Mexico or reside in the country have been warned by the U.S. State Department which issued a new travel warning last Tuesday. The warning highlighted America’s growing restiveness which has seen violence and crime reach a shocking rate in recent months. According to the official update, a wave of…
-
An American teenager is facing up to 20 years in prison for smuggling a Bengal tiger into the United States. The California resident who was arraigned on Thursday told a judge that he bought his ferocious pet on the streets of Tijuana in Mexico, an infamous location where several endangered animals were spotted earlier this…
-
The world has seen dolphins but not much of this rare pink-colored specie which was spotted playing in Louisiana ship channel. Yes! Pink dolphins do exist. Bridget Boudreaux says she spotted “Pinky” while on a boat cruise with her husband last weekend. The couple were on a jolly ride in the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Hackberry…
-
A lucky woman who beat the odds of one to 292.2 million by winning a whooping $758 million has quit her job, saying she wants to sit and relax for the moment. What could be a better decision than that after toiling day and night below minimum wage? Investment experts should know better. Mavis Wanczyk, the…
-
A British farmer who sought help from emergency services to rescue her two piglets and two sows from a barn fire in February has become an internet celebrity for the kindness she showed the officials a few months later. The livestock farmer returned bearing sausages made from the rescued animals, local media reports. A total…
-
The American state of Florida is set to execute Mark James Asay with an experimental injection. His death warrant comes for the first time in over 18 months, since debates on his execution were considered by the nation’s Supreme Court. Assay has been imprisoned on charges of racially motivated murders. He will be forced to…
-
Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in his swimming pool Wednesday — the fourth Russian envoy to die in just eight months. Police found him at his home in home in the country’s capital, Khartoum, officials said. Doctors came immediately, but were not able to save him, according to Russian state media. Shirinskiy,…
-
Emotional tributes are still pouring in for the late Victorian MP Fiona Richardson, who died late on Wednesday after a brave battle with cancer. Until her death, Fiona was Australia Labor Party’s MP. She was the state’s first Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, but had taken a prolonged leave of absence following her…
-
Few days after Taylor Swift was slammed for posting three cryptic videos of snakes on social media, the singer has attracted another round of controversy with her newest album cover. Critics say the unreleased album which is set to hit the stands on 10 November was messed up with a bad graphic cover. But a…
-
Kidd Creole was arrested earlier this August in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man in midtown Manhattan at night. Kidd, one of the founding members of the Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (an 80’s hip-hop group), has been in police custody since the then. He was detained in New York. Kidd’s alleged victim…
-
The mega-boxing fight between Floyd Mayweather and his British counterpart Conor McGregor, who is also a UFC champion, will mark a watershed in boxing/martial arts history but both heavyweights are believed to be fighting their innermost fears at the moment. On 28 August, Mayweather (the undefeated boxing legend) will square up with his equally solid…
You must be logged in to post a comment.