March 2018
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The Chinese government warns Donald Trump’s administration against taking bilateral trade relations to ‘a dangerous place,’ and has unveiled its own levies on $3bn worth of US imports. President Xi Jinping, through a statement released on Friday by his commerce ministry, said that China hopes the US will pull back “from the brink,” reiterating in clear terms…
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European football governing body UEFA has reached a decision that Paris Saint-Germain’s Auteuil stand at the Parc des Princes should remain closed for the club’s next European match, including a €43,000 fine for disturbance from their supporters during the second leg Champions League match against Real Madrid. The disciplinary actions were deemed necessary as football violence…
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Toni Kroos got his call-up for the German national team as a 17-year-old and has since earned every match played for his country and current team Real Madrid. Ahead of Germany’s friendly match against Spain, the 28-year-old midfielder spoke with reporters on many issues, particularly his maturity as a footballer and personal view of the…
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Facebook has recorded mass deletions since admitting that Cambridge Analytica harvested private information from over 50 million users without their knowledge or consent. Cambridge Analytica LLC (CA) is a Delaware registered limited liability company, with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C. and London. The company combines data mining, data brokerage, and data analysis with…
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A boycott campaign started on Facebook after news surfaced in the media that a political data firm harvested private information from over 50 million users without their knowledge or consent. Image: Mark Zuckerberg According a report from the New York Times, more than 40,000 people mentioned the hashtag #DeleteFacebook on Twitter on Tuesday and Facebook…
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The U.S. Senate has received a bill that will prohibit people from smoking while strolling on New York city sidewalks. According to a report from NY Daily News, New York City Councilman Peter Koo says he’s always angered by the sight of people smoking while walking on the streets and wants to see them penalized.…
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Following a bombing spree that ended two lives in Texas, the Austin bomber has blown himself up as SWAT team closed in on him. Investigators said this may have been him delivering an explosive package at a Fedex center in Texas Police identified the killer as a 24-year-old white male. He earlier shot a police…
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Robert Lewandoski is a household name in the football world, and Real Madrid’s increasing interest in him despite his club’s unwillingness to sell, proves the Poland international footballer still has a sizable market value at the age of 29. Madrid president Florentino Pérez has openly lusted after Lewandoski since 2013 and coach Zinedine Zidane recently…
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Women are generally diagnosed of infertility if they find it difficult to get pregnant after trying for more than a year or if they suffer miscarriages, but low sperm count in men is a serious health problem that menfolk should not ignore because it affects more than a man’s ability to have children. New research…
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A rancher was minding his own business when an FBI agent came up up to him and said, “We got a tip that you may be growing illegal drugs on the premises. Do you mind if I take a look around?” The old rancher replied, “That’s fine, you shouldn’t go over there though.” The FBI…
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Republican US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Sunday he expected President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May. “The Iran deal will be another issue that’s coming up in May, and right now it doesn’t feel like it’s gonna be extended,” Corker said…
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Early results and an exit poll showed that Vladimir Putin handily won a fourth term as Russia’s president Sunday, adding six years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world’s largest country for all of the 21st century. Image: Vladimir Putin The vote was tainted by widespread reports of ballot-box stuffing and forced voting,…
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