November 2018
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Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. Image shows Electric cars lined up at the…
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England national team coach, Gareth Southgate, named Wayne Rooney among players to represent the Three Lions against against the United States at Wembley. The match, which is expected to be Rooney’s farewell appearance, will mark the striker’s exit as England’s record scorer. This honor from Southgate has been applauded around the football world, particularly for…
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For Sunday’s armistice anniversary, Trump was to join world leaders at a ceremony in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe. “It should be a very beautiful period of time, the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War I. We have many countries — the leadership from many countries will be there, especially…
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President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an “insulting” proposal to build up Europe’s military to counter the…
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One year ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was working in a bar to help support her family. Image shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answers questions at a town hall event, September 19, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York City (Source: NBC News/Drew Angerer/Getty) On Tuesday, the same Ocasio-Cortez, at 29 years old, became the youngest woman…
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In 1993, Bob Young was unemployed and working out of his wife’s sewing closet on a new company he co-founded. Late in October, that company sold to IBM for $34 billion in the tech giant’s largest acquisition ever. “It’s, no question, an out of body experience,” Young said. Image: Bob Young Young, the co-founder and former…
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Jim Cramer of CNBC is so passionate about Apple Inc’s stocks that, sometimes, especially in light of the recent slide in the U.S. stock market, he knows it’s worth getting a second opinion. Image: Jim Cramer On Tuesday, Cramer got technician Carolyn Boroden’s take and, after inspecting Apple’s charts, Boroden, who runs FibonacciQueen.com and is Cramer’s colleague…
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Italian Christian Daghio has tragically died after a boxing title fight in Bangkok. The 49-year-old, a former champion in Muay Thai and boxing, passed away in the hospital Friday after he was put in a coma due to injuries suffered during the WBC Asia title match against Don Parueang on October 26. He leaves…
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A man who was thought to be dead has turned up at his family’s home two months after they apparently buried him. Image shows Aigali Supygaliev with his gravestone after re-emerging from the dead Aigali Supygaliev, from Kazakhstan, was pronounced dead after DNA tests on badly burned human remains proved with “with 99.2% certainty”…
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Wisconsin will choose a governor, United States senator and members of Congress and the state Legislature in the midterm election today. Plenty of attention has been paid to early voting, with the Milwaukee Election Commission reporting that more than 36,000 ballots already have been cast – far more than in the past. A…
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Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello was the big winner at the MTV EMAs gala in Spain on Sunday, while Janet Jackson used her acceptance speech for a life-time achievement award to take a stand for women’s rights. Image shows Janet Jackson (Right) on stage Jackson was honored with the Global Icon Award for her…
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Do you know that in the weightlessness of space, a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi? The increased electricity used by modern appliance parts is causing a shift in the Earth’s magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole…
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Sweeping accusations that the Kremlin tried to sway the 2016 U.S. election haven’t chastened Russian trolls, hackers and spies — and might even have emboldened them. U.S. officials and tech companies say Russians have continued online activity targeted at American voters during the campaign for Tuesday’s election, masquerading as U.S. institutions and creating faux-American social…
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U.S. stocks mostly rose Monday as financial and health care companies finished higher, while Apple and other technology companies continued to fall, the Associated Press reports. Asian indexes fell following weak economic data in China and a lack of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which owns…
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Alexandre Lacazette extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 14 games and dealt a blow to Liverpool’s quest to win the Premier League for the first time in nearly three decades by salvaging a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday. James Milner’s opener just after the hour mark looked set to send Jurgen Klopp’s men three points clear of…
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A Boeremag terrorist with great bomb-making skills faced trials at a South African court following his alleged involvement in crime, including an attempt to overthrow the government. The accused person, however, expressed admiration and admitted loyalty to officials at Leeuwkop Prison, who he said, rehabilitated him from his previously “wicked soul.” The year is…
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