December 2018
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Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love. Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, opening a busy week for the pope that includes a Christmas Day message and blessing, a Dec.…
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In the aftermath of California’s disturbing wildfires which razed down homes and property worth millions of U.S. dollars, Miley Cyrus and her lover, Liam Hemsworth, say the traumatic incident revived their love and affection for each other. Cyrus and Hemsworth now admit—in all honesty—that pain is love. In other words, loss makes love a…
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Mexico suffered one of its worst losses on 24 December, 2018, when a husband-and-wife political-power couple who hold positions as the current and ex-governors of the central Mexican state of Puebla died in a Christmas Eve helicopter crash. Image: Gov. Martha Erika Alonso and ex-Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle Official announcement from the government…
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Thae Yong-ho, a former DPRK’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom who defected with his family to South Korea in 2016, has revealed Kim Jong Un’s discontentment with high-ranking officials in North Korea’s military. Image: Thae Yong-ho According to The Dong-a Ilbo, Kim is furious over an alleged misappropriation of state funds by military…
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A woman reacts as she tries to find her dog, following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, Greece, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Costas Baltas A firefighter extinguishes a hot spot in a neighborhood destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester People watch as ash erupts from…
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A South African teenager who was detained in China says she’ll never leave the country to work overseas again after her month-long detention. Tristan-Lee Niemand, 19, spoke to News24 about her ordeal shortly after landing at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday. Image taken by Simon Sonnekus shows Tristan-Lee Niemand embracing her father, Richard…
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The death toll from a tsunami on the Indonesian island of Java and Sumatra jumped to at least 373, as rescue workers stepped up efforts to reach many areas swept away by the deadly waves. The tsunami hit the Indonesian strait on Saturday almost without warning in the darkness, smashing into houses,…
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The City of Cape Town is investigating allegations that a private security company is denying beachgoers night access to Clifton Fourth Beach in a move to “lock down” the beach over the busy holiday period. “We learnt of this through the complaints today and will deal with it,” safety and security mayoral committee member…
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A resident throws water at his house on fire at a residential neighborhood of an informal settlement, in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 4. REUTERS/Erik De Castro A man gets stuck under debris at a damaged site after an airstrike in the Saqba area, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria, January 9.…
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“Must do better” was the IMF’s recent verdict on the Nigerian banking system. Many reforms were “highly commendable”, it said, but more still needs to be done to strengthen the central bank’s oversight. Image: Alex Otti Dr Alex Otti, CEO of Nigeria’s Diamond Bank, discusses the challenges for Nigeria’s banking sector, the impact of the country’s dependence…
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SMEs, AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Before the oil boom, agriculture was a major National Income (NI) earner through cash crops such as rubber, palm produce, cocoa and groundnuts. According to Adeyemi & Abiodun (2014), the agricultural sector thrives on SMEs. The two sectors offer over 90% of total jobs in Nigeria, contribute immensely to…
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A deadly tsunami that struck Indonesia unexpectedly has reportedly left hundreds of people dead and many more missing and injured. It smashed into the beaches of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait on Saturday evening with no warning, as no earthquake preceded the event. CNN reported that the tsunami may have resulted from underwater landslides triggered by volcanic…
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A teacher is teaching a class and she sees that Johnny isn’t paying attention, so she asks him, “If there are three ducks sitting on a fence, and you shoot one, how many are left?” Johnny says, “None.” The teacher asks, “Why?” Johnny says, “Because the shot scared them all off.” The teacher says,…
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Guess the rumors were true after all, that Cecilia Cheung, the Hong Kong-Australian actress and canto-pop singer who attained fame by starring alongside Stephen Chow, isn’t a one-man lady. In China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, every artiste worth his or her salt has a studio these days and Cecilia is no exception, having struggled…
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Her seven-year-old daughter refused at first, but after the woman egged her on, the girl did as instructed and stole a black handbag belonging to a shopkeeper. On Friday (Dec 21), the 31-year-old woman was jailed for 17 months after she admitted to eight counts of offences, which include abetting her daughter to steal,…
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