October 2019
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Car lovers from around the world have splashed out more than £22 million at an auction for dozens of luxury motors seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president amid a money-laundering probe. The proceeds from the auction will go to a charity that support’s the country’s people. The 25 lots sold by auction house…
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A young Tibetan detained by Chinese police for praying to the Dalai Lama has not been heard from after more than five months in custody, with his family now appealing to outside groups for help in calling attention to his case, Tibetan sources say. Thubten Pema Lhundrub / Photo Source: RFA Thubten Pema Lhundrub, a…
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The Pentagon has shelled out more than $11 billion over the past couple of years to develop it’s cloud strategy, and it’s not done yet. The U.S. Department of Defense is planning to enter into additional contracts planned for cloud services and migration and integration solutions. On Friday Microsoft entered the picture, the latest beneficiary…
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A family to one of the 39 victims who died in an ill-fated smuggling activity around United Kingdom has said they received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn’t breathe and was dying. Similarly, another grieving family set up a makeshift altar for their missing daughter who paid $10,000 in hopes of pursuing…
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by lawmakers during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, which was largely addressing the social media company’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra. Zuckerberg conceded there were concerns about the project, but insisted they were being looked at and vowed the project would not proceed without the…
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Dubai has already established itself as a thriving hub for major global firms, and now it is opening the doors to new business development, in a nod to potential disruptors. Dubai’s rapid economic growth is rooted in real estate, with dizzying skyscrapers housing some of the city’s top financial and consulting firms. It’s an image…
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In-form Naomi Osaka outlasted Petra Kvitova in a three-set marathon for a drought-breaking victory at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Opening the $14 million round-robin tournament, the first in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the world No.3 regrouped from several lethargic stretches to win 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 39 minutes. It was the Japanese…
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Idi Amin, who died on 16 August, 2003 is best known as a debauchee. The late Ugandan military president is regarded as Africa’s worst despots. His harem was full of women during his Presidency and he sired hundreds of children purposefully., having thought of living behind him a whole tribe known by his name. Officially…
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Dr. Bruce Banner was just a plain man until a gamma bomb made his anger turn him into the Hulk.! His inner anger changed what he looked like. He became super strong and….super GREEN! There is a man in the Bible that was also super strong and looked different from others too! He wasn’t green,…
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Ahmad Al-Rashid knows what it was like for the 39 people who were found dead in the back of a truck in southeastern England this week because he has been there and done that. Image: Ahmad Al-Rashid (Source: AP) The 29-year-old Syrian refugee found himself gasping for breath inside a refrigerated shipping container with a…
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Jeff Bezos is taking a fall from his perch as the world’s richest person, mostly because Amazon’s stock price has fallen. That cut into Bezos’ wealth, Bloomberg reports, though not so you’d notice. Bezos is at $107.1 billion at the moment, about $300 million less than Gates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It’s the first time Microsoft’s…
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Over time, failing to accept responsibility has severe consequences. First and foremost, it has a devastating effect on your own mind and heart. When you know you have failed to take responsibility for something that you should, it’ll begin to bother you, to eat at you, little by little. Pretty soon, you’ll feel very small…
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Idi Amin once wanted to change the name of Uganda to IDI because he thought he could do anything with Uganda. Everybody was afraid to challenge that decision except one man close to him. His name was Prince. He said: “Your Excellency Sir, do you know Cyprus?” Idi Amin asked, “What has Cyprus got to…
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Juventus made an incredible investment in Cristiano Ronaldo when they signed him from Real Madrid in 2018, yet Giorgio Chiellini believes it was a worthwhile move. He believes that Ronaldo is a player who can make the difference for the Bianconeri in the Champions League. “Cristiano Ronaldo is like a hyena on the pitch, you look at him and you realise he’s different from…
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As part of his promotion for the Davis Cup, which takes place in Madrid in November,Gerard Pique shared his mobile number online and immediately received thousands of messages. He was at a meeting about the tennis tournament and then took to social media to interact with fans. “I’m working with the Davis Cup team,” he wrote…
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This week, Paige Chua’s highly versatile polka dot one shoulder top is on our shopping list. Huang Biren showed us the perfect ‘power suit’ to wear from boardrooms to bars, and we’d gladly wear Jesseca Liu’s stylish casual Friday get-up throughout week. Felicia Chin also hit the stage in a traffic-stopping yellow suit, while Nurul Aini’s sweater weather outfit is a stylish and functional option…
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