January 2020
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France has declared its first confirmed cases of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, following a statement from the nation’s heath minister. Speaking to French media, Agnes Buzyn said one case of the virus had been confirmed in Bordeaux while the second had been found near Paris – marking the first confirmed cases of the novel virus…
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Dozens of U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq this week after 11 soldiers were wounded during the Iranian attack on two bases, a U.S. official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. According to the official that spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, the soldiers were transported from Iraq to the U.S. military bases in Germany. …
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“Can’t we all just get along?” Hollywood is in no way immune to the grudge, scandal, or all-out brawl. On the contrary, it’s a breeding ground for them. Along with celebrity relationships, fights are the bread and butter of the feckless paparazzi and business is usually booming. Hollywood publicists do their best to keep things…
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After postponing the sale of its revamped Razr by a month, Motorola will sell its first foldable phone days before Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip. The delayed Motorola Razr is preparing for battle against Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone brand. Motorola’s modern take on the flip phone will take on Samsung’s second foldable phone, rumored to be…
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A 16-year-old Indonesian boy required emergency surgery to stay alive after a needlefish speared him in the neck. The boy named Muhammad Idul and his parents were fishing in Buton river located off southeast Sulawesi province when the life-threatening incident occurred on Saturday. A needlefish jumped out of water and landed on the boy’s neck,…
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U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. The U.N. special rapporteurs, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, said on Wednesday they had information pointing to the…
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Drug addiction in South Africa has reached an alarming level. In its last annual Drug Awareness campaign week, the government of South Africa released statistical figures which indicate a rising level of drug addiction, including the health and financial implications. At the event held between, Nathan Rogerson (a representative of Akeso Clinics, a private inpatient…
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would not commit to back Sen. Bernie Sanders should he win the Democratic nomination this year and declared in a forthcoming documentary that “nobody likes” the Vermont senator. Her comments were made in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Tuesday. Clinton confirmed that she would not endorse Sanders if he wins…
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One thing that’s become popular lately is people listing how many countries they’ve travelled to. Whether in person, or listed on their Instagram or Tinder bio, they say things like: “Travelled to 30 different countries by the time I was 30,” or “50 countries and counting.” Discovering is the new currency. Travel bloggers, The Amazing Race and…
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Conservative MPs have voted down a House of Lords amendment to Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation, which would have guaranteed family reunion rights for unaccompanied child refugees after EU withdrawal. Despite appeals from children’s charities, MPs rejected the safeguards in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill by a margin of 342 votes to 254 – a majority of 88. All of those voting against the measure were Tories.…
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U.S. President Donald Trump struck a cautiously optimistic tone on trade talks with Europe on Tuesday, but kept the threat of new car tariffs firmly on the table. Having long accused the European Union (EU) of gaining an unfair trade advantage, Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on European cars and car parts, a…
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Authorities go against Gleen Greenwald, the U.S. journalist and editor of The Intercept who leaked conversations showing the judicial plot against Lula da Silva. Brazil’s Public Ministry (MPF) Tuesday charged journalist Glenn Greenwald of being part of a group of cyber-criminals who intercepted phone calls of Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he was the judge handling Brazil’s biggest-ever corruption case. In Operation Spoofing, which is the name…
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The bloodshed is part of a surge in violence in the West African country that has killed hundreds, forced nearly a million from their homes, and made much of the north ungovernable over the past two years. Thirty-six civilians were killed in Burkina Faso on Monday in what the government called a terrorist attack on…
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A 49-year-old rape suspect, who defecated in court, smeared his faeces on his shirt and spoke incoherently last week, pulled a new move on Monday (Jan 20) in a bid to push back his trial. This time, part-time deliveryman Isham Kayubi told the court in Singapore that he had just regained his memory, has “a lot…
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks tumbled overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.7% to 24,031.35 and the Kospi in South Korea surged 1.2% to 2,267.25. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng jumped 1.3% to 28,355.10. The S&P ASX/200 in Sydney…
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The US has reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China. The man in his 30s had returned last week from the outbreak’s epicentre in Wuhan City, China. US Health officials say the man, a Washington State resident, was not considered a threat to medical staff or the public and…
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