Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A five-year-old girl saved her mom's life using FaceTime. The remarkable incident took place in Cork, Ireland when five-year-old Priya's mom Mary Constant collapsed. Unbeknownst to her, she was having a stroke, but luckily, the youngster's dad had taught her how to make calls using FaceTime. In an interview on…
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Per the Independent, French police have shot and killed a man in a grocery store car park near Paris, following a knife attack. The incident allegedly took place close to the Hautes-Bruyères State Park in Villejuif, according to the Prefecture de Police. Law enforcement have reported that at least three…
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The most powerful military commander in Iran, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed in an airstrike, the Pentagon confirmed. The incident took place in a strike ordered under President Donald Trump's command. It took place early on Friday morning at Baghdad airport and resulted in the deaths of local Iran-backed…
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Former National Hockey League (NHL) forward Jeremy Roenick has been suspended indefinitely after making an inappropriate joke about having a threesome with a coworker, CNN has reported. The news comes after he made a number of questionable comments about fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp, and Anson Carter on…
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A woman has won the secret Santa jackpot and received an incredible set of presents from Bill Gates. Identified only as Shelby, the Detroit native was participating in the RedditGifts exchange for her 95th time, and she took to the website to express her thanks after discovering that the billionaire…
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16-year-old climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, has become involved in a strange online spat with a German train company after tweeting a photograph of her sitting on the floor of a train carriage. Thunberg, who was later upgraded to first class, tweeted a photo of herself sitting on the floor…
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A pair of Serbian twins underwent six hours of surgery last Tuesday, to give the twin born without testicles one of his brother's. According to a recent report by the New York Times, the 36-year-old received a transplant from his identical twin brother in a procedure in Belgrade, Serbia, thanks…
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Finland has made history by forming the world's first entirely woman-led government. The historic formation was officially announced on Sunday when five female-led parties came together to form a coalition. This happened after the country's female transport minister, Sanna Marin, was elected to become Prime Minister. [caption id="attachment_12568824" align="aligncenter" width="760"]…
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An investigation has found that a married teacher engaged in "sexual misconduct" with at least five students at a school in South Africa. The incidents are said to have taken place between 2013 and 2019 and allegedly involved Fiona Viotti, 30, sleeping with students and sending them explicit material -…
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Donald Trump has called the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, "two faced" in response to a video - which has since gone viral - that appears to show him and other world leaders mocking the POTUS. Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Trudeau were caught on camera reportedly making fun of…
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Amazon has pulled a range of "sick" Christmas ornaments, which depicted images of a Nazi concentration camp, from its website, the BBC reports. The Holocaust-themed items, which included tree decorations, a bottle opener and a mouse pad, displayed photos taken from Auschwitz in occupied-Poland during World War Two. Some of…
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A trio of 12-year-old boys will go to a youth conference under the Young Offenders Act for after they allegedly lit a fire at a reserve in New South Wales in Australia. According to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, two of the kids are allegedly being held responsible…
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A Japanese department store is now "rethinking" a policy where they allowed staff to wear badges if they were menstruating. The badges, which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - were introduced in October for the 500 or so staff in the women's wardrobe department at the Daimaru…
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A school for disabled children in Japan has launched a futuristic new initiative, which will grant sick or handicapped children the opportunity to attend classes remotely via a robot avatar. According to a recent report by The Ashai Shimbun, the Tomobe-Higashi special support school in Kasama launched the innovative new…
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The world's first contraceptive injection for men may be available for consumer use within six months, after Indian scientists announced that clinical trials have been completed on the drug, according to The Independent. The birth control, which is purportedly effective for 13 years, has now been sent to the national…
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A Swedish prosecutor has confirmed that the alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been discontinued, the Guardian has reported. Assange, who is currently incarcerated in HM Prison Belmarsh in London, England, is still fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of publishing secret documents to the…
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Flooding in this historic city of Venice has reached catastrophic levels this week, and some experts are worried it could lead to further sinking. Per BBC News, the local tide monitoring center claims that the waters in Venice have peaked at 1.87m (6ft). The only time that the tide has…
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A note left by a firefighter to the man whose house he saved has gone viral on social media this week after he drank the milk in his fridge. The image of the note was first shared on Facebook by a man named Paul Sefky, returned to his property in…
