Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A woman in Japan has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time, in what authorities say is the first such case in the country, per the Guardian. The woman, who is reportedly in her 40's and works as a tour bus guide, tested positive on Wednesday after developing…
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Iran's vice-president has been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to state media, The Independent reports. This comes just a day after the country's health minister confirmed he had tested positive for the Covid-19 respiratory disease. Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice-president for women and family affairs, is now one of the reported 254 people…
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The makers of Corona beer have reported a $169,927,560 (USD) loss as a result of the viral epidemic. The news comes as the death toll from the virus surpassed 2,800 people, per CNN, with an additional 82,000 cases confirmed at the time of writing. To put the scale of the…
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The Pope has been taken ill one day after showing solidarity with coronavirus suffers and shaking the hands of his congregation. The 83-year-old has now canceled a planned mass in Rome due to what the Vatican has described as a "slight indisposition", per the New York Times. While the nature…
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An elderly man who accidentally dropped his young grandchild over the side of a cruise ship last year has changed his plea to guilty. Salvatore ''Sam'' Anello, who hails from Indiana accidentally dropped his 18-month-old granddaughter Chloe Wiegand over the side of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship while on vacation…
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A Spanish carnival has come under fire after its parade of dancing "Nazis" sparked outrage. The controversial incident took place in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha on Monday. The carnival has now been slammed by the Israeli government and the Auschwitz museum for "trivializing" the Holocaust, per the…
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There's no doubt that, in a very short space of time, environmental activist Greta Thunberg has become one of the most influential teenagers on Earth. She's been named TIME's Person of the Year for 2019, nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize, and her tireless campaigning against climate change shows…
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A Canadian model has won a payout after being fired for taking "revealing" photos at work. Thirty-year-old Stephanie Katelnikoff was dismissed from her job at Canadian Pacific in 2017, after revealing photographs of her under the name Miss Demeanour were discovered on Facebook. This woman was told to cover-up after…
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A girl left badly scarred with serious facial burns, was apparently dumped at an orphanage and left her there by her parents when she was just two-years-old. Little Elvina Kolevi, who is now six, was horrendously maimed by an open flame in 2015, after getting into an accident in her…
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Last week (February 18), a video of nine-year-old Quaden Bayles went viral after his mom posted his heartbreaking reaction to school bullies, who had teased him because of his dwarfism. Quaden's mom, Yarraka Bayles, live-streamed the video on Facebook, accompanying the distressing footage with the caption: "This is the [impact]…
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On Tuesday, Brisbane mom Yarraka Bayles live-streamed a video of her nine-year-son Quaden sobbing uncontrollably and saying he wanted to end his own life after he was apparently teased by another child at his school earlier in the day. Quaden Bayles was born with achondroplasia - the most common form…
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Earlier this year, the world watched in horror as Australia was ravaged by devastating bushfires. The human - and particularly animal - cost of the disaster was exponential, with over a billion animals estimated to have lost their lives per ABC. But amid the tragedy, tales of heroism emerged, and some…
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A man has provoked a serious debate on social media this week, after repeatedly punching the seat of the woman sitting in front of him seat on a plane after she reclined it. Per The Metro, the incident occurred when teacher Wendi Williams was taking an American Airlines trip to…
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A Catholic priest has provoked extreme controversy this week, after suggesting that pedophilia is more acceptable than abortion, as it "doesn't kill anyone". Speaking to CNN affiliate WJAR, Rhode Island priest Rev. Richard Bucci of Sacred Heart Church, claimed that although child molestation and rape is a "horrible thing", comparing…
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Law enforcement in the Maldives have issued an apology to a woman they arrested earlier this week for wearing a bikini on the beach, conceding that the situation was "badly handled". The woman, who has remained unidentified, can be heard speaking in a British accent in the clip that has…
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The Chinese government is welding doors shut to enforce its coronavirus quarantine, after footage has emerged of suspected coronavirus sufferers being dragged from their homes. In startling footage taken in the epicenter of the outbreak, Wuhan, authorities can be seen welding various doors shut in a bid to stop the…
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Per the BBC, a solider has killed 20 people and injured many more in a "gun rampage" in Nakhon Ratchasima, a city in Thailand. Jakraphanth Thomma is believed to have killed his commanding officer and stolen weapons from a military camp, a defence spokesperson told the BBC. He then reportedly…
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The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has announced in a statement that they will be committing up to $100 million for coronavirus relief on Wednesday. This is a ten-fold increase from the foundation's initial $10 million pledge, which was publicised last month. Per the statement, which was posted to the…
