Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Nobody likes to think about death, but when you find out you have a terminal illness, you have no choice but to get your affairs in order. Some make plans to be buried in a cemetery next to family members, resting alongside their loved ones for eternity. Others choose cremation,…
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In Ireland, a 27-year-old man was acquitted of raping a 17-year-old girl. The Irish Examiner reports that a jury of eight men and four women reached a unanimous verdict after 90 minutes. During the trial, the defendant insisted that the sex was consensual, and his lawyer, Elizabeth O’Connell, presented a…
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An Australian man and his Thai wife have been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle $216 million ($AU300 million) worth of drugs into Thailand. Luke Cook, 34, and Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in December 2017 over a 2015 plot to smuggle half a ton of crystal…
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A 13-year-old boy in Thailand sadly died this weekend after being knocked out during a kickboxing match. Anucha Tasako, who had been practising martial arts since he was just eight years old, was not wearing a protective helmet during his Muay Thai match on Saturday. "Muaythai Krobwongjorn", a Facebook page which covers…
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This year, Indonesia was struck by a number of calamities. In addition to a number of earthquakes which battered many of the small islands up and down the country, 2018 was also saw one of the worst aviation disasters in the country's history. On October 29, Lion Air flight 610…
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Earlier this year, the entire nation of Australia was gripped in an unusual and horrifying series of fruit crises. Back in mid-September, members of the Australian public in all six states all reported chilling tales of needles being hidden inside fruits like strawberries, bananas and mangoes and sold at supermarkets…
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Sunday the 11th of November was Armistice Day - a time in which we remember the brave soldiers who lost their lives in conflicts around the world, and who died to provide we lucky few with the freedom we so often take for granted. It's also a time for us…
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A paraplegic man who was left to drag himself through a British airport by staff has decided to drop legal action. Justin Levene, an international wheelchair athlete and mentor to disabled athletes, was forced to pull himself along the floor, before sitting on a luggage trolley, after his self-propelled wheelchair…
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Hundreds of people have slammed an Austrailian TV show for "exploiting" the story of a man who died after injecting his scrotum with silicone. The Project, a news and current affairs talk show, aired a segment which saw mother Linda Chapman confront a 'bondage master', accusing him of coercing her…
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An 18-month-old baby boy was recently saved from near-certain death after being pulled out of the ocean by a fisherman. The miraculous incident happened at 6.15am on October 26th when Gus Hutt, a fisherman who was camping on Matata Beach on North Island, New Zealand, spotted what he thought was a toy…
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A bus driver in France has been hailed by many as a hero after sticking up for a wheelchair user who was neglected by other passengers. On October 20th, the driver (who has not been named) stopped in a rural area to pick up Francois Le Berre, who has multiple sclerosis…
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On Monday of this week (29th October), reports emerged that Abu Moaaz - a bomb maker for the terrorist group, ISIS - accidentally killed himself. According to a source speaking to Baghdad Today, "An Islamic State bomb maker lost his life Monday while trying to manufacture explosive charges in Diyala province." The source…
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When Julie Keith’s five-year-old daughter asked for a Halloween-themed birthday, little did they know that this would start a chain of events culminating in the release of some 160,000 people from forced labour camps on the other side of the world. Remembering a $29.99 box of Halloween decorations in her…
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It's a fact that sometimes people on social media overshare things. I'm sure it's something that we've all experienced at one time or another. For the Instagram followers of Swedish naturist Maxinne Bjork, this moment might have come when she made the controversial decision to upload a nude selfie, in which she'd…
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A would-be passenger is lucky to be alive after heavy traffic reportedly made him miss the doomed Lion Air flight that crashed into the sea off Indonesia today, with 189 people onboard. Sony Setiawan, an official in Indonesia's finance ministry, was supposed to be onboard flight JT 610 when it…
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China has long been known as a country whose governance borders on the tyrannical. Stories of corruption, police brutality and mass surveillance have made headlines recently. However, the Chinese government now stands accused of imprisoning a million Muslims in a state-sponsored brainwashing programme. Furthermore, many of the newsworthy security measures…
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When you're in a bad mood, all it takes is a simple act of kindness from a stranger to restore your faith in humanity. It could be an act of profound heroism, like someone rescuing someone else from certain death; or it could be something totally mundane - somebody reaching…
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Smartphones are amazing, giving us instant access to everything we could possibly want. Whenever you have a spare second, you can check your messages, play a stupid game, browse matches on a dating app, and read the latest news on awesome websites like this one. But on the downside, we…
