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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 last week has been a triumphant one for President Donald Trump, who has been cleared of charges of impeachment. Yet despite that, the president has managed to go viral on social media yet again for a different reason: because of his appearance in a new series of photographs showing…
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Per CNN and others, the White House confirmed on Thursday evening that Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of an Al Qaeda-linked group, was killed in an airstrike in Yemen last month. The US government had been offering a $10m reward for information on Rimi, CNN reports. Fox News states that Qassim…
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The startling moment a tourist's $150,000 (£115,000) watch was ripped from his wrist in a robbery has been released to the public by London's Metropolitan Police. This includes CCTV of the three men suspected of robbing the 55-year-old man in Berkeley Square, Mayfair at half three in the afternoon on…
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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…
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Nancy Pelosi's State of the Union stunt may have broken the law, according to Matt Gaetz. After the incident, Gaetz filed an ethics complaint against the House of Representatives speaker, the New York Post has revealed. The Republicans said that the Democratic Pelosi broke the law and violated a number…
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A woman has sprouted eyelashes out of her gums due to a rare condition. Published in the medical journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, a report revealed that a 25-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome returned to doctors six years later…
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The Chinese doctor who attempted to warn the public about the Wuhan coronavirus has died, according to several state media reports, per CNN. Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist, was working in Wuhan Central Hospital when he issued a warning to his fellow medics on the 30th December. This news comes…
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An advert for the fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing has been banned on YouTube, over complaints that it allegedly objectifies women with its overtly sexualized content. The commercial for the clothing store begins with with a woman looking over her shoulder, dressed black vinyl, high-waisted chaps-style shorts. It then shows…
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This week, Speaker of the Houe Nancy Pelosi became an internet meme, after making a gesture in which she tore up a copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address in front of the cameras. Pelosi's display of open defiance came after Trump made a speech praising his…
