According to Indonesian authorities,on Monday, over 98 people were killed and 200 injured when the 6.9 magnitude quake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia. The majority of those killed in the quake were hit by falling debris from collapsing buildings, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of Indonesia’s disaster management department. Authorities revealed…
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Three Crowns Milk, Nigeria’s leading dairy brand and a flagship product from the stable of FrieslandCampina WAMCO has raised the stakes in its Mum of the Year (MOTY) campaign for 2018 as it flags off this year’s edition of the competition. As the Senior Brand Manager of Three Crowns milk, Mrs. Omolara Banjoko disclosed to news men in…
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Nearly two weeks after suffering from drug overdose, Demi Lovato has reached out to the world with a lengthy message. In a lengthy statement she posted on her official Instagram account on Sunday afternoon, the 25-year-old pop star breaks her silence for the very first time. On Thursday, July 24, emergency medical personnel responded to Lovato’s Hollywood home, where…
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Pope Francis, on Thursday declared that the death penalty is never admissible and that the Catholic Church will work towards its abolition around the world. The change makes official a position that the Pope has articulated since he became pontiff. Watch his interview here. Leave your views in comments box below.…
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Over 3,000 residents in the German city of Potsdam on the outskirts of Berlin would have to migrate on Friday while a World War II bomb is disposed of, spokesperson for the city said. The 800-metre-radius exclusion zone around the site where the bomb was discovered in the city center also takes in regional government…
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Stewart Gosling, 43, was fined $390 for keeping snack wrappers in his work van because he doesn’t have a licence to carry waste in the United Kingdom. He tried to appeal the fine but was told he will end up in court if he doesn’t pay the issued penalty. Perhaps a law like this wouldn’t…
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Founded by Steve Jobs,Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, Apple has became the first U.S.-based company with a market value of $1 trillion, four decades after it was established. The iPhone maker’s market value, on Thursday reached the figure in New York and its shares closed at a new record high of $207.39. The stock has been rising…
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Twenty-three-time major champion, Serena Williams on Tuesday suffered the worst loss of her career, falling 6-1 6-0 to Britain’s Johanna Konta in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic. After a routine hold to start the match, Williams lost the next 12 games in a one-sided affair that lasted less than an hour. Britain’s Konta…
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An Arab woman has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by Israeli court on Tuesday for incitement to violence and support for a terrorist organization in poems and other social media posts, the justice ministry said. The woman, identified as Dareen Tatour is a 36-year old writer and Israeli citizen. Report says that the woman…
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A groom and 13 of his family members were killed in an auto crash on their way to the wedding venue in central Vietnam on Monday. Police reports that the accident happened when their van collided with a container truck at around 2:30 am, killing 13 instantly including the groom. The bodies of the deceased…
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