Facebook active users have reached two billion monthly, the social platform giant announced on Tuesday. The milestone was reached as founder Mark Zuckerberg highlighted his new mission — not just connecting people, but helping them find common ground. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” Zuckerberg wrote in a post…
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip has been admitted to the hospital for an infection, a statement from Buckingham Palace confirms. According to the statement about the health of the 96-year-old royal: “The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London two nights ago, as a precautionary measure, for treatment of an infection arising from…
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Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria has ranked 29th most expensive country to live in the world. Lagos is ,however, not even among the top five African cities that are very expensive. The Angolan capital Luanda has knocked Hong Kong off the top spot in an annual survey by Mercer Consulting that ranks the cost…
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One half of Mobb Deep, Prodigy has died at 42. The rapper’s publicist confirmed the New York rap legend passed away after being hospitalised “following complications caused by a sickle cell anaemia crisis.” He was in Las Vegas and performed last Saturday night with the Art Of Rap tour. The rapper pictured on stage in New…
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A day after the terrible Grenfell Tower fire, the Metropolitan Police has announced on Twitter that the number of fatalities has risen from the initial 6 to 17. The official twitter account of the Metropolitan Police in the tweet has also said that the number of fatalities may again rise, with 37 people still in the hospital, 17 of them receiving critical…
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Uber Technologies Inc director David Bonderman said on Tuesday that he has resigned from the company’s board following a remark he made during an Uber staff meeting that was widely seen as offensive to women. Bonderman’s ill-timed remark came during an all-staff meeting Tuesday to discuss of how the ride-services company plans to transform itself following a…
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Following the fire at the Grenfell Tower on Wednesday morning, the UK Metropolitan Police has said that 6 people have been confirmed dead. Commander Stuart Cundy said that sadly, the number of fatalities is expected to rise. “I can confirm six fatalities at this time but this figure is likely to rise during what will be a complex…
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Zambia’s parliament has suspended 48 opposition lawmakers for boycotting a speech by President President Edgar Lungu, widening a political rift that has alarmed rights groups. The Parliament’s speaker barred the United Party for National Development (UPND) politicians from taking their seats for 30 days, a move that banned them from the building and stopped their…
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A 24-floor West London Tower block was engulfed by fire on Wednesday. Fire fighters are battling the massive flame in the Grenfell Tower, Kensington which began at about 1AM. According to London Ambulance service, 30 patients have been taken to five hospitals in the wake of the accident. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that a…
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Brazil will be home to the world’s first sex-themed amusement park in 2018. The park, ErotikaLand will open in the southern city of Piracicaba, complete with penis-shaped bumper cars, go-go dancers aboard a “train of pleasure”, a movie theater with vibrating seats, a snack bar that sells aphrodisiac treats, a nudist pool and a naked water…
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