Category: General Interest
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Compassion beyond Borders
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was released last month after being kidnapped and held hostage by Islamic extremist in Yemen for over 18 months..
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Winning the Nobel
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017. The only time nuclear weapons were used during warfare was in the final..
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EU tax crackdown– Amazon & Apple
The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple. Amazon has been ordered to repay €250m (£221m..
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Is Trump mentally ill?
A group of psychiatrists and mental illness experts have written a book titled the Dangerous Case of Donald Trump arguing that President Donald Trump may be dealing with a..
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Understanding black holes
In September 2017, scientists part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Scientific Collaboration announced that they were able to observe the collision of two black..
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Cyber breach – millions affected
Equifax has revised its estimate on the number of people who have been affected by the data breach that was disclosed in September 2017. The company revealed that 145.5 million..
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His spirit lives on: The Mahatma
Millions of people have come to revere Gandhi as Mahatma, ” The Great Soul” and to the struggling masses he endeared himself as Bapu , ” The Father of the Nation “..
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The king of fake news dies
Paul Horner, a writer who became notorious for peddling “fake news” during the 2016 US election campaign has died at 38. He was found dead in his bed in Laveen..
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A win for women
In a historic move, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced that women in the country will be allowed to drive cars. Saudi Arabia was the only nation that has a law preventing..
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Electrify India
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new scheme aimed at providing electricity to all Indian households by the end of 2018. The program, which is called..