Category: General Interest
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Rains in Mumbai
Mumbai, often touted as the financial capital of India, has been left paralyzed after heavy rainfall that brought the city to a stand-still. Airport operations have been suspended and some lines of the local trains have been cancelled due to massive flooding.
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What about killer robots?
Leaders from the robotics industry have written a letter to the UN urging a ban on “killer robots.” 116 robotics and artificial intelligence companies from across the world have co-signed..
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Pakistan’s Mother Teresa
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Church have come together to prepare for an unprecedented state funeral for Ruth Pfau, a Catholic nun. During her incredible life..
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Women who stepped up
After former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was barred from holding political office, his wife Kalsoom Sharif has announced that she will be contesting in the..
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Dow down to Trump
America’s The Dow Jones industrial index suffered its biggest drop in three months on August 17th, 2017. The average fell 274.14 points, or 1.2 percent to close at 21,750.73.
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Malala is Oxford bound
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel peace prize laureate, is now heading to study in Oxford University. Malala gained global prominence when the Taliban shot..
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Red alert for Grace Mugabe
The South African police have issued a “Red Alert” for Grace Mugabe, South African police have issued a “red alert” on the country’s borders to prevent Zimbabwe’s..
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God or Law?
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser and Australia’s most senior Roman Catholic prelate, was charged with multiple counts of historical sexual assault. This has led to the Cardinal taking a leave of absence from his office at the Vatican to return to Australia to fight these charges. In 2002, when Cardinal Bernard Law…
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An unrivalled spy-plane
There was a spy-plane built by the US that was never lost to enemy action. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which served in the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, is still..
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China sends “unhackable” code
China has successfully sent an “unhackable” code from a satellite to Earth. This is the first time scientists anywhere in the world have been able to realize quantum key..