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Category: WORLD

Bronx NYC fire ’caused by child playing’
WORLD

Bronx NYC fire ’caused by child playing’

New York City investigators believe the Bronx fire that killed 12 people, including four children, was caused by a child…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Thai fraudster sentenced to 13,275 years in prison
WORLD

Thai fraudster sentenced to 13,275 years in prison

A Thai court has sentenced a fraudster to more than 13,000 years in prison. Pudit Kittithradilok, 34, admitted running a…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Ronaldo and Zidane win Globe Soccer Awards
WORLD

Ronaldo and Zidane win Globe Soccer Awards

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best player of the year at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai Yesterday, December 28.…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/12/2017
South Korea to impose new regulation on crypto-currency trading
WORLD

South Korea to impose new regulation on crypto-currency trading

South Korea’s government said yesterday, December 28, that it will impose additional measures to regulate speculation in crypto-currency trading within…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/12/2017
Children stitch shoes for global market in India’s tourist magnet
Main StoryWORLD

Children stitch shoes for global market in India’s tourist magnet

By Roli Srivastava Children as young as eight miss school and toil in hazardous conditions to make shoes for the…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/12/2017
Israel plans to name a station after Trump near Western Wall
WORLD

Israel plans to name a station after Trump near Western Wall

Israel’s Transport Minister, Yisrael Katz, wants to dig a new railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City and name a station…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/12/2017
Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes
WORLD

Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes

Australian Cricket coach Darren Lehmann has made a statement on December 25, that he will step down from his position…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/12/201727/12/2017
Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas Day service
WORLD

Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas Day service

Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at the Queen’s Norfolk estate.…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/12/2017
Four dead after bus ploughs into Moscow subway
WORLD

Four dead after bus ploughs into Moscow subway

A bus left a road in Moscow before ploughing into a subway entrance, leaving four people dead and 11 injured,…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/12/201726/12/2017
The Sound of Music’s Louisa von Trapp dies aged 68
WORLD

The Sound of Music’s Louisa von Trapp dies aged 68

Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died aged 68. She was diagnosed with…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/12/2017

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