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Horror at 60 mph: Mentally ill rogue driver run through busy Melbourne street
WORLD

Horror at 60 mph: Mentally ill rogue driver run through busy Melbourne street

Nineteen people have been injured, some critical and some not, after an SUV ran through a busy street at the…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/12/2017
Several dead in Amtrak derailment in Washington state
WORLD

Several dead in Amtrak derailment in Washington state

A US passenger train that derailed, killing three people, was travelling at 80mph (130km/h) on a curve with a speed…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
Singapore Bans Two More People From Finance for 1MDB Breaches
Main StoryWORLD

Singapore Bans Two More People From Finance for 1MDB Breaches

By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen MAS prohibits Yeo, Scully from financial advisory services Actions mean eight have been banned for 1MDB-linked matters…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
Malaysia’s 1MDB Fund Spawns Worldwide Probes: QuickTake Q&A
Main StoryWORLD

Malaysia’s 1MDB Fund Spawns Worldwide Probes: QuickTake Q&A

By Shamim Adam and Laurence Arnold Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund, 1MDB, was supposed to attract foreign investment. Instead, it has…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
In shock attack, Saudi ‘Bombs’ Najib: Al Arabiya says Malaysia betrayed by Najib – ‘He wasted no time in milking the state dry for his own personal gain & the gain of his family’
Main StoryWORLD

In shock attack, Saudi ‘Bombs’ Najib: Al Arabiya says Malaysia betrayed by Najib – ‘He wasted no time in milking the state dry for his own personal gain & the gain of his family’

Malaysia has been betrayed by Prime Minister Najib Razak – AL ARABIYA I have argued time and again that the…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
Cricket: The third Ashes test in Perth called Lunch
WORLD

Cricket: The third Ashes test in Perth called Lunch

Lunch was called early without a ball being bowled on the final day of the rain-hit third Ashes Test in…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/12/201718/12/2017
Bitcoin trading starts on the huge CME exchange
WORLD

Bitcoin trading starts on the huge CME exchange

Bitcoin has moved another step towards mainstream investing with the start of trading on the huge Chicago Mercantile Exchange financial…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/12/2017
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut strands thousands
WORLD

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut strands thousands

A power cut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday led to a partial shut-down, affecting tens of thousands of…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/12/2017
Oxford Dictionary names ‘Youthquake’ as the 2017 Word of the Year
WORLD

Oxford Dictionary names ‘Youthquake’ as the 2017 Word of the Year

Have you ever heard the word ‘Youthquake’? No, well you’re not the only one. Eventhough the world has not even…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/12/2017
Belgrave Middleway crash: Six dead in six-vehicle smash
WORLD

Belgrave Middleway crash: Six dead in six-vehicle smash

Six people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham. The accident happened on Belgrave Middleway near Edgbaston at…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/12/2017

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