Facebook shareholders propose reports on fake news, pay equality Facebook shareholders propose reports on fake news, pay equality:- Shareholders have proposed that Facebook Inc (FB.O) prepare a report on the threat to democracy and free speech from so-called fake news spread on the social media forum, and the dangers it […]
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Sri Lanka rubbish dump collapse kills 16 At least 16 people, including four children, have died after a huge rubbish dump collapsed on to their homes in Sri Lanka. The 300ft-high (91m) pile of rotting debris had shifted after floods and a fire then collapsed on Friday. At least 40 […]
Mother of all bombs killed 94 ISIS fighters, Afghan official says Mother of all bombs killed 94 ISIS fighters, Afghan official says:- At least 94 Islamic State fighters were killed when the US military dropped America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Saturday. "The number […]
Syrians stuck in and near Aleppo as evacuation deal halts Thousands of Syrians were stuck in and around Aleppo on Saturday as a deal to evacuate people from two Shi'ite villages in return for Sunni rebels and their families leaving two besieged towns near Damascus halted, a war monitor and […]
Pakistan shootout leaves 3 soldiers, 10 militants dead Pakistan's military says security forces have raided a militant hideout in central Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout in which three soldiers and 10 militants were killed. In a statement, it said two soldiers were also wounded in Friday's raid in the Dera […]
Taiwan bans eating dog and cat meat Taiwan bans eating dog and cat meat:- Taiwan has outlawed the consumption of dog and cat meat, as the island's legislature on Tuesday passed a landmark amendment to its animal protection laws, according to island's official Central News Agency (CNA). "Taiwan's progressive ban […]
Turkish interior minister says Diyarbakir blast was terrorist attack An explosion at a police compound in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed three people was the result of a terrorist attack, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday. Officials had previously said that Tuesday's blast in the biggest […]
Xi and Trump discuss North Korea, Syria by phone, China says Xi and Trump discuss North Korea, Syria by phone, China says:- Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in North Korea and Syria with US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday, China's foreign ministry said. Trump […]
85-year-old man to attempt become oldest Everest climber 85-year-old man to attempt become oldest Everest climber:- An 85-year-old climber is attempting to climb Mount Everest to regain his title as the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Min Bahadur Sherchan plans to climb next month during a window […]
Tillerson carries Syria stance to Moscow as Trump assumes West leadership U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a unified message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday, denouncing Russian support for Syria and taking up America's traditional role as leader of the West on behalf of Donald Trump's administration. Tillerson […]
