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British royals charm drought-stricken Australian town
17Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Australia, Featured

British royals charm drought-stricken Australian town

    A 5-year-old boy tugged Prince Harry's red beard and scored big hugs from the British royal and his wife, Meghan, after they touched down on Wednesday in the rural Australian city of Dubbo, where farmers are struggling with drought. Harry and Meghan delighted a long line of school children at the airport in Dubbo, about 300 km (185 miles) northwest of Sydney, shaking hands and posing for selfies. Meghan, who is expecting the royal couple's first child in the northern spring, wore skinny black jeans, a white shirt, long grey jacket and black boots with her hair tied back in a pony tail. But it was Luke Vincent, who has Down Syndrome and adores Santa Claus, who stole the show, throwing his arms around Meghan when she knelt down to greet him and grabbing Harry's beard...
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Facebook to show who buys UK political ads
16Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Facebook to show who buys UK political ads

    British political parties will have to verify their identity and location if they want to take out adverts on Facebook, under new rules set out by the company on Tuesday designed to bolster transparency in political advertising ahead of elections. Facebook will also include new features on its website to show who has paid for adverts and begin an archive of all political ads that are purchased on the site in an effort to clamp down on election fraud. Facebook was at the heart of claims surrounding fake political advertising and misinformation during the 2016 US elections when Russia-linked groups used adverts and articles  spread via Facebook to sow discord. Facebook adverts were also used during the Brexit referendum and linked to claims of overspending by the Vot...
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President Trump calls Stormy Daniels horseface in new tweet
16Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

President Trump calls Stormy Daniels horseface in new tweet

    President Trump called Stormy Daniels horseface in a tweet on Tuesday morning as he reacted to a judge’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit the adult film star brought against him earlier this year. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, sued Trump in April after he said a composite sketch of a man she said threatened her in 2011 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with the real estate mogul was a con job. Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti, responded in his own tweet, calling Trump a disgusting misogynist. Daniels also tweeted in response to the president, and amid her own attacks on his physical appearance said he he has demonstrated his incompetence, hatred of women and lack of self control on Twitter. Trump’s highly personal insult comes as he and h...
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Brexit: Ireland accuses PM of backsliding on border
16Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Brexit: Ireland accuses PM of backsliding on border

    Ireland has accused Theresa May of backsliding on Britain’s firm commitment to sign up to a backstop promise for the Irish border that would guarantee the open border remains after Brexit in the event of no deal. In an unusually outspoken speech, Adrian O’Neill, the Irish ambassador to the UK, told an audience of British civil servants and EU embassy officials he was alarmed that some Brexiter MPs think the backstop was not even necessary. That there was still no deal on the Irish border, nine months after the prime minister had signed up to the backstop option, was both disappointing and concerning, O’Neill said. He said that it was unlikely there could be a deal in the next 48 hours, and the most benign outcome of the European council was that the prime minister ...
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child in the Spring
15Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child in the Spring

    The Duchess of Sussex is pregnant, Kensington Palace has announced. A spokesman said: Their Royal Highnesses are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in Spring 2019. Their Royal Highnesses very much appreciate all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share their happy news. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted for the couple and were able to congratulated them in Friday at the wedding in person. Ms Doria Ragland is very happy about the lovely news and she looks forward to welcoming her first grandchild. The newly-wed couple arrived in Sydney on Monday ahead of a 16-da...
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Boris urges PM to stand up to EU bullies
15Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Boris urges PM to stand up to EU bullies

    Boris Johnson is demanding a show of defiance from Theresa May after Brexit talks collapsed amid further clashes over the future of the Irish border. At the start of a make-or-break week for the prime minister which could determine how long she survives, he said a crisis was looming and urgent action was needed. The former foreign secretary re-opened hostilities against Mrs May after talks in Brussels between Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and the EU's Michel Barnier broke down after little more than an hour. Writing in his Daily Telegraph column, Mr Johnson declared: There comes a point when you have to stand up to bullies. After more than two years of being ruthlessly pushed around by the EU, it is time for the UK to resist. With painful politeness, we have agre...
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Climate change not hoax but takes aim at political agenda of scientists
15Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

Climate change not hoax but takes aim at political agenda of scientists

    Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn't know if it's manmade and suggests that the climate will change back again. In an interview with CBS 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday night, the US President said he did not want to put the US at a disadvantage in responding to climate change. I think something's happening. Something's changing and it'll change back again, he said. I don't think it's a hoax. I think there's probably a difference. But I don't know that it's manmade. I will say this: I don't want to give trillions and trillions of dollars. I don't want to lose millions and millions of jobs. Mr Trump called climate change a hoax in November 2012 when he sent a tweet stating, The concept of global warming was created ...
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Another global financial crisis is due: it could start in Italy
15Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

Another global financial crisis is due: it could start in Italy

    History suggests that the world is about due for another financial crisis. One of the places it might start, according to a growing number of indicators, is Italy. Many of the ingredients are there. A pile of questionable debt. Weak banks. An erratic government. And a sizable economy able to inflict collateral damage outside Italian borders. Bond investors, always good for a coldblooded appraisal of a country’s solvency, have been sounding the alarm. The Rome government’s populist spending plans, widely regarded in financial circles as reckless, have caused market interest rates on Italian debt to spike, threatening to create a so-called doom loop that would ripple through the struggling economy. The proposed budget has exposed the seams in Italy’s governing coalit...
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What’s known about Saudi journalist’s disappearance
15Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, Featured

What’s known about Saudi journalist’s disappearance

    Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared almost two weeks ago while on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. His disappearance has sparked an international uproar involving the kingdom, Turkey and the United States that remains unresolved. Mr Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, had written columns critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s war in Yemen and its crackdown on activists and businessmen. Turkish officials say they fear a team of Saudi agents killed and dismembered Mr Khashoggi, and they have released surveillance footage of the alleged perpetrators and mysterious movements outside the consulate on October 2, the day he entered. The kingdom says the allegations are baseless but has offered no evidence Mr Khashoggi ...
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Saudi Arabia says it will hit back at threats over Jamal Khashoggi
14Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, Featured

Saudi Arabia says it will hit back at threats over Jamal Khashoggi

    Saudi Arabia has said it will retaliate against any sanctions imposed over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, as the Riyadh stock market had its biggest fall in years. A host of western companies have distanced themselves from the Gulf state following the journalist’s disappearance, imperilling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts at economic reform. Khashoggi has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October and is presumed to have been murdered. Donald Trump has threatened the US ally with “severe punishment” if Khashoggi, who has been critical of Bin Salman, has been killed. On Sunday, Riyadh vowed to hit back against any action. The kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether th...
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