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TV journalist murdered in a park in Bulgaria
8Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

TV journalist murdered in a park in Bulgaria

    A television journalist has been brutally murdered in Bulgaria's northern town of Ruse, prosecutors said Sunday, in a case that has sparked international condemnation. The body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova, whom authorities identified only by her initials, was found on Saturday in a park, Ruse regional prosecutor Georgy Georgiev said. The death was caused by blows on the head and suffocation, he added. Her mobile phone, car keys, glasses and part of her clothes were missing, Georgiev said, adding that prosecutors were probing all leads both personal and linked to Marinova's job. Interior Minister Mladen Marinov later confirmed to journalists that the victim had also been raped. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expressed hope that the investigation would succeed b...
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Third of schoolgirls sexually harassed in uniform
8Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Third of schoolgirls sexually harassed in uniform

    More than a third of schoolgirls have been sexually harassed in public while wearing their school uniform. A survey of 1,004 girls aged between 14 and 21 found that 35% had received unwanted sexual attention or contact, including being groped, stared at, cat-called and wolf-whistled. One in eight of those were aged 12 or younger when they experienced this for the first time. The poll by Plan International UK also found that one in seven had been followed and 8% said they had been filmed or photographed by a stranger without their permission or had someone take a photo up their school skirt. More than a third of the girls said they had been sexually harassed while travelling to or from school. Jess from Glasgow said she was about 15 when a man on a train tried to p...
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Brexit fog has increased energy bills
7Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Brexit fog has increased energy bills

    Brexit has had a massive bearing on UK energy bills and consumers face further price rises if the pound falls further, according to a BP-backed energy startup. Steven Day, a co-founder of Pure Planet, an app-based renewable energy supplier, warned that the UK’s departure from the EU was the biggest political issue facing the energy sector at the moment. The very short-term stuff is the fog of Brexit. That is causing a major problem in terms of what costs consumers will face in 2019. If the pound gets devalued further, energy prices will go up again. That is unequivocal, he said. The UK only imports a small amount of electricity, around 6% of supplies, but imports more than half its gas, meaning the country pays more for the fuel when sterling weakens. The pound has...
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Queen makes private donation to help Indonesia earthquake and tsunami survivors
7Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Queen makes private donation to help Indonesia earthquake and tsunami survivors

    The Queen has made a private donation to help survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. It is believed about 200,000 people are in desperate need of help following the natural disaster. The death toll currently stands at 1,649, and a further 265 people still missing. Disasters Emergency Committee's fundraising appeal raised £6million in just one day as people rushed to help those affected by the tragedy. Today Buckingham Palace announced the Queen has made a private donation to the cause. Earlier this week she sent a message to the president of Indonesia Joko Widodo. It read: I was extremely sorry to hear about the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi at the end of last week, particularly given these events happened so soon after t...
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US Secretary of State meets Kim in N Korea for denuclearisation talks
7Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

US Secretary of State meets Kim in N Korea for denuclearisation talks

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sunday as he attempted to breathe new life into talks about dismantling that country’s nuclear program and set the stage for a summit between Kim and President Trump. Pompeo and Kim met for about two hours and then had lunch together. It’s good to see you again, Pompeo told Kim as the two men shook hands for the cameras before lunch. The Secretary of State then put his hand on Kim’s shoulder and the pair smiled. Well, I am really pleased for this opportunity. After having a nice meeting we can enjoy a meal together, Kim said as they walked down a hallway for lunch. As they sat for lunch, Kim said, It’s a very nice day that promises a good future for both countries. Pompeo said h...
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May urges Labour voter to switch
7Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

May urges Labour voter to switch

    Theresa May will make a daring pitch to disgruntled Labour voters in which she will urge them to consider supporting the Conservatives. The prime minister will set out a series of measures to build a country that works for everyone including securing the best Brexit deal. Writing in The Observer, Mrs May said: I believe that the principles which guide us - security for families and the country, freedom under the rule of law, and opportunity for everyone can unite our people and help build a better future for our country. In a move designed to capitalise on recent splits in the Labour party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, Mrs May will say the Conservatives offer a positive and optimistic vision. Antisemitism has grown, the party's response to threats to our ...
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Macron tells French ‘You’re lucky’ after pension cuts
7Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

Macron tells French ‘You’re lucky’ after pension cuts

    The country would be better off if people emulated wartime leader Charles de Gaulle, he said after being harangued by voters worried about cuts to pensions. The French government has forced pensioners to make higher social security contributions amid budget cutbacks, prompting protests. On a visit to the northeastern village of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, de Gaulle’s home and burial place, Mr Macron spoke to pensioners who complained they had only a low income. The president said he had learnt from de Gaulle’s grandson that the famed general lived by the principle: “You may speak very freely but the one thing you have no right to do is complain. I think the general had the right idea. The country would be different if everyone did the same, Mr Macron told his audi...
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PM secret bid to get Brexit backing
6Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

PM secret bid to get Brexit backing

    Theresa May has drawn up plans for a secret charm offensive aimed at persuading dozens of Labour MPs to back her Brexit deal even if it costs Jeremy Corbyn the chance to be prime minister, the Guardian has learned. Senior Conservatives say they have already been in private contact with a number of Labour MPs over a period of several months, making the case that the national interest in avoiding a no-deal outcome is more important than forcing a general election by defeating the government on May’s Brexit deal. Now, with talks in Brussels entering their frantic final phase, the prime minister and her party whips are stepping up efforts to win backing for a compromise deal that one minister described as a British blancmange. They are convinced they will need Labour v...
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Collins and Manchin Will Vote for Kavanaugh: Ensuring His Confirmation
6Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

Collins and Manchin Will Vote for Kavanaugh: Ensuring His Confirmation

    Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, whose Supreme Court hearings ripped apart the Senate and roiled the nation, headed for final confirmation to the court after two key undecided senators announced on Friday that they would back him, despite allegations of sexual assault and deep-seated Democratic opposition. The last-minute announcements by Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, capped an emotional and deeply divisive confirmation process that, in the end, turned as much on questions about Judge Kavanaugh’s honesty, temperament and treatment of women as it did on his jurisprudence. A final vote is expected late Saturday afternoon. Judge Kavanaugh’s ascent to the nation’s highest court is a huge victory for President Trump,...
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UK house prices fall sharply amid Brexit wariness
6Oct By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

UK house prices fall sharply amid Brexit wariness

    UK house prices unexpectedly dropped at the fastest pace for almost six months in September, according to Halifax, as the number of homes for sale in 2018 fell to a decade low. Britain’s biggest mortgage lender said the average price of a home in Britain dropped to £225,995 last month, down 1.4% from the level recorded in August. The price of a home remained 2.5% higher than a year ago. City economists had forecast month-on-month growth of 0.2% in September. The latest snapshot of the housing market a little more than six months before Britain leaves the EU suggests sluggish levels of demand for home buying amid the political uncertainty of Brexit. Economists said the national picture painted by Halifax obscured some regional differences. London house prices are f...
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