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Monk Meditating in Forest Killed by Leopard After Being Warned Not to Go
Newsweek 13 Dec 2018
A monk has been attacked and killed by a leopard while meditating in a forest in India’s western Maharashtra state. The holy man, identified by the BBC as Rahul Walke, was killed in the Tadoba forest, part of the large Tadoba Andhari National Park which doubles as a tiger reserve. Read More. Men in cage used as bait to catch man-eating leopard....
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Canada says second citizen ‘missing’ in China
Raw Story 13 Dec 2018
A second Canadian citizen who has been questioned by authorities in China is “presently missing”, Canadian officials said Thursday, adding to tensions following the arrest of a top Chinese telecom executive on a US request in Vancouver. The Canadian foreign ministry identified the second.. ... ....
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Theresa May is using the political tactics of the Middle East's dictators to delay her own demise
The Independent 13 Dec 2018
To postpone a vote – or to “defer” the vote, as Theresa May decided to do this week – is a common enough habit among the dictators and kings of the Middle East. They are always worried that the wrong side may win when the government faces a vote. That’s why Chadli Bendjedid postponed the second round of parliamentary elections in Algeria in 1991....
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Congo fire destroys thousands of voting machines for presidential election
The Oklahoman 13 Dec 2018photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
Train crash in Turkish capital leaves nine dead and dozens injured
Belfast Telegraph 13 Dec 2018
A high-speed train has hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital, killing nine people and injuring 47 others, officials said ... The high-speed train normally passes through that station without stopping. The aftermath of the crash (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ... Rescue services work at the scene (DHA/AP) ... ....
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UK leader seeks EU lifeline after surviving confidence vote
Myrtle Beach Online 13 Dec 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking a lifeline from European Union leaders after winning a no-confidence vote triggered by Conservative lawmakers unhappy with her Brexit plan ... SIGN UP ... SUBSCRIBE NOW. #ReadLocal .......
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Apple goes big in Austin; ECB meeting; Brexit nerves
CNN 13 Dec 2018
London (CNN Business)1. Apple goes big in Austin. Apple (APPL) said Thursday that it will invest $1 billion to build a new campus in Austin, Texas. The tech firm also said it would establish new sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City. It will expand operations in Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder ... 2. Europe puts its bazooka away ... Read More ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... ....
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WTA rules changed in light of Serena Williams pregnancy and catsuit debates
Metro UK 13 Dec 2018
Williams catsuit will be allowed at WTA events (Picture. Corbis via Getty). Serena Williams was caught up in several debates upon her return from pregnancy in 2018, and the WTA Tour has now announced rule changes to tackle the issues heading into the future ... 183 ... Williams finished as runner-up to Angelique Kerber (Picture. TPN/Getty) ... Advertisement ... 1 ... 2 ... ....
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Pancreatitis is a lifestyle disease now: Docs
The Times of India 13 Dec 2018
Nagpur. The incidence of pancreatitis (inflammation in pancreas) is growing at an alarming pace in the city. Last year (November 2017 to November 2018), 72 patients were admitted to Seven Star Hospital alone. Of these 59 were males and 47 of them developed pancreatitis owing to excessive alcohol consumption ... “Cholesterol lipid profile is changing ... 3000....
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Mexican president says he and Trump discussed joint program on migration
Reuters 13 Dec 2018
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and discussed the issue of migration, he said in a tweet ... ....
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Blurred Lines final verdict: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $5m to Marvin Gaye family
The Independent 13 Dec 2018
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have been ordered to pay nearly $5m to the family of Marvin Gaye, at the conclusion of a long-running legal battle of their song "Blurred Lines" that began in 2013. ... ....
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UN pushes Yemen rivals for truce at Sweden talks
This is Money 13 Dec 2018
Yemen's warring parties are in the rural Swedish village of Rimbofor UN-brokered talks, now in their seventh day, seeking agreement on key issues including a cessation of hostilities in Hodeida port, the main entry point for imported food and aid ... The four sources requested anonymity as they were not authorized to brief the press ... ....
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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: December 13, 2018
WorldNews.com 13 Dec 2018
General NewsAllianz Global Investors CEO Andreas Utermann said cryptocurrencies should be banned by regulators during a panel discussion with Andrew Bailey, chief executive of U.K.’s FCA.Amun Crypto’s Bitcoin ETP, the first global multi-crypto ETP, is hitting record trading volumes ... Former AriseBank CEO Jared Rice Sr ... – WN.com, Jamie Saarloos....
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Eritrean president arrives for first visit to Somalia, minister says
This is Money 13 Dec 2018photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill
Virgin Galactic aims to reach space with tourism rocket
Federal News Radio 13 Dec 2018
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is preparing to take the long-awaited step of trying to fly its tourism rocket ship to the edge of space ... Whitesides said VSS Unity would try to fly higher than 50 miles (80 kilometers), which Virgin Galactic considers the boundary of space because it is used by the U.S ... agencies ... ....
