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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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California Proposes Plan To Tax Text Messages In 2019
WorldNews.com 13 Dec 2018
OMG! WTF! TTYL! 4COL!If you’re familiar with these text message shortcuts and live in California, get ready to pay a bit extra as the state considers a tax on text messages beginning in 2019 to increase funds for programs bringing connectivity to underserved residents, CNN reported Thursday....
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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 ... The people could not be trusted ... Sometimes – in the “national interest”, of course – there really is no alternative ... So no second round ... Theresa May wins vote of no confidence by 200 to 117....
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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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WTA rules changed in light of Serena Williams pregnancy and catsuit debates
Metro UK 13 Dec 2018
Williams was controversially seeded by Wimbledon – a move which saw Dominika Cibulkova fall outside of the seeded places – despite being ranked world No ... Giudicelli claiming the outfit would no longer be suitable to wear at Roland Garros in accordance with future dress code plans....
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Congo fire destroys thousands of voting machines for presidential election
The Oklahoman 13 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons / Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA
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 ... Gall bladder stone was the most common cause of pancreatitis in females. The situation at other hospitals is no different ... FROM AROUND THE WEB ... or....
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Yemen's Warring Sides Agree To Hodeidah Ceasefire
WorldNews.com 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 aftermath of the crash (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ... Mr Turhan said everyone has been removed from the debris and no one else is believed to be trapped ... ....
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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 ... 2 ... Read More ... 3 ... With no clear path forward for the prime minister, uncertainty is likely to continue for weeks ... 4 ... 5 ... ....
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French Law Enforcement Want Christmas Market Killer Captured
WorldNews.com 13 Dec 2018
French security forces are trying to catch the 29-year-old man who two days ago opened fire on a Strasbourg Christmas market that left three people dead and 13 others wounded, including five who remain in serious condition, a French government spokesman told CBS News....
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Serbia warns Kosovo army will substantially worsen tensions
Yahoo Daily News 13 Dec 2018photo: Creative Commons
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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Trump: 'I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law'
BBC News 13 Dec 2018
The sentencing was related to two separate cases brought by the Southern District of New York and Special Counsel Mueller's Russia investigation ... Who else has been implicated? ... Flynn's attorneys requested he serve no prison time as he has co-operated with the special counsel's investigation from the start ... Related Topics. ....
