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A 61 Year Old Man Dead in China after Mysterious Market Virus
One of the forty-one Chinese who was admitted to hospital with severe pneumonia after a visit to a local market died. The SARS epidemic also started in 2002 with such a scenario.
A 61-year-old man died in the Chinese city of Wuhan.…
BBC Loses Lawsuit Over Pay Gap Presenters
British public broadcaster BBC has lost a case against journalist Samira Ahmed, who claimed that she was salaried less than her male colleagues for the same work.
According to The Guardian, the BBC now pays her 700,000 pounds in…
Japanese Oldest Person in the World (117) Celebrates Birthday
The oldest living person in the world today celebrated her 117th birthday. The Japanese Kane Tanaka, born in Fukuoka on January 2, 1903, celebrated her birthday with family in the nursing home where she lives.
Tanaka was the…
Thousands of Iraqis Call Death to America at Iranian General Soleimani’s Funeral
In the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a large memorial ceremony has begun for the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Thousands of people gather to say goodbye. They chant "death to America".
Soleimani died yesterday in an air raid…
US Kills High Iranian General, Iran Announces Revenge Action
At least eight people were killed in a rocket attack on the international airport of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Besides, the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force elite force of the Revolutionary Guard, was killed.…
British Woman Who Accused 12 Men of Rape in Cyprus, Now Convicted Herself
A 19-year-old British woman was convicted in Cyprus for falsely accusing twelve men of group rape. The woman withdrew her statement, according to her lawyers under pressure from the Cypriot police.
The young woman was in the…
A Man Crushed by 61 Meter High Mammoth Tree in California
A 28-year-old man died on Christmas Eve when a 61-meter-tall mammoth tree fell over in California, various media reported today.
That happened in the Muir Woods nature reserve, near San Francisco. The so-called sequoia is one of…
Prince Andrew keeps Aloof During Christmas Celebration
The British prince Andrew has kept aloof with other British royals during the Christmas celebration.
Prince Andrew, who is under attack for his ties with the deceased American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, attended an earlier…
Five Suspects of the Murder of Journalist Khashoggi Receive the Death Penalty
Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Three others have been punished to prison terms.
Khashoggi (59) was murdered in October last year…
A French Surgeon Possibly Abused Nearly 350 Children
A French doctor suspected of child abuse may have made many more victims than previously thought. The French Public Prosecution Service reports that surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec may have abused some 350 children in 30 years, French media…