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12/22/2024 01:43:46 pm

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Kat De Guzman

Kalynda Davis Returns Home After Detained In China For Allegedly Smuggling Drugs

A woman from Sydney identified as Kalynda Davis has already returned to her hometown safely on Tuesday after she was allegedly held by Chinese authorities for more than a month due to suspicion of smuggling 75 kilograms of drugs specifically a commercial quantity of methamphetamine.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Last Day: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit 9/11 Memorial

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, visited the 9/11 Memorial on Tuesday, their last day in New York City, and also participated in charitable and youth-related events during their stay.

Wife Of South African Hostage Killed In Yemen Rescue Operation Says She Forgives Her Husband's Killers

The wife of the South African hostage, identified as Pierre Korkie, says that she forgives those who were responsible for the death of her husband during an attempted rescue operation in Yemen last Saturday in an effort to rescue the American hostage Luke Somers.

Duvai First Arab City to Get Google Street View, Tallest Tower Seen

Some of the tallest buildings in the world can be seen on Google's Street View and this time around, it includes those from Dubai.

Barack Obama

Obama: Eric Garner And Michael Brown Protests Are Necessary

United States President Barack Obama has released a statement on Monday saying that the protests prompted by the grand jury decisions are necessary regarding the cases of Eric Garner and Michael Brown who were killed by white police officers.

Tory MP Nigel Mills Apologizes For Playing Candy Crush

Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Mills has recently issued his public apology when he was caught playing the mobile game Candy Crush Saga in his tablet while at a Commons committee hearing.

Chinese Teachers

Low Wages Of Chinese Teachers And Forced Pension Plan Conrtibutions Result To Protests

The past weeks in northeastern China has been tainted with protests from thousands of teachers as they went on strikes to complain about their low wages and their forced contributions for their pension plans.

Judge Acquits Briton In South Africa Honeymoon Murder Case

A South African judge has acquitted a Briton businessman identified as Shrien Dewani on Monday who was said to have paid hitmen in order to kill his wife during their honeymoon in South Africa back in 2010.

Sensor Fish

It's Not Easy Being Pink: Fish Drone Shows Hardships of Salmon Travel

The fish drone is programmed it to reveal what salmons experience when passing through obstacles like hydroelectric dams and sea lions.

Fitbit Charge Fails to Wow Market

Fitbit Force was pulled off the shelves last year and it was due to the allergy-inducing wristband, however, it was deemed as one of the best fitness trackers ever created.

New Jersey Fire: Five Casualties, Includes A 6-Week-Old Baby

A fire broke out on North 17th Street of East Orange, New Jersey on Sunday morning and officials from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office have confirmed that at least five people died from the fatal fire including a six-week-old baby.

Chokehold Protests

More Chokehold Protests Begin, Violent Clashes Ensue

The cities from the West Coast of United States witnessed protests and violent clashes especially in Berkley, California and Seattle as the people continue to react over the no indictment decision of the grand jury regarding the death of Eric Garner, a black man, who was put in a chokehold by a white police officer.

Senator Elect Cassidy Says He Will Fight President Barack Obama's Policies

Louisiana Senator Elect Bill Cassidy talked to Fox News on Sunday, and pointed out that his victory proves that the Obama administration is no longer favored by the people and noted that he will continue to fight against the policies of United States President Barack Obama.

Israel Vs. Syria

Airstrikes Launched Near Damascus, Syria Holds Israel Responsible

Airstrikes have been launched on Sunday near Syria's capital, which is Damascus, and SANA, the official news agency of Syria, reports that the Syrian military is accusing Israel of the launched strikes that has caused damage in the areas hit but no recorded casualties were reported.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Captured Woman Not Islamic State Leader's Wife, Iraqi Officials Confirm

An Iraqi official has released a statement on Wednesday saying that the woman detained in Lebanon is not the wife of the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi and was identified instead as the sister of a suspected terrorist held in captive in the country.

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