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World News / YouTube A blue whale washed up dead in Kamakura City, Japan, on Sunday. The 34-foot mammal is thought to be less than a year old. The cause of death is currently unknown. It is reportedly the first time a blue whale has ever been sighted on Japanese shores. Blue whales are an […]
Getty Images The Colombia national soccer team was dumped out of the World Cup on Tuesday. Colombia lost to England after a nail-biting penalty shootout, a result that led to vile death threats on social media. The concerning messages arrived on the 24th anniversary of Andrés Escobar’s murder, the Colombia defender who was shot on […]
The US military has reportedly warned the rebels it backs in Syria that it will not help them thwart a large-scale offensive of the Syrian Army, which is rapidly gaining ground in the southwest of the country. In a letter to the commanders of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a loose umbrella group of armed […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was admitted to hospital on Thursday, where she is set to give birth to her first child. Her deputy, Winston Peters, is to run the country as acting PM for the next six weeks. Ardern, 37, took office last year. She announced she was expecting a baby with her […]
Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images Thirteen male Japanese politicians have pledged to support the “We Love Babies Project” which aims to create a society that accepts babies crying in public spaces. The group ecourages businesses and restaurants to display “It’s OK to cry” stickers. Signing on to the initiative is likely part of a move to encourage […]
REUTERS/Daniel Becerril A month before Mexico’s presidential election, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s lead continues to grow. Business leaders and wealthy Mexicans are dismayed, and they’ve tried to warn voters away from the frontrunner. But such warnings are unlikely to persuade Mexicans who are backing AMLO. Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s lead has […]
Nigeria’s top statistician tweeted the country’s latest inflation data one hour early. He blamed the fact that his watch was on “London time” — despite London and Nigeria being in the same time zone. The country’s inflation rate fell to 13.34% from 14.33% in March. The head of Nigeria’s statistical authority made an embarrassing blunder […]
GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/GettyImages Sixteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population in two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to arrest 2,000 people. Facial-recognition technology is soaring in China where it is being used to help […]
Reuters Legislation to sharply reduce the annual $ 300 million in US aid to the Palestinian Authority is set to be passed by the US Congress this week. The White House has expressed concern that Palestine is using US aid money to fund stipends to convicted terrorists and their families. The measure, known as the […]
China’s new vice president, Wang Qishan, will be crucial to trade talks between the US and China. While China’s vice president has historically been a symbolic role, Wang will likely have a very hands-on approach domestically and internationally. Wang has a significant amount of experience as a trade negotiator with the US and Washington sees […]
