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Teacher impregnated by her 13-year-old pupil after having sex ‘every day’ jailed for 10 years
A teacher who was impregnated by her 13-year-old pupil after admitting having 'near-daily sex' with him has been jailed for 10 years. Alexandria Vera, from Houston, Texas, was arrested on child sex abuse charges after she handed herself into Montgomery County police station on 1 June last year. The 24-year-old was a...
Lord Snowdon, Princess Margaret’s ex-husband and Royal photographer, dies aged 86
Lord Snowdon has died peacefully at home aged 86, his family have said. The English photographer and film maker – who was born in London on 7 March 1930 – was married to Princess Margaret from 1960 until 1978. The BBC reported his death today (13 January). Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones studied architecture...
Justin Trudeau under fire again after using Aga Khan’s helicopter
Justin Trudeau took a holiday on the Aga Khan’s private island in the Caribbean. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP Justin Trudeau, under fire for holidaying on a Caribbean island owned by the Aga Khan, has revealed he flew there by private helicopter – an apparent breach of official ethics rules. The Canadian prime...
Thailand’s parliament votes to make amendments in constitution, likely to delay general election
The military-backed parliament of Thailand has voted in favour to make amendments to the constitution as suggested by the new king's office. Of 231 members of the assembly, 228 voted in favour of the changes on Friday (13 January), according to a televised session of the proceedings. The draft of the amended constitution,...
Megalodon might have gone extinct because of its weakness for tiny whales
The mighty megaladon might have gone extinct because of its fondness of eating little whales, scientists have suggested. By analysing fossils of marine mammals from the upper Miocene period, a team of researchers has shown what Carcharocles megalodon was feeding on just before they died off an estimated 2.6 million years ago....
Robots could be given ‘personhood’ status and made to pay taxes, say European lawmakers
Robots which are used in warfare should be equipped with a "kill switch" so they can be turned off to prevent them from running amok. They should also be given certain rights and possibly pay a form of taxes to compensate the many people whose jobs they take, a report submitted to the European Parliament's legal...
Father and six-year-old daughter missing at sea for weeks found in Australia
A New Zealand man and his six-year-old daughter who were reported missing have finally found a safe harbour in Australia after spending almost a month at sea. What was supposed to a family trip on a catamaran became a 27-day long, 2,000km (1,241.7 miles) sea crossing when a storm damaged the vessel's rudder and Alan Langdon...
Germany Is Being Sued Over Its Forgotten Genocide
The descendants of the people massacred in Germany’s forgotten genocide 110 years ago are suing the present-day Berlin government. Namibia’s Herero and Nama people filed a class action lawsuit in a New York court on Jan. 5, demanding damages for the first genocide of the 20th century. After more than a century,...
Taiwan Scrambles Jets And Navy As China’s Aircraft Carrier Enters Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Jan 11 (Reuters) — Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships on Wednesday as a group of Chinese warships, led by its sole aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the latest sign of heightened tension between Beijing and the self-ruled island. China’s Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier, returning...
Trump turned down Dh7.3bn Damac deal ‘to avoid conflict of interest’
New York // Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on American intelligence agencies which he accused of allowing the release of documents containing unverified allegations that Russian agents had compromising information about the president-elect. He compared their activities with those of Nazi Germany,...
Knights of Malta refuse to assist in Vatican investigation over condom scandal
THE KNIGHTS OF Malta, the ancient Catholic lay order, is refusing to cooperate with a Vatican investigation into the sacking of a top official over a condom scandal — and is warning its members to toe the line if they choose to speak with investigators. In a statement yesterday, the Knights called Pope Francis’...
Barack’s final goodbye: President Obama’s emotional farewell speech
Barack Obama made an emotional farewell speech to comfort and encourage a country faced with economic changes, persistent security threats and, of course, the election of Donald Trump. Obama’s valedictory speech, delivered in his home city of Chicago, was a public meditation on the trials and triumphs, promises kept and...
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