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Uber car-hire app losing $1bn in China every year, says CEO
App-based car-hire service Uber is losing more than $1bn (£699m) a year in China, as it struggles against what it called a "fierce competitor". Uber CEO Travis Kalanick made the admission while speaking at a private event in Vancouver, according to Canadian tech news site Betakit. The $1bn figure was later...
Man crafts huge 18ft PENIS-shaped tree in front garden in bid to make people laugh
Tree surgeon Chris Bishop has spent three years pruning and shaping the 25-year-old Cypress tree into its distinctive phallic shape A man has crafted a huge 18ft penis-shaped tree crafted by its owner in a bid to make people laugh. Tree surgeon Chris Bishop, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has spent three years pruning and...
At least 100 bodies found in sewer system under Colombian prison
Colombian authorities are investigating the disappearance and dismemberment of at least 100 people whose bodies were allegedly thrown into a sewer system underneath a notorious prison in Bogota. The investigation is focusing on La Modelo, one of Colombia's largest and most overpopulated prisons. But officials say the...
Trump challenged over Iraq war
Columbia, South Carolina. Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that he "could have" signaled support for invading Iraq during a 2002 interview with Howard Stern. "It was probably the first time I was asked that question," the GOP presidential front-runner told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a South...
US election: Donald Trump v Pope… who wins?
The one thing we've learnt about Donald Trump since he entered the presidential race is that turning the other cheek is not his style. Ever. He's lashed out at his critics and bullied his opponents. He has mocked the disabled and had protesters bundled out of his rallies. Only yesterday he sent a "cease and...
When ISIS comes to Rome…What Trump says to Pope?
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump accused Pope Francis of being a pawn of the Mexican government and called his criticism “disgraceful.” After a visit to Mexico, the pontiff said that building only walls and not bridges was “not Christian.” .@Pontifex on Trump, during a presser on papal plane:...
Pope Francis questions Donald Trump Christianity
The Pope has questioned US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity over his call to build a border wall with Mexico. Pope Francis said "a person who thinks only about building walls… and not of building bridges, is not Christian". The New York businessman supports deporting nearly 11...
‘Who do they think they are?’: Presidential candidates weigh in on Apple v FBI
US presidential candidates have come down on the side of the FBI in their iPhone data access dispute with Apple. This “backdoor” episode is seen by many as the latest attempt by the US government to facilitate the surveillance of American — and foreign — citizens. The FBI is currently unable to access...
‘People can’t live there’: Sinking Greek ghost town ignored by government (PHOTOS)
New photos of a Greek village sinking since a massive landslide struck in 2012 show the devastating impact the natural disaster and lack of official response has had on the once-thriving community. Ropoto, in central Greece, is now abandoned after villagers were forced to leave their homes due to ongoing landslides. Many...
Splash test dummy: NASA test-crashes new Boeing Starliner
In preparation for the launch of NASA’s new astronaut-carrying CST-100 Starliner next year, the US space agency has been testing the spaceship’s crash landing capabilities by dropping it into water. The commercial craft, a collaboration between Boeing and NASA, is expected to boost American space travel by...
Germany’s migrant crisis: Refugees committed more than 200,000 crimes last year
REFUGEES in Germany committed 92,000 more offences in the country last year than in 2014, according to official figures. The leaked report comes just weeks after New Year's Eve sex attacks in the country, which has taken in more than one million people during the current migrant crisis. Officials also warned of a...
New visa rules could spell ‘disaster’ for foreign doctors in UK
NHS already facing risk of a workforce crisis as junior doctors in England consider the new contract imposed on them The NHS could be starved of doctors from overseas because of proposed new visa rules that would leave them “last in line” for specialist jobs, the British Medical Association has warned. Reforms aimed...
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