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Mexico City officially renamed Mexico City (well, almost)
So, what’s the capital of Mexico? The answer really depends on your perspective. For people inside the country, it has been just “DF” or a Federal District, but now the government has decided to rebrand to pitch the city’s new status of an almost federal state. Mexico’s President Enrique...
First Zika medical test developed in Germany
German researchers have developed a diagnostic test that can accurately detect the Zika virus in humans. Until now, the only way to determine if someone had the illness was to wait to see if the disease’s distinctive symptoms appeared. Genekam, a German biotechnology company, has created technology that can not only...
Japan sets up anti-air missiles in Tokyo to boost defense against N. Korea
Japan says it has deployed two Patriot missile interceptors in Tokyo to counter North Korea’s activity. The deployment comes amid reports that Pyongyang is preparing for a space rocket launch. Two ground-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) launchers were installed near the Defense Ministry’s headquarters on...
10,000 kids missing in EU as criminals ‘exploit’ migrant flow – Europol chief of staff
Human traffickers are taking advantage of Europe’s refugee crisis to find sex and labor slaves, particularly children, Europol says. The EU police’s chief of staff told the Observer that some 10,000 minors have gone missing since crossing into the EU. Thousands of underage refugees have reportedly disappeared...
Packing on the PDA! Mel Gibson puts on an amorous display as he locks lips with 24-year-old girlfriend Rosalind Ross in Sydney
He's in Australia filming his latest blockbuster Hacksaw Ridge, but it isn't all work and no play for Mel Gibson. The 60-year-old actor-turned-director was seen packing on the PDA while enjoying a romantic waterside stroll with his much younger girlfriend Rosalind Ross, at the weekend. The pair were admiring the view...
Funniest Celebrity Selfies Of All Time
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a selfie is worth...
Here’s why you definitely need to visit Ireland
Ireland is a joy. And not just because of the ineffable beauty of its local bays, gulfs, islands, valleys and cliffs. The country’s unique history, culture and mythology also play their part. Everything here breathes freedom. Each castle, moor, windmill and seemingly ordinary path have a legend of their own, which is...
Guatemala’s toxic river of trash that is attracting thousands of ‘miners’ risking life in search of gold and jewellery
Amidst a torrent of grey, toxic water, these are the men who call themselves ‘miners’ as they risk their lives in search for gold and jewellery in a garbage-filled gorge. The water spews from a drainage tunnel and surges along the ravine, tumbling along trash that has fallen from Guatemala City’s landfill...
The problems plaguing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid
IT is the question every politician hates. A curly one that none of them want to answer. The T question. What about trust? Hillary Clinton’s time came exactly a week out from the first votes being cast in the race to the White House. This young millennial voter from Iowa had a question for the frontrunner. “It feels...
Migrant crisis: Dozens drown off Turkey as boat capsizes
At least 39 migrants, including several children, have drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, coastguards say. More than 60 have been rescued from the sea near the Turkish resort of Ayvacik. Local officials say they expect the death toll to rise when the capsized boat is searched. Thousands of refugees...
Violent, head-to-head crash between Earth and another planet created the moon
New clues suggest the moon resulted from a head-on collision between Earth and another forming planet, according to scientists. Researchers from a team lead by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed lunar and volcanic rocks before concluding the moon was formed during a violent head-on collision between an...
Two-wife minimum? The polygamy hoax that spread from Iraq to Eritrea
A false rumour that men in Eritrea would be legally obliged to marry at least two women went viral this week. But it's a hoax that has hit at least four countries to date, and actually began in Iraq, where it wasn't as implausible as it seems. When a far fetched story about enforced polygamy in Eritrea began...
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