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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...
Scotland locks horns with British PM over Brexit
British prime minister Theresa May and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon are locking horns over their preferred versions of Brexit, with Scotland warning it will once again attempt to declare independence from the United Kingdom. Ms Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the head of the Scottish...
Five Emiratis killed in Afghanistan attack
Five Emiratis were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The men were carrying out humanitarian, educational and development work in Afghanistan. The UAE ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Al Kaabi, was also injured in the explosion, in Kandahar, as previously reported. The dead were named on Wednesday as Mohammed Ali...
Why Dev Patel left London for LA after Slumdog Millionaire success
London may be the most multicultural city in the world, but Dev Patel doesn't believe that diversity extends to the big screen. In a new interview the actor, whose breakout role in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire earned him a Bafta nod, said he had to leave the capital for LA because of the lack of opportunities for...
DEATH OF AN F1 DRIVER
On this day in F1 – 10th January 1971 Italian driver Ignazio Giunti died competing in the Buenos Aires 1000km race. Unsighted by another car, Giunti’s Ferrari crashed into the back of the Matra of Jean-Piere Beltoise which the driver was trying push along the track to the pits – it was only later that year...
Cryptocurrency firm KeepKey offers 30 Bitcoin reward for arrest of ransom-hungry hacker
KeepKey, a firm that produces a hardware wallet used to store cryptographic keys for virtual currency, is offering a 30 Bitcoin (£22,379, $27,540) bounty for tips leading to the arrest of a hacker who tried to hold the company's founder to ransom after breaking into his personal accounts. Darin Stanchfield, chief...
Israeli soldiers shoot dead ‘knife-wielding’ Palestinian
Israeli soldiers have reportedly shot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian allegedly threatening to attack them in the occupied West Bank. The incident is said to have taken place when the Israeli troops were raiding a refugee camp to arrest suspected extremists. The army said the suspect had drawn a knife and charged towards the...
Should we expect a 2017 royal wedding? Odds Prince Harry will pop the question to Meghan Markle
A 2017 royal wedding may be on the cards as bookmakers slash the odds on Prince Harry getting engaged to his Suits actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle. The couple's reported romantic holiday to view the Northern Lights sparked Ladbrokes to predict a potential proposal over the next year – slashing the odds from 3/1 to...
Martin McGuinness quits as Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister
Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has resigned from his post in a move that threatens the province's power-sharing agreement. He said his resignation comes with "deep regret and reluctance" and is in protest at how the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) dealt with a renewable energy...
Commodities Round-up: Oil heads sideways, gold slides as traders book profits on recent highs
Oil headed sideways while gold futures slid on Friday (6 January), after a strong US jobs report boosted the dollar, and traders booked profits on recent commodity contract highs. The US economy added less jobs than expected in December, but wages increased at the fastest pace since 2009, according to Department of Labor's...
Car bomb kills at least 12 and injures dozens in eastern Baghdad
At least 12 people have been killed and 50 injured in a car bomb explosion at a vegetable market in eastern Baghdad, police said. The blast took place in the mainly Shia district of Jamila, Reuters reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan told AFP "A soldier at...
Former soldier charged with murder following Fort Lauderdale shooting
The former soldier arrested after a shooting spree inside a Florida airport killed five and injured six has been charged with murder. Esteban Santiago, 26, is alleged to have opened fire in baggage collection at Terminal 2 in Fort Lauderdale International Airport (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December...
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