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World Aug 20, 2019

D-Day for Italian Government as PM Giuseppe Conte Resignation Mooted

The fate of Italy's government is to be decided on Tuesday with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte expected to resign after far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini pulled the plug on the dysfunctional coalition.
World Aug 20, 2019

Barack Obama's High School Basketball Jersey Sold for $120,000 in Auction

A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000, according to the Dallas auction house that sold it. The number 23 jersey belonged to 18-year-old Obama while he was a senior at Punahou high school in Hawaii, where he lived at the time, according to Heritage Auctions.
World Aug 19, 2019

New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo Sacked Over Choking Death of Black Man

A New York state grand jury decided in December 2014 that there was insufficient evidence to support homicide charges against Pantaleo, amid claims that Garner suffered from a heart condition and asthma that could have caused his death.
World Aug 19, 2019

Uganda: 19 Killed in Fuel Truck Blast at Kyambura Trading Centre

In 2002, 70 people were killed when an oil truck rammed into a bus in Rutoto, less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Kyambura. And in 2013, 33 people died in an explosion after a fuel truck overturned -- many having rushed to the scene to siphon fuel.
World Aug 19, 2019

Canary Islands Fire: More Evacuations as Gran Canaria Wildfire Out of Control

More than 700 firefighters and other ground crew and 14 water-dropping helicopters and planes were working on bringing the blaze under control on Monday. With the temperature set to rise, authorities estimate it could take days before the blaze is brought under control.
Sports Aug 19, 2019

Barcelona Transfer News: Philippe Coutinho Joins Bayern Munich on Loan

The 27-year-old Brazilian joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018 for an initial 120 million euros in a deal that included another 40 million euros in potential add-ons. But the international midfielder's stint at Barcelona never worked out as hoped despite huge excitement around his arrival at the Camp Nou.
Lifestyle Aug 19, 2019

Chernobyl Attracts Tourists By the Hoards After HBO’s Show, ‘Dark Tourism’ Stokes Fear in Lithuania

The Baltic state's only nuclear power plant built in Soviet times was open to the public even before the 'Chernobyl' drama first aired in May but has since seen a steady uptick in visitors on the heels of the show's success. The northern Fabijoniskes neighbourhood was transformed into Pripyat, a city of nearly 50,000 people near Chernobyl that was abandoned after the disaster.
Sports Aug 19, 2019

Neymar-Less PSG Suffer Shock 1-2 Defeat Against Rennes in France Ligue 1 Match; Paris Saint-Germain Get Humiliated For Leaving Brazilian Forward Out of Squad

Angolan-born 16-year-old Eduardo Camavinga starred in Rennes midfield, and proved to be key in his team's winning goal, along with experienced playmaker Clement Grenier. Rennes boss Julien Stephan said Camavinga, the first player born since January 2002 to feature in Europe's top five leagues, had continued to improve since making his first team debut in April.
World Aug 19, 2019

Iran Says It Has Warned US Against Seizing Oil Tanker

Iran had been locked in a high-seas standoff with US ally Britain since Royal Marines seized the tanker off the coast of UK territory Gibraltar on July 4 on suspicion it was shipping oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman dismissed the notion that there was a link between the two seizures.
World Aug 19, 2019

Recession in 2020 or 2021, Predicts US Economists: Survey

More economists shifted their recession prediction to 2021, narrowing the gap from the prior report, which had many more expecting the change next year. The results show 46 percent expect at least one more rate cut this year from the Fed, while about a third see policy holding where it is now, with 2.25 percent as the top end of the policy range.
Sports Aug 19, 2019

Ashley Cole Retires From Football at 38: Former England International Calls Time on Trophy-Laden Career

After leaving Chelsea in 2014, he had short spells with Roma, LA Galaxy and most recently Derby County, under the management of former teammate Frank Lampard last season. However, his contract with the Rams ran out at the end of last season.
World Aug 19, 2019

Iran Tanker Departs After Gibraltar Rejects US Demand

Authorities in Gibraltar have not confirmed its departure. Gibraltar seized the Grace 1 on July 4 on suspicion it was transporting oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions, triggering a sharp deterioration in relations between Tehran and London. Iran has repeatedly denied any violations.
Sports Aug 18, 2019

Frank Lampard Denied First Win As Chelsea Vs Leicester City Ends in a Draw at Stamford Bridge

Lampard, Chelsea's all-time record goalscorer, managed to avoid being the first Blues boss to lose his first two Premier League games in charge since Gianluca Vialli 21 years ago.
World Aug 18, 2019

Bangladesh: 10,000 Homeless After Massive Fire Razes Slum Dhaka’s Mirpur

"We are providing them with food, water, mobile toilets, and electricity supply," municipal official Shafiul Azam told AFP, adding that authorities were trying to find permanent accommodation.
Social Viral Aug 18, 2019

French Waiter Shot Dead for Being ‘Too Slow With Sandwich’

It is sad," said a 29-year-old woman. "It's a quiet restaurant, without any problems. It just opened a few months ago. "But others noted high crime levels in the area, notably drug-dealing and public drunkenness.
World Aug 18, 2019

Four Dead, Nine Injured in Romania Psychiatric Hospital Attack: Reports

Four people have died and nine were injured after being attacked by a patient in a psychiatric hospital, Romanian press reports said Sunday.
World Aug 18, 2019

Bangladesh: 10,000 Homeless After Fire Razes in Dhaka

At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladesh capital and destroyed thousands of shanties, officials said Sunday.
World Aug 18, 2019

Three Palestinians Killed by Israeli Soldiers at Gaza Border

Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian health ministry said Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired at Israel from the blockaded enclave.
World Aug 18, 2019

Iceland Commemorates First Glacier Lost to Climate Change

Iceland on Sunday honours the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate.
World Aug 18, 2019

Argentine Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne Resigns Amid Deepening Crisis

Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne resigned Saturday after a week of economic tumult caused by President Mauricio Macri's defeat in a primary poll ahead of a general election.

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