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Lifestyle Jun 27, 2019

Is Vaping Safe? San Francisco’s Move to Ban E-Cigarette Sale Raises Valid Questions

San Francisco has decided to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in 2020, hoping to curb a surge in vaping among adolescents.
World Jun 27, 2019

Heatwave Alert in Europe: Record-Breaking Temperatures Threaten to Surpass 40 Degrees Celsius

Europe's record-breaking heatwave was forecast to intensify Thursday, with authorities on alert as temperatures threaten to surpass 40 degrees Celsius in some regions.
Lifestyle Jun 27, 2019

Can Playing Rugby Cause Brain Disease? Australian A-List Players Found Suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Post-mortem examinations have found a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head in two elite Australian rugby league players, the first cases found in the sport, researchers said Thursday.
Sports Jun 27, 2019

New Zealand Super Rugby Team News: Colin Cooper Quit as Chiefs Coach a Year Early

Colin Cooper quit the Waikato Chiefs Thursday with a year still on his coaching contract, saying he was leaving for the long-term good of the New Zealand Super Rugby team.
Technology Jun 27, 2019

Facebook’s Instagram Expands Ads to Explore Feeds

Instagram, which now has more than a billion users worldwide and has attracted some users tired of the core Facebook platform, has become an important source of advertising revenue for the California social networking giant.
World Jun 26, 2019

Madagascar Independence Day Tragedy: 15 Crushed to Death, Dozens Injured

15 people were crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar on Wednesday at a stadium hosting national independence day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo, hospital officials said.
World Jun 26, 2019

US Pushes UN to Tighten Iran Sanctions Blacklist

The UN blacklist contains the names of 23 individuals and 61 entities linked to Iran's nuclear activities, including the commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Qods force, Major General Qasem Soleimani.
Sports Jun 26, 2019

Sri Lanka to Stick to Lucky 'Yellow' Jersey Against South Africa in Cricket World Cup 2019, ICC Grants Permission

Sri Lanka, whose first-choice shirts are predominantly dark blue, will wear their alternative yellow kit in the team's remaining three group games.
Sports Jun 26, 2019

Chris Gayle Confirms Retirement Plans After Home Series Against India in August Are On Hold

Chris Gayle on Wednesday revealed he was delaying his retirement after previously stating the World Cup would be his final one-day international tournament.
World Jun 26, 2019

Oman to Open First Gulf Arab Embassy in Palestinian Territories

A delegation from the ministry will travel to Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority, to take the necessary measures to open the embassy, it said. The announcement was cautiously welcomed by a senior Palestinian official.
World Jun 26, 2019

Syria Airstrikes: Rescue Workers Among 9 killed in Russian Air Raids

The two civil defence workers, known as the White Helmets, were killed after Russian air strikes hit their ambulance in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
World Jun 26, 2019

US Cyber Attack On Iran Shrouded in Digital 'Fog of War'

There are no fighting fronts or observers, and evidence and clues can be easily manipulated when the confrontation plays out within computer servers.
World Jun 26, 2019

Naked Biker, Topless Sunbathers Spark Row as Europe Sizzles With Extreme Heatwave

In Germany, where the 70-year-old record temperature for June of 38.5 degrees Celsius could be beaten on Wednesday, police in Brandenburg cautioned a naked man for driving his moped wearing only his helmet and sandals.
Sports Jun 26, 2019

Wimbledon 2019 Preview: Can Roger Federer Lift Ninth Title Twenty Years After Debut?

His eighth and most recent Wimbledon title came off a straight-sets demolition of an injury-hit and tearful Marin Cilic in the 2017 final.
Technology Jun 26, 2019

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Faces Pre-G20 Examination

Facebook promises the new currency, launching next year, will slash transaction costs and bring more services to people without access to the banking system.
Sports Jun 26, 2019

IOC to Oversee Tokyo 2020 Boxing As AIBA Stripped of Olympic Status

The IOC will now organise boxing in AIBA's place, the federation becoming the first to have been stripped of its right to organise its own sport at an Olympics.
Sports Jun 26, 2019

David Silva Set to Leave Manchester City FC at The End of 2019-20 Premier League Season

Silva missed chunks of City's title-winning 2017/18 season to return to Spain where his pre-mature born son Mateo was being treated in hospital. Mateo has since recovered and was in attendance for City's first home game of this season in August, when Silva scored in a 6-1 rout of Huddersfield.
Lifestyle Jun 26, 2019

San Francisco Bans E-Cigarette Sale, Becomes First Major US City to Do So

Backers said the ban was necessary due to the "significant public health consequences" of a "dramatic surge" in e-cigarette use among teenagers.
Entertainment Jun 26, 2019

Rapper Cardi B Says ‘Not Guilty Sir’ To Strip New York Club Brawl Charges in 2018

The brash rapper appeared calm throughout the proceedings, her hands clasped behind her back, showing her talon-esque hot pink nail extensions to the room.
World Jun 26, 2019

Salvadoran Migrant and Child Drown in Rio Grande River While Crossing into US, Shocking Pics of Their Bodies Cause Outrage

Ramirez carried the little girl on his back, stowing her inside his t-shirt to keep her safe as they attempted to cross the river. But the pair were swept away by violent currents, drowning before her mother's eyes, who survived the ordeal and arrived on shore. The two bodies were found Monday in Matamoros in Tamaulipas state.

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