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Agency News Jan 07, 2020

South Africa vs England 2nd Test 2020: Grandfather's Bets Pay Off For Dom Sibley From Beyond The Grave

That talent-spotting bore fruit when the 24-year-old opening batsman made his Test debut against New Zealand in November last year. His family had no idea they could benefit from a posthumous payout until MacKenzie's daughter Christine Sibley, Dom's mother, went to a William Hill betting shop in Surrey, south East of England.
Technology Jan 07, 2020

CES 2020: Samsung Unveils AI-Powered 'Artificial Human' in Las Vegas

The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of artificial intelligence called NEON, produced by the independent Samsung unit Star Labs. But some industry experts questioned the lack of detail provided by Samsung on the underlying technology.
Agency News Jan 07, 2020

Serena Williams Powers Past Camila Giorgi for 'Solid' Start to 2020 at Auckland WTA Classic

After more than three months off court, Williams took time to settle and was forced to save an early break point with the first six games all going with serve. But at 3-3 in the first set, Williams found her range and from there on the result was never in doubt.
World Jan 07, 2020

Qasem Soleimani Burial: Mourners Dead in Stampede at Iran General's Funeral Procession

AFP correspondents in Kerman said the streets of the southeastern city were packed with mourners for the funeral of Republican Guards commander Qasem Soleimani in his hometown.
World Jan 07, 2020

Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 Strikes Puerto Rico: USGS

A strong earthquake struck off the south of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of tremors that have shaken the island since December 28.
World Jan 07, 2020

Iran Parliament Passes Bill Against US Forces and Employees, Designates Them as 'Terrorists'

Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday designating all US forces "terrorists" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike last week.
Sports Jan 07, 2020

Napoli 1-3 Inter Milan, Serie A 2019-20 Results: Romelu Lukaku Double Keep Internazionale on Top in League Standings

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Inter Milan held on to top spot in Serie A on Monday with a 3-1 win over Napoli to keep the pressure on Juventus who earlier swept past Cagliari with Cristiano Ronaldo netting his first hat-trick in the Italian top flight.
Sports Jan 07, 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First Serie A Hat-trick As Juventus Maul Cagliari 4-0

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an "emotional" return for AC Milan in a goalless draw against Sampdoria.
Auto Jan 07, 2020

Hyundai to Make Flying Cars for Uber Air Taxis

Hyundai announced Monday it would mass produce flying cars for Uber's aerial rideshare network set to deploy in 2023. The South Korean manufacturer said it would produce the four-passenger electric "vertical take-off and landing vehicles" at "automotive scale," without offering details.
World Jan 07, 2020

Reynhard Sinaga, Indonesian Student, Slapped With Life Term by UK Court After Convicting Him For 159 Sexual Offences

Judge Suzanne Goddard described the 36-year-old from Indonesia's Jambi province as "an evil sexual predator" who preyed on drunken young men on nights out. He is thought to have used sedatives to render his victims unconscious before filming the attacks. Most knew nothing about the assaults. He was caught only when one victim woke up.
Agency News Jan 06, 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo Serie A Hat-Trick Puts Juventus Top as Zlatan Ibrahimovic Returns in AC Milan Stalemate

Maurizio Sarri's side had been pegged back in the first half by the sixth-placed Sardinians who have been pushing for a spot in the Champions League places this season but fell to their third consecutive defeat. The second-half was all one-way traffic with 34-year-old Ronaldo breaking the deadlock just after the interval.
Agency News Jan 06, 2020

UAE Launches 5-Years Multi-Entry Tourist Visas for All Nationalities

The United Arab Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub.
World Jan 06, 2020

US-Iran Tensions: American Lawmakers to Vote on Curbing Donald Trump's War Powers, Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Democrats have complained that Trump took the action without first consulting with the so-called Gang of Eight top lawmakers in Congress, including Pelosi, and have insisted that only Congress can declare war.
Agency News Jan 06, 2020

ATP Cup 2020: Rafael Nadal Flawless as Novak Djokovic Braves Brutal Conditions in Sydney

An ominous Rafael Nadal was in cruise control for Spain at the ATP Cup Monday but Serbia's Novak Djokovic was forced to sweat through brutal conditions for his second win in a row.
Social Viral Jan 06, 2020

UK Bosses Earn Annual Average Wage in Days, Says New Research

Chief executives of FTSE-100-listed companies earn 117 times the average annual salary, the High Pay Centre and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development estimate. The latest available figures reveal the average worker earns GBP 29,559 (USD 38,905, 34,749 euros) a year, which an average chief executive earning GBNP 3.46 million earns in just three days.
World Jan 06, 2020

'Pirates' Kill Four Nigerian Navy Personnel, Kidnap 3 Foreigners

The waters around Nigeria are among the most dangerous in the world for piracy. In the first nine months of last year the Gulf of Guinea accounted for 82 percent of crew kidnappings around the world, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an organisation monitoring crimes at sea.
Lifestyle Jan 06, 2020

Bangkok Medical Marijuana Clinic Rolls Out Free Handouts of Cannabis Oil to Cancer And Insomniac Patients

Thailand in 2018 became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise medical marijuana, although many Thais have long used the herb in traditional medicine. The government is eager to harvest the multi-billion-dollar potential of weed, investing in tech to extract, distill and market cannabis oils.
World Jan 06, 2020

Indonesian Arrested Selling Sumatran Tiger Skin

Police, who confiscated the tiger's skull as well as some bones and teeth, said they were also hunting another man who allegedly supplied the animal's parts to the suspect.
World Jan 06, 2020

Iran: Mourners Pack Tehran to Grieve Killing of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani

His assassination ratcheted up tensions between arch-enemies Tehran and Washington. Iran said late Sunday it was further rolling back its commitments to a nuclear deal already in tatters since US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from it in May 2018.
Sports Jan 06, 2020

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Statue in His Hometown Malmo Vandalised Again! View Pic

In November, a day after his investment in Hammarby, Ibrahimovic filed a "hate crime" complaint after the statue was attacked and the word 'Judas' daubed across the front door of his Stockholm home. In the latest incident the statue had collapsed against the barrier protecting it, its feet partially chopped off.

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