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World Dec 01, 2019

New Orleans Shooting: 11 Wounded in Popular Tourist Hub French Quarter, Says US Police

The shooting took place at about 3:00 am on a crowded commercial street near many hotels in a historic district that attracts visitors from around the world. No fatalities had been reported, and police said they quickly responded to the incident as extra patrols were on duty for an annual Thanksgiving weekend university football game in the city.
World Dec 01, 2019

Saudi Arabia Becomes First Arab Nation to Take Over G20 Presidency From Japan

The oil-rich kingdom has promoted a liberalisation drive, including granting greater rights to women, but faced strong criticism over a crackdown on dissent and the murder last year of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
World Dec 01, 2019

China: IT Ministry Orders Telecom Operators to Collect Face Scans for Registering New Phone Users

In addition to mobile users, Chinese social media site Weibo was forced to roll out real-name registration in 2012. Oversight of social media has ramped up in recent years as part of the Chinese government's push to "promote the healthy, orderly development of the Internet, protect state security and public interest".
Sports Dec 01, 2019

Premier League 2019 Match Results: Liverpool Stretch Lead With 2-1 Win Over Brighton; Manchester City Jolted by Newcastle United, Chelsea Stumble Against West Ham

Tottenham have conceded twice in all three of Mourinho's matches in charge and were left hanging on as Harry Wilson scored a late double for the visitors. Crystal Palace secured their first win in six games to move into the top half as Wilfried Zaha and Jeffrey Schlupp were on target in a 2-0 win at Burnley.
Sports Dec 01, 2019

Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe Expected to Take Ballon d’Or Honours

That ended a decade in which Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had won the Ballon d'Or five times each, but the smart money now is on the Barcelona man claiming number six. There are 30 nominees in total for the prize, organised by France Football magazine and voted for by 180 journalists from around the world.
Sports Dec 01, 2019

Liverpool vs Brighton, Premier League 2019-20 Result: Virgil van Dijk Double Takes League Leaders 11 Points Clear

The Brazilian was dismissed on 76 minutes as he raced out of his area to handle an attempted chip by Brighton substitute Leandro Trossard. Spanish replacement Adrian came on but his first act was to pick the ball out of the net as Lewis Dunk rolled the free-kick past the Liverpool wall and an unprepared goalkeeper.
Sports Dec 01, 2019

Chelsea 0-1 West Ham, Premier League 2019-20 Result: Aaron Cresswell Halts Hammers' 7-Match Winless Run With Shock Chelsea Win

The Hammers had lost their last three matches, increasing the speculation that former Manchester City manager Pellegrini was set for the sack. Now Pellegrini goes into Wednesday's trip to Wolves with renewed hope of avoiding the axe after West Ham moved six points clear of the relegation zone.
Sports Nov 30, 2019

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Bournemouth, Premier League 2019-20 Result: Dele Alli Brace Continues Jose Mourinho's Perfect Run at Spurs

The Portuguese coach made recovering Alli's form of old one of his top priorities when taking over from Mauricio Pochettino last week and it is already paying dividends as the England international has now scored three times in three games under Mourinho.
Sports Nov 30, 2019

Bucharest Set for Euro 2020 Draw As Tournament Enters New Territory

The coaches of all qualified nations will be in attendance for the draw ceremony beginning at 1700 GMT (7pm local time) at the Romexpo exhibition centre in Romania's capital, which will host four matches at the finals.
Sports Nov 30, 2019

Alaves vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2019-20 Result: Dani Carvajal Winner Takes Los Blancos on Top

Madrid pull three points clear of Barcelona and six ahead of Atletico, who have played a game more than the top two. Sevilla, in third, host Leganes on Sunday. Alaves stay 13th. A 1-0 defeat at Mendizorrotza 13 months ago came three weeks before Julen Lopetegui was sacked as coach but this time Madrid showed the kind of steel that was so painfully lacking last season.
Sports Nov 30, 2019

Newcastle United 2-2 Manchester City, Premier League 2019-20 Result: Jonjo Shelvey Stunner Put Champions Back in Title Race

City have now dropped points in five of their 14 league games this season and could end the day 11 points behind leaders Liverpool. Guardiola was without Sergio Aguero who has been ruled out for a couple of weeks by a thigh muscle injury and City missed his predatory instincts as they failed to make nearly 80 percent possession count.
Social Viral Nov 30, 2019

Bolivia Wrestlers: Fighting Cholitas Back in the Ring After Weeks of Unrest

The raucous crowd of elderly men, young women and parents with small children heckle and hurl insults as the indigenous women wrestlers, wearing traditional multilayered 'pollera' skirts and long braids, flip, kick, punch and pull each other's hair in a chaotic show that often spills outside the ring onto the pavement.
Social Viral Nov 30, 2019

Taiwan's Athletes Fall in Love After Being Paired up for Wheelchair Dancing! Unique Love Story Goes Viral (Watch Video)

Part of the island's last generation of polio survivors, they have spent years perfecting their dance routines. Currently ranked world number two, the recently-married couple are in Germany this weekend to compete in the World Para Dance Sport Championship.
World Nov 30, 2019

London Bridge Terror Attack: Man, Convicted for Terrorism, Stabs Two to Death Wearing Hoax Explosive Device

Three more people were wounded in the stabbing spree that came less than two weeks before Britain votes in a general election, and revived memories of a three-man attack two years ago on London Bridge that killed eight.
World Nov 30, 2019

Netherlands: Three Minors Stabbed at The Hague’s Shopping Area in Grote Marktstraat on Black Friday

Dutch police on Monday arrested two suspected jihadists, one of them in The Hague, and charged them with planning a terror attack using suicide and car bombs. Earlier this month a Pakistani man was sentenced to 10 years in jail for a plot to kill far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
World Nov 29, 2019

Adel Abdel Mahdi to Resign as Iraq PM After Protests That Claimed More Than 400 Lives

Adel Abdel Mahdi's written statement was greeted with cheers and blaring music across Baghdad's iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square, where crowds have amassed since early October against a ruling class deemed corrupt and inefficient.
Lifestyle Nov 29, 2019

World Karaoke Championship 2019 Comes to Japan, The Place Where Karaoke Originated

Accountants, teachers and economists from as far afield as the Faroe Islands, Guatemala and Brazil are battling for the prestigious title of the world's best karaoke singer in the competition run since 2003. And like everyone around the world who has ever grabbed the mic, for a brief time under the spotlight, the contestants found their 15 minutes of fame.
Social Viral Nov 29, 2019

Cambodia 'Bug Cafe' Serves Insects to Customers! From Ant Spring Rolls to Silkworm Taro Croquettes, Eatery Offers Crawling Creatures on Plate

At the busy 'Bugs Cafe' in the tourist town of Siem Reap, chef Seiha Soeun stands over a sizzling wok in the kitchen tossing in crickets, grasshoppers, tarantulas and scorpions. Sold at street vendors or in Instagram-friendly tourist spots, insects aren't new to Cambodian palates.
Lifestyle Nov 29, 2019

Antartica's Tour Operators Police Themselves, One Among Unique Rules of The Continent

Other agreements have since been added to the treaty, including the 1991 Madrid Protocol on environmental protection. Declaring Antarctica a 'nature reserve' where the mining of mineral resources is banned, the Protocol says human activities may only be undertaken after environmental impact studies.
Entertainment Nov 29, 2019

K-pop Star Jung Joon-young Jailed For 6 Years For Gang Rape, Spycam Crimes

South Korean singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young was convicted Friday of gang rape and distributing videos of the assaults and other sexual encounters, and was jailed for six years in a scandal that has rocked K-pop.

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