Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | German Chancellor Angela Merkel denounced the emergence of “another form of anti-Semitism” from refugees of Arab origin in Germany, in an interview with Israeli television broadcast on Sunday. “We have a new phenomenon, as we have many refugees among whom there are, for example, people …
Read More »Iran threatens to ‘vigorously’ resume enrichment if US quits deal
New York, United States | AFP | Iran warned Saturday it is ready to “vigorously” resume nuclear enrichment if the United States ditches the 2015 nuclear deal, and said further “drastic measures” are being considered in response to a US exit. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters in …
Read More »Spy camera coming that knows what you are thinking!
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The data we share with companies online has become a hot-button issue, but new technologies could soon be scanning us as we go about our day. Our bodies give off various signals that can be scanned and analysed by advanced computer systems, revealing everything …
Read More »‘World’s oldest person’ dies in Japan at 117
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world’s oldest person, has died, a local official told AFP Sunday. Nabi Tajima, who was born August 4, 1900, died around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) Saturday at a hospital on her native Kikai Island in Kagoshima region, …
Read More »Eight police officers say rats ate half a ton of missing marijuana, sacked
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The marijuana had been in storage for at least two years when 500kgs of it vanished. In total, 6,000kg of marijuana was registered in the warehouse in Pilar, Argentina two years ago, however this year only 5,460kg remained. Suspicion then fell on former police …
Read More »World Bank shareholders approve $13 bln capital increase
Washington, United States | AFP | World Bank shareholders approved a “historic” increase in the bank’s lending capacity Saturday after the United States backed a reform package that curbs loans and charges more for higher income countries like China. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said neither China nor any …
Read More »Were you freaked out by Friday the 13th?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some people take the superstition of Friday the 13th very seriously. Normal acts, like getting on a plane today can feel like the end of the world for them. One Tweeted that he was not only on flight number 666, but en-route to Hel …
Read More »Child rape case heightens India’s Hindu-Muslim divide
Jammu, India | AFP | The internet is being cut for hours on end in Jammu as authorities try to halt protests that have grown in the Kashmir winter capital since the rape-murder of an eight year old girl opened a new front in India’s Hindu-Muslim divide. With near daily …
Read More »Scientists create tiny booze detector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists have created a tiny new sensor that can continuously monitor levels of alcohol in the blood. The device, which measures roughly one cubic millimeter, is injected beneath the skin and can be linked up to a smartphone. Alcohol levels in the blood can …
Read More »Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 48
Kabul, Afghanistan | AFP | An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 48 people including women and children and wounded 112 outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday in the latest attack on election preparations. The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up …
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