October 2019

Last February, a four-engined US OC-135B aircraft - a variant of the old Stratolifter military transport plane - lumbered into the air to conduct a surveillance flight over Russia.

US-Russia Surveillance Flights Treaty Under Threat

October 30, 2019 4:12 pm

Last February, a four-engined US OC-135B aircraft – a variant of the old Stratolifter military transport plane – lumbered into the air to conduct a surveillance flight over Russia.

Among those on board were six Russian officials to ensure fair-play. It was all part of a little-known agreement – the Open Skies Treaty – that since entering into force in 2002 has enabled unarmed reconnaissance flights over Russia, the United States and several other countries to improve confidence and assure against surprise attack.

Now this treaty is under threat. Reports suggest that US President Donald Trump has already signed a …

13 Highest Earning Dead Celebrities Of 2019

13 Highest Earning Dead Celebrities Of 2019

October 30, 2019 4:11 pm
The concept that an artiste’s works is better appreciated when he or she is deceased remains a mystery.
In the spirit of Halloween, Forbes has ranked 13 dead celebrities who raked in the most cash in 2019. And King of Pop Michael Jackson once again topped this year’s Forbes list of the highest-paid dead celebrities list, after hauling in $60 million over the past year. In all the 13 dead celebrities pulled in $284.5 million.The list measured pretax income from October 1, 2018, through October 1, 2019.

See below for the 13 highest-earning dead celebrities of 2019

13. GEORGE

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Barack Obama Mobilises Americans To Vote In Viral Video

Barack Obama Challenges ‘Woke’ Culture

October 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Former US President Barack Obama has challenged “woke” culture telling young people: “The world is messy.”

He made the comments at the Obama Foundation’s annual summit in Chicago on Tuesday.

Mr Obama said that calling people out on social media did not bring about change, and that change was complex.

“Woke” is described as being alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice, along with being aware of what’s going on in the community.

Mr Obama told the audience: “I get a sense among certain young people on social media that the way of making change is to be as …

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over 'Auctioning' Of Singer's Drip

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over ‘Auctioning’ Of Singer’s Drip

October 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Eleven staff have been suspended from a Chinese hospital on suspicion of trying to sell medical products used by a popular singer JJ Lin.

A photo of a drip bag and syringe said to have been used by JJ Lin during his recent hospital stay in Jiangsu province were posted online by staff.

He had been admitted to hospital last week with a fever following a concert.

Lin, 38, has released 13 Mandopop albums – pop music sung in Mandarin – since 2013 and won best Mandarin male singer in the Golden Melody Awards.

Among the items posted for …

NATO Demands Russia Withdraw All Troops’ From Ukraine

NATO Demands Russia Withdraw All Troops’ From Ukraine

October 30, 2019 2:56 pm

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday welcomed a pullback by the Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, but reiterated calls for Russia to “withdraw all their troops”.

Tuesday saw a long-awaited pullback between the two sides in a key area of the war-torn east.

The move was a precondition for the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

“We welcome all efforts to reduce tensions,” Stoltenberg said during a visit to the Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

“But we know there

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Quebec Raises Legal Consumption Age For Cannabis To 21

Quebec Raises Legal Consumption Age For Cannabis To 21

October 30, 2019 2:40 pm

The day cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, the line outside of Quebec’s government-run pot shop in downtown Montreal ran hundreds deep down multiple city blocks.

At least some of those enthusiasts will be gravely disappointed after a new law passed by the provincial government has raised the legal consumption age from 18 to 21. The change, announced this week, is intended to “protect” teenagers and their developing brains, according to the junior health minister, Lionel Carmant.

The new law, which comes into effect on 1 January, also prohibits the consumption of cannabis on public roads, in bus shelters, …

UK: Boris Johnson Fails Again To Call Snap Election

UK: Boris Johnson Fails Again To Call Snap Election

October 29, 2019 5:57 pm

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has again failed in his drive to call an early election, as he sought to break the political deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union.

A total of 299 MPs on Monday night backed Johnson’s latest bid – his third – but with opposition parties abstaining and 70 MPs voting against, the prime minister did not secure the backing of the two-thirds of the 650 MPs required by law to pass the motion.

Read Also: Brexit: Boris Johnson In Last Push To Get Deal Through

An exasperated Johnson in response said the electorate would

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Facebook Takes More Heat For Enabling Political Falsehoods

Facebook Takes More Heat For Enabling Political Falsehoods

October 29, 2019 5:36 pm

Facebook came under fresh criticism Tuesdayfor its hands-off approach to political speech, as a group of employees and US lawmakers called on the social network to apply fact-checking for politicians spreading misinformation.

A letter from Facebook employees urged the company to crack down on “civic misinformation,” saying the spread of debunked claims is a “threat” to what the company stands for.

“We strongly object to this policy as it stands. It doesn’t protect voices, but instead allows politicians to weaponize our platform by targeting people who believe that content posted by political figures is trustworthy,” said the letter first

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Teen Who Pushed Friend Off Washington Bridge Sentenced

Teen Who Pushed Friend Off Washington Bridge Sentenced

October 29, 2019 5:18 pm
The Washington teenager who pleaded guilty to pushing her friend off a 60-foot bridge will spend just two days behind bars.

Taylor Smith was sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment last week, according to The Columbian. She must also pay a fine of $300 and has been prohibited from talking to the victim for two years.

The 19-year-old was caught on a 10-second video pushing Jordan Holgerson, then 16, off the bridge at Moulton Falls after her friend said she didn’t want to jump.

Helgerson suffered

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Chile Police Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Protesters

Chile Police Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Protesters

October 29, 2019 5:05 pm

Santiago, Chile – Gabriel del Campo said he was peacefully protesting in the small square of a quiet Santiago neighbourhood last week when things quickly turned violent.

“It was very peaceful. Lots of families,” he told Al Jazeera, adding they were taking part in a “cacerolazo”, a non-violent form of protest where crowds bang pots and pans.

Before long, police forcefully entered into the crowd, throwing tear gas, he said.

“There were children, babies – I was next to an old man with a walking stick” he added.

To protect those around him, Del Campo said he kicked a smoking

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World Bank Pledges To Assist Nigeria Increase IGR

World Bank Pledges To Assist Nigeria Increase IGR

October 29, 2019 3:59 pm

The World Bank has pledged its support towards assisting Nigeria to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to address poverty and service delivery by government.

World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, made the pledged at the opening of a Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday in Abuja.

Chaudhuri said one of the things that surprised him when he assumed office in Nigeria was the country’s low level of revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), put at eight per cent.

According to him, this is small compared with the number obtainable in

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84yr Old Arrested For Trying To Burn Down Mosque

84yr Old Arrested For Trying To Burn Down Mosque

October 29, 2019 3:58 pm

84-year-old Claude Sinké was arrested by France security on Monday after he allegedly shot and injured two Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Bayonne, south-western France.

The suspect according to report was trying to burn down the mosque during the time he inflicted the harms on the victims.

Sinké was a former election candidate for Marine Le Pen’s far-Right National Rally. He was arrested at his home in Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, near Bayonne after fleeing the scene by car. He reportedly set a vehicle on fire before he left. Police found a gas canister and a handgun in his car.

Patrice Peyruqueou, …

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