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It Even Snowed In The Sahara Desert
It's almost impossible to put a firm number on how many times snow has fallen in the Sahara , Stefan Kröpelin , a University of Cologne geologist who has been researching the desert's climate for years, told The New York Times on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Widnes Vikings centre, Kato Ottio, dies at 23
Ottio signed for Widnes at the end of past year from Australian National Rugby League team the Canberra Raiders. Papua New Guinea global Ottio, who represented his country at last year's World Cup, was due to travel to join Widnes for pre-season training after signing for them in December. [Full Article...]
MI couple wanted in death of 4-year-old arrested in Georgia
She was rushed to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, where she was pronounced dead. A postmortem uncovered signs of Battered Child Syndrome, denoting the girl had likely suffered egregious abuse for an extended period of time. He was later arrested on domestic violence charges. In 2006, Fields pleaded guilty to carrying an unauthorized concealed weapon and served a year of probation. [Full Article...]
Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's running for the Senate in Arizona
For the president, therefore, to persecute immigrants is an "admirable service" . Joe Arpaio's illegal-immigration crackdown made him a polarizing figure and an early ally of President Trump . Last month was my 60th year of marriage. "I'm not going down there to spend 20 years as a senator", he said. The misdemeanor criminal conviction had carried a maximum sentence of six months in jail an... [Full Article...]
Trump will be in Davos this year
Trump would be the first USA leader since President Bill Clinton to attend the Davos meeting. The spotlight was moved to the Chinese President Xi Jinping, who delivered an impactful opening speech, praising the good sides of globalization despite its' shortcomings. [Full Article...]
Kansas lawmaker apologizes for saying blacks are more prone to drug abuse
At the meeting, The 75-year-old Alford argued against legalizing any use of marijuana. Alford suggested that the reasons behind the stiff ban on intoxicants at the time was basically to protect other Americans from the consequences of drug abuse by Blacks. [Full Article...]
Video shows how alligators cope with freezing temperatures
Shallotte River Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach shared a breathtaking video showing the park's alligators with their nostrils poking through the ice. "An alligator can hold its breath underwater for 1 to 24 hours". Several users were shocked after watching the video, while some were concerned if the alligators were dead. [Full Article...]
Syrians Claim IAF Attacked A Base In The Damascus Area
Then at 3:04 am two land-to-land missiles were reportedly fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but Damascus says these were also intercepted. The letter claims that the "repeated and recurring" attacks on Syria prove the "Israeli Occupation Army's" hostile and unsafe route with its constant attempts to undermine the region's stability and entangle Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regim... [Full Article...]
South Korea Will Not Renegotiate Deal with Japan Over Wartime 'Comfort Women'
South Korea says it will not renegotiate a 2015 agreement with Japan aimed at reaching a final settlement over the so-called "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese colonial forces. Under the deal reached on December 28, 2015, the neighbors agreed to "finally and irreversibly" resolve the comfort women issue. "The deal did not reflect the victims' opinions", the report... [Full Article...]
The day LGBTI Australians have been waiting for
Today is the first official day same-sex couples can Wednesday in Australia and some have wasted no time marrying on the stroke of midnight. Kelly Mackenzie and Kirsty Albion Wednesday at Sandridge Estate on 6 January after successfully lodging a special Notice of Intended Marriage form, making theirs the first same-sex marriage in Tasmania. [Full Article...]
Mitt Romney treated for prostate cancer over the summer; prognosis is good
President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges inside of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in NY, U.S., November 29, 2016. Orrin Hatch. Hatch announced last week that he would not seek another term this fall. Randall Gaz at Massachusetts General Hospital, who described the then-candidate as a "healthy appearing, energetic, strong, physically fit male". Fox News also confirmed the diagnosis a... [Full Article...]
Israeli Blacklist Documents BDS Groups to be Blocked From Country
Israel's ministry of strategic affairs, a governmental department, has drawn up the list created to fight the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, known as BDS . The final list was worked out in collaboration with the interior, foreign affairs and justice ministries. "We answered the call for divestment from apartheid South Africa and we have done the same with the call for Boycott, D... [Full Article...]
Pierce County Deputy shot, killed after responding to a burglary
Police say the suspect is described as a tall, thin, mixed race or white male, with a large pointy nose, curly dark hair in a ponytail, and pock marks on the right side of his face. "Deputy, Father, Husband, Son, Friend, Brother". "His bravery is echoed across Washington every day, as our law enforcement officers run towards the danger in service of making Washington a safer place", Washington ... [Full Article...]
Hypocrisy of BBC as China Editor Carrie Gracie exposes pay double standards
The now-former China Editor Carrie Gracie explained her reasoning behind leaving the editing position in an open letter posted on her website, explaining that her departure was not due to a personal pay check but had to do with the women who aren't being fairly compensated at the state sponsored company. [Full Article...]
Pyongyang Names Delegation to Attend Talks with South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said during a Sunday news conference that he hopes the newly arranged talks between North and South Korea will go "beyond the Olympics" and promised the United States will take part "at the appropriate time". In addition, plans for forming a joint cheering squad are also said to be under consideration, in an attempt to amplify "the symbolism (of PyeongChang games) as Ol... [Full Article...]
Sydney temperatures skyrocket, nearly break record
The hottest Test day on record appeared to be 43.1 degree Celsius in Adelaide in 1908, the Bureau of Meteorology told the Sydney Morning Herald. Police are advising people to stay hydrated and look out for the elderly. Australian and English cricketers slogging through the final Ashes match in Sydney may have also experienced the hottest day on record for a Test match in Australia. [Full Article...]
Mohamed Salah wins African Player of the Year for 2017
An emotional and proud Salah spared a few words and dedicated his award to the kids in Africa. He also starred for resurgent Egypt , who past year finished runners-up to Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations and secured a first World Cup appearance since 1990. [Full Article...]
Why has the 'Fire and Fury' book angered Trump so much?
Mr Bannon, who was sacked in August, was quoted last week quoted in a newly released book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House as saying a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians attended by Mr Trump Jr and his father's top campaign officials was " treasonous " and "unpatriotic". [Full Article...]
USA suspends all military assistance to Pakistan
State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert on Thursday said the embargo would remain in place until Pakistan takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. By 2004, Pakistan was considered a neo-NATO ally and allowed to buy weapons. In efforts to persuade Islamabad to abandon this nefarious "double game", the USA government has deployed a constant stream of diplomatic and eco... [Full Article...]
Man dead and woman injured after Stockholm metro station blast
A man in Stockholm picked up a suspected hand grenade from the ground and it detonated in his hand Sunday, killing him and injuring his companion, Swedish police said. "Someone has used some kind of explosive". "We're suspecting that it's a hand grenade of some sort, " Lars Alvarsjo, chief of Stockholm's southern police district, told the Swedish national broadcaster SVT. [Full Article...]