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Ebola Outbreak: Sierra Leone Declares 3-Day…
Authorities in Sierra Leone have declared a three-day national lockdown a “success” after the curfew was lifted Sunday night, according to the BBC. Dozens of new Ebola infections were detected as a…
Scottish referendum: Scotland votes…
Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence. With the results in from all 32 council areas, the "No" side won with 2,001,926 votes over 1,617,989 for…
Scottish Independence: How Scotland May Win, Even…
An eleventh-hour deal offered by pro-unionist parties from Westminster has Scottish voters pausing for one last thought before they step into the voting booth on Thursday to say whether they want…
Scottish Independence: Reports of Disorder…
The Scottish Police Federation released a statement Wednesday slamming reports from British newspapers and politicians that the independence debate in Scotland has or could lead to violence and riots.…
Oscar Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake.Read More...... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29149581
Pistorius cleared of murder charges
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out murder charges, but has left it to Friday to announce whether he is guilty of culpable homicide.Read More..…
Global Economic Growth Moderate But Fragile: World…
TIANJIN, China – The global economy remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks, stagnation gripping Europe, and the consequences of continued gradual slowdown in China. This was the consensus from a…
4.2 Earthquake Felt Across San Diego County
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit northern Baja California at 5:13 a.m. Sunday, says the U.S. Geological Survey. The impact produced shaking that was felt across much of San Diego County, according to…
iPhone 6 Vs. Galaxy Note 4: Apple Up For An Easy…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX:005930), which unveiled several new products earlier this week, including the next-generation Galaxy Note 4, has been at the receiving end of a put-down by an analyst…
CGF President Welcomes 2015 Commonwealth Theme ‘A…
4 September 2018 - HRH Prince Imran, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, has welcomed Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma’s announcement of ‘A Young Commonwealth’ as the annual…
Ebola Death Toll Passes 1,900, Worse Than All…
More than 1,900 people have died from the Ebola virus during the current outbreak, according to new figures released Wednesday by the World Health Organization, or WHO. The death toll from this…
Digicel Calls for Public Private Partnerships To…
Monday 1st September 2014 – Apia, Samoa: The Private Sector Forum of the UN SIDS conference closed on Sunday with Digicel Chairman, Denis O’Brien, calling for an undersea cable from Papua New…
Iran Warns New Sanctions Could Spark…
Iranian officials Sunday condemned new sanctions announced by the U.S., accusing it and Israel of taking out their failures in the Gaza Strip on Tehran. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of Iran’s Majlis…
Ferguson, Missouri Update: Labor Day Weekend Rally…
On the first day of the Labor Day weekend and three weeks after the death of 18-year-old Mike Brown, hundreds gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, to march for the slain black teenager who was shot and…
Origin Of Ebola Outbreak May Be A Bat And Virus…
The Ebola virus has mutated 300 times since the deadliest outbreak in history began in West Africa in May, and these transformations lead scientists to conclude that it is unlike any past Ebola…