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Strange man sprays passengers’ faces with unknown liquid, jumps out of airplane
A passenger onboard an American Airlines flight displayed very strange behavior while the plane was landing at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The 25-year-old man randomly touched and sprayed some unknown liquid on to fellow passengers faces. A bizarre
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Political milkshakes whip up buzz in Israeli vote
Election day in Israel is a national holiday, and a local restaurant is inviting customers to order milkshakes tailored for the special day. The drinks, topped with whipped cream, are decorated with the faces of Israel’s three major candidates: Prime Minister
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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram facing outage again
PUCHONG: Popular messaging app WhatsApp and social media platforms Facebook and Instagram went down and inaccessible worldwide. Facebook and Instagram were both inaccessible, with news feeds refusing to refresh and the main Facebook.com domain unavailable for around two hours. WhatsApp
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One dead, three injured in shooting outside Australia nightclub
MELBOURNE: A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub inflicted “horrific injuries” that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said on Sunday, but there was no suggestion yet that the attack was terror-related. Australia has some of the world’s
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USD22.6 million to keep Mark Zuckerberg and family safe
MASSACHUSETS: Facebook Inc more than doubled the money it spent on chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s security in 2018 to USD22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of USD1 for the past three
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NaMo TV crisis: BJP’s Amit Shah and Narendra Modi can be prosecuted
INDIA POLLS NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra could be prosecuted as the ruling party flouted election laws and broadcast laws since the Election Commission characterised NaMo TV channel as political advertising.
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NaMo TV Channel’s first hurdle from Election Commission
INDIA POLLS NEW DELHI: NaMo TV channel, a broadcast channel linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing its first hurdle as the ruling party, Bharathiya Janata Party’s media organ. India’s Election Commission barred it from airing political content
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The Lion King: Disney reveals magnificent trailer
A new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King just dropped and it’s quite something. While the term “live-action” must be used rather loosely here, given these are all CGI beasts, it looks quite good—very much in keeping with The Jungle Book live-action remake. That
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Penang, Kedah roads closure for Le Tour De Langkawi
KUALA LUMPUR: Road closures can be expected in Penang and Kedah tomorrow during the sixth stage of Le Tour De Langkawi (LTDL) 2019. Main sponsor, Petronas, issued a statement today informing that the roads will be closed in stages to
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Killed by elephant, mauled by lions
SOUTH AFRICA: Park authorities recovered the remains of a suspected rhino poacher they believe was killed by an elephant before his remains were devoured by a pride of lions earlier this week. In a statement released by South African National
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