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20 May 2019
AtlantaBillionaire tells 400 college grads he'll pay their student loans
The graduating class at Morehouse College was left pleasantly surprised when the speaker at their commencement ceremony paid off their student loans, estimated up to $40 million!
19 May 2019
MurderGang members kill US teen, fearing she would report them
A 14-year-old girl was stripped and beaten to death in gang-related crime in Maryland, United States.
17 May 2019
IndiaIndian techie denied H-1B visa; Silicon Valley firm sues government
An IT company based in Silicon Valley has filed a lawsuit against the United States government for denying an H-1B visa to an Indian techie.
16 May 2019
HuaweiUS: President Trump declares national emergency citing 'foreign telecom threats'
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declare a national emergency to "protect" the country's information and communications technology infrastructure and services from "foreign adversaries" who are "actively exploring vulnerabilities".
15 May 2019
InstagramTeen kills self after Instagram-followers 'voted' for her to die
A 16-year-old girl in Malaysia allegedly committed suicide on Monday after running a social media poll, asking her followers to vote on whether she should choose "death" or "life".
14 May 2019
Alibaba GroupJack Ma advises married-employees: "Sex for six days, six times"
Alibaba founder Jack Ma stoked up controversy recently after he advised his married employees to follow "669," that is, "Sex for six days, six times, with duration being the key."
14 May 2019
TeslaIn 2018, 109 babies were named 'Tesla'
As per the recent data released by the Social Security Administration, in 2018, 109 people in the US named their newborn babies Tesla, after the automotive and energy company owned by Elon Musk.
14 May 2019
IndiaWon't sell F-21s to anyone except India: Lockheed Martin
US company Lockheed Martin, which leads the aerospace industry, has offered a new deal to India. The company has said it will not sell newly-rolled F-21 jets to any other country if India decides to purchase 114 planes.
14 May 2019
BhutanThis Prime Minister spends his Saturdays treating people, conducting surgeries
Bhutan, the Himalayan country between India and China with a population of 7.5 lakh, is known in the world for being carbon negative and the happiest country in Asia.
12 May 2019
Pakistan NewsAfridi won't let his daughters play outdoors, because 'hail patriarchy'
He may have scored tons of runs for his country, he might be running a foundation to educate underprivileged girls. But internalized misogyny hasn't left Shahid Afridi.
12 May 2019
LondonSri Lanka: Six days after wedding, woman dies on honeymoon
The honeymoon trip of a British couple, who got married on April 19, took an unexpected turn after they fell ill; allegedly due to hotel food. The couple was rushed to a hospital. While the husband survived, his wife passed away.
12 May 2019
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Former journalist shot dead in broad daylight, probe ordered
A political adviser and former journalist named Mena Mangal was shot dead in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, days after she wrote on social media that her life was under threat.
11 May 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Heavily-armed terrorists attack five-star hotel in Balochistan's Gwadar
Heavily armed terrorists have reportedly stormed a five-star hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
11 May 2019
ChinaChina: Surgeons find spider spinning web inside a man's ear
In China, a man, identified as Mr. Li, complained about itching in his ear, and on a closer look, the surgeons found that a spider was living inside his ear.
11 May 2019
MumbaiUK: Indian assaulted sleeping woman on Mumbai-Manchester flight; jailed
Women aren't safe anywhere. Not in homes, on streets, or even flights.
10 May 2019
Australia46 million Australian $50 banknotes have typos, they're worth $2.3bn
In October last year, the Reserve Bank of Australia had started rolling out these "new and improved" $50 banknotes, which were reportedly designed to improve accessibility and reduce counterfeiting.
10 May 2019
Social MediaPlanning to eat a live octopus? You should think again
Things went horribly wrong for a Chinese vlogger when she tried eating a live octopus during a social media livestream, as the eight-limbed animal decided to latch onto her face.
09 May 2019
South KoreaNorth Korea fires short-range missiles as US envoy arrives
On Thursday, North Korea fired two short-range missiles, says South Korea military. Reportedly, the missiles were fired from the town of Sino-ri, Northwest of capital Pyongyang, eastwards into the sea.
09 May 2019
CaliforniaOver Rs. 4cr raised for 13-year-old Indian-American hate crime victim
Around Rs. 4.2 crore has been raised via a GoFundMe page for the treatment of an Indian-American hate crime victim, Dhriti Narayan, who was plowed down by a motorist in Sunnyvale, California, on April 23.
08 May 2019
Pakistan NewsNearly 170 JeM members were killed in India's #BalakotAirstrikes: Report
As many as 130-170 members of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit were killed in Balakot airstrikes carried out by Indian on 26 February, reveals a new report.
08 May 2019
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Boy celebrating his prosthetic limb will melt your heart
Every day, thousands of videos from around the world catch global attention for different reasons.
08 May 2019
Dalai LamaUS 'sex slave' guru goes on trial: Details here
The trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of a suspected sex cult NXIVM (pronounced Nexium), began in New York on Tuesday.
08 May 2019
Pakistan NewsLahore: Bomb blast at Sufi shrine kills 8, injures 25
A powerful explosion outside a revered Sufi shrine in Lahore, Pakistan, took lives of eight people, including five police officers on Wednesday morning. At least 25 were injured.
08 May 2019
White HouseShooting at school shakes Colorado; 1 student dead, 7 injured
In a distressing turn of events, two people opened fire at a school in Colorado, United States, on Tuesday afternoon (local time), injuring seven and killing one.
07 May 2019
Donald TrumpHow Trump's incessant whining led us to a delicious bread
Say what you want about United States President Donald Trump. At least we know he's the one managing his own social media. Nobody would pay anyone to spill that amount of nonsense out into the world.
07 May 2019
Australia2-year-old finds condom in restaurant, McDonald's apologizes for the gaffe
A two-year-old girl recently discovered a condom and tried putting it in her mouth while she was at a McDonald's restaurant.
07 May 2019
ReutersMyanmar: Jailed Reuters journalists walk free after 500 days
Two Reuters journalists, convicted in Myanmar under Official Secrets Act, were released on Tuesday after spending 500 days in prison.
06 May 2019
Prince George#RoyalBaby: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle blessed with baby boy
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed their first child into the world on Monday.
06 May 2019
Russia NewsRussia: Plane catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landing; 13 dead
At least 13 people have died after a fire broke out on board a passenger plane in Russia on Sunday.
05 May 2019
NepalGirl dances for 5 days non-stop; sets Guinness World Record
A Nepali teenager has broken the world record for dancing.
04 May 2019
iPhoneTaiwan: Man eats AirPod 'accidentally', finds it working inside stomach
A few days back, we reported about an iPhone that worked perfectly well after being bitten by a shark.
04 May 2019
BoeingUS: Boeing-737 with 136 passengers skids off, goes into river
A Boeing 737 commercial plane with as many as 136 passengers on board skidded off the runway after landing in Jacksonville in the US's Florida and slid into the St. John's River.
03 May 2019
World'Mansplain,' 'OK,' 'genderqueer,' now included in Scrabble dictionary
If you are a traditionalist in the linguistic domain (yes, people who say 'whilst' instead of 'while,' I'm looking at you), you might start to despise English Scrabble soon, if you don't already.
03 May 2019
IndiaAfter Azhar's listing, Pakistan seeks time to act against terror
After Masood Azhar's listing as UN-designated terrorist, Pakistan has sought more time from Paris-based terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to act on terrorism.
02 May 2019
JapanThis Japanese sex robot brothel offers male dolls for bisexuals
A sex robot brothel has opened in Nagoya, Japan, and it's now offering male sex dolls given the growing demand of bisexual threesomes among men.
02 May 2019
Cristiano RonaldoRonaldo buys world's most expensive car at Rs. 132 crore
Back in March, Bugatti graced the Geneva Motor Show by unveiling the world's most expensive car - the La Voiture Noire.
02 May 2019
H-1B VisaIs it getting difficult for H-1B holders to switch jobs
In the recent times, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been denying the approval of applications filed by a new employer on various grounds, thus making it difficult for the current H-1B visa holders to switch jobs in the US.
01 May 2019
IndiaBig win for India: Masood Azhar is UN-designated terrorist
In a major diplomatic win for India, Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar was designated as global terrorist by UN Security Council on Wednesday.
01 May 2019
WikiLeaksWikiLeaks founder sentenced to 50-weeks jail for skipping bail
In a major development, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been sentenced to 50 weeks in the UK prison for breaching bail conditions.
30 Apr 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Can we talk about cricketer James Faulkner's revolting 'boyfriend' post?
Yesterday, Australian cricketer James Faulkner took to Instagram where he seemingly "came out of the closet."
