An earthquake hit the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean on Wednesday, November 25th 2015. According to United State Geological Survey, the quake was of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was about 16km SSE of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic. The quake struck at 8:38pm local time ( or 7:38pm Eastern […]
Wednesday November 25 2015, 8:33 PM EST | Posted in
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A Russian warplane was shot down by Turkey close to the Syrian border recently. The eastern European country said the jet violated its airspace, which is the most serious clash between a NATO country and Russia for around fifty years. President Vladimir Putin of Russia said the attack took place around 1 kilometer inside Syria. […]
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Pentagon will be releasing the declassified summary of its report on the Medecins Sans Frontieres’ Afghan hospital attack. This attack took place on Saturday 3 October 2015 and it claimed about 30 lives when the MSF Kunduz Trauma Centre was hit by bombs allegedly from the coalition forces operating in Afghanistan. According to MSF, among the […]
Tuesday November 24 2015, 8:42 PM EST | Posted in
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Mike Budenholzer, who is President of Basketball Operations and also the Head Coach of Atlanta Hawks, has agreed to accept the fine of $25,000 from National Basketball Association. This fine was imposed after Budenholzer had an ‘incidental contact’ with the game referee, Ben Taylor, during the game with Cleveland on Saturday, November 21st 2015. This […]
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Quarterback Brock Osweiler of the Denver Broncos celebrated his 25th birthday as a starter for his team’s game against the Chicago Bears recently. Osweiler was notified last week that he will replace Peyton Manning who is currently in the injured list. He appeared calm as he led the Broncos with 2-of-2 passing during the opening […]
Monday November 23 2015, 9:57 AM EST | Posted in
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A large water main break has caused flooding in the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey. Hoboken Mayor, Dawn Zimmer, says that this is causing issues. Hoboken Police Chief says that most of the city is without water. The city has said that United Water in Hokoben is working to fix the large water main break […]
Sunday November 22 2015, 10:58 AM EST | Posted in
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Belgium has raised the terror alert to its highest level for its capital Brussels in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 21st 2015. This step was taken in light of an “imminent threat” as reported in a statement released from the OCAM national crisis centre of Belgium. This warning has come in about exactly […]
Friday November 20 2015, 8:44 PM EST | Posted in
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The suspected mastermind behind the Paris attacks last Friday was killed on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who was also linked to at least four foiled attacks, was killed during a police raid. Authorities added that his cousin was also killed after she blew herself up. Abaaoud was linked to the plan to kill […]
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European Union member, Cyprus, has offered its air bases to France in the wake of the recent deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. Cyprus is the closest EU member to Syria in terms of distance. The eastern Mediterranean island state has said that it would not just be “very glad” to provide France with assistance but […]
Thursday November 19 2015, 8:21 PM EST | Posted in
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The recent arrival of over a hundred Syrian refugees in Glasgow is part of the promise made by the UK government of taking in 1,000 people by Christmas. Most of the refugees aboard the Boeing 737 were families who came from camps close to the Syrian border. The refugees are expected to be hosted by […]
Wednesday November 18 2015, 12:44 AM EST | Posted in
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