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A second Planned Parenthood video surfaced online this week, allegedly showing one of the company’s doctors discussing the selling of fetal parts following abortion procedures, reports CNN. The eight minute video (viewable below) sees Dr. […]
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The new BRICS bank opening this week, Business Insider reports. BRICS is the acronym for an association of five key emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The “New Development Bank” which […]
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The UK high court has ruled that emergency surveillance legislation, introduced under the UK coalition government, is unlawful, reports the Guardian. Labor politician Tom Watson and Conservative politician David Davis posed a judicial challenge, which […]
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A group of computer hackers known as ‘The Impact Team’ have broken into and stolen large caches of data from Ashley Madison , a site that helps married users have discreet extramarital relations, reports New […]
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Magistrates in Hong Kong have convicted a female protester for intentionally hitting a police officer with her breast. Ng Lai-ying, aged 30, attended the protest against cross-border traders in March of this year, where she […]
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Earlier this month over 100 lawyers and activists were arrested and/or questioned by government officials in China under the claim that the attorneys are involved in criminal activity, reports the South China Morning Post. Six […]
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A video going viral can do wonders for any brand, and fashion store Uniqlo are experiencing a surprise surge in visitors to its Beijing branch, reports the Guardian. Why? Because a couple chose this unlikely […]
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A 20-year-old student was killed in Turkey after an attempted rape, sparking a debate in the country over reintroducing harsher punishments for sex crime offenders including the death penalty and castration, reports EuroNews. EuroNews spoke […]
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A team of United States Senators hope to end restrictions that make medical marijuana use a federal offense, according to AFP. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act (CARERS Act) was introduced to […]
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An electronic dance music festival scheduled in Singapore this weekend has been cancelled by Singapore because of drug-related deaths at last year’s festival, reports the Bangkok Post. The Future Music Festival Asia’s (FMFA) event organizers’ […]
