Teen dies after apparent electrocution in shower
A 15-year-old boy in Singapore suffered a cardiac arrest while in the shower on Tuesday night. Wiring for the heater exposed »
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53-pound snapping turtle saved from pipe
HOUSTON (AP) — A 53-pound snapping turtle is recovering at a Houston wildlife rehabilitation center after fire-rescue crews saved it from a drainage pipe.
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KL mayor washes hands of deadly KL Eco City bridge collapse
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Mhd Amin Noordin Abd Aziz has disavowed responsibility for technical or safety issues related to the collapse of a bridge at the KL Eco City...
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Pokémon Go is finally fixing its biggest problem for most players
Pokémon Go is finally fixing its biggest problem. After months where many players could...
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Fallen smartphone brand Nokia challenges Apple, Samsung again
By Eric Auchard and Jussi Rosendahl FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia smartphones are poised for a comeback after former managers at the Finnish company licensed the handset brand from Microsoft and struck up partnerships with Google and phone manufacturer Foxconn. Nokia was once the world's dominant cellphone maker but missed the shift to smartphones and then chose Microsoft's unpopular Windows operating system for its "Lumia" range. Nokia quit smartphones in 2014 by selling its handset activities to Microsoft to focus on mobile network equipment.
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Philippines Moving Forward with Massive Road Infrastructure Projects
In an effort to improve the Philippines’ traffic situation and enhance agriculture and tourism at the same time, President Rodrigo Duterte recently approved seven massive infrastructure projects worth an estimated ... The post Philippines Moving Forward with Massive Road Infrastructure Projects appeared first on Carmudi Philippines Journal.
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S. Korea's Park cries during public appearance amid scandal
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Battered by massive protests and an impeachment push, South Korea's president cried Thursday during her first public appearance among her citizens since a huge political scandal exploded in October, as police arrested a man accused of setting fire to her dictator father's birthplace in a nearby city.
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Soccer plane crashed without fuel, officials investigating
The plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian soccer team had no fuel on impact, according to initial findings by aviation officials, prompting an investigation into why the plane flew under those conditions. The comments by the civil aviation authority late Wednesday night confirmed Bolivian pilot Miguel Quiroga's final words to the control tower at Medellin's airport on a crackly audio obtained by Colombian media. "When we arrived at the accident site and were able to inspect the remains we could confirm that the aircraft had no fuel at the time of impact," said Freddy Bonilla, secretary of airline security at Colombia's aviation authority.
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Malaysian PM eyes snap poll, vows fight to the death
Malaysia will hold polls soon, embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday, vowing "to fight until the death" and showing no sign of succumbing to calls to quit over a massive financial scandal. It was the first time the Malaysian leader has signalled he may bring forward polls not due until mid-2018, as he addressed the annual assembly of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and called for party unity. Speaking to some 2,600 delegates of UMNO, which represents the Malay heartland whose support is crucial for any Malaysian leader, Najib promised to uphold Islam and protect the community's interests.
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Goose bumps and bruises as Victoria's Secret models take to Paris catwalk
It took a fair bit of cheek -- and not a little phlegm on a freezing Paris night -- for the brash US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret to hold its first-ever fashion show in the city that invented sexy underwear. Lady Gaga -- the star draw for the annual extragavanza famous for bringing kitschy Las Vegas glamour to the catwalk -- picked up a "couple of bruises from (the) dance rehearsal", she told her 64 million Twitter followers. The show's mostly American models said they felt "goose bumps" -- and not just because of the sub-freezing temperatures.
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Colombia football club says opponents in plane crash should take title
Colombian club Atletico Nacional called on football authorities Tuesday to hand the Copa Sudamericana title to their opponents, Brazilian side Chapecoense, as a tribute to the team's players killed in a plane crash. The Colombian side made the request to regional football confederation CONMEBOL in a statement. It asked of CONMEBOL "that the Copa Sudamericana title be handed to Chapecoense Football Association as an honorary trophy for its great loss, and as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal accident that has put our sport in mourning." Chapecoense and Atletico Nacional were supposed to have faced off Wednesday in the first leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the second most prestigious club football tournament in South America after the Copa Libertadores.
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Rehda: Ok for China’s developers to be in Malaysia, but give us same incentives too
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — It is alright for Putrajaya to welcome property developers from China, but incentives should be given to local developers too, the Real Estate and Housing Developers’...
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Indonesians join thousands of soldiers, police at rallies
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of Indonesians on Wednesday joined nationwide interfaith rallies organized by the military in an attempt to demonstrate national unity as religious and racial tensions divide the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Ellen DeGeneres embarrassed by White House identification drama
The star was left out in the cold at Medal of Freedom ceremony.
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Three women hypnotise and rob elderly
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Three women, believed to be Chinese nationals, are suspected to be scamming the elderly of their life savings by ‘hypnotising’ them, police said. Kuala Lumpur...
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Surprising monkey study could lead to 'functional' HIV cure
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls. Fauci hopped on a plane to Cambridge, Mass., to personally tell Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co's U.S. representatives that their drug may offer a dramatic advance in the fight against AIDS. Takeda’s drug suppressed the the virus to undetectable levels in eight monkeys, some for two years.
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Zidane's son scores on debut in Real Cup rout
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's son, Enzo, scored on his senior debut as the European champions brushed aside third tier Cultural Leonesa 6-1 to progress into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey 13-2 on aggregate on Wednesday. Enzo, the oldest of Zidane's four sons, all of whom play at different levels in Real's youth teams, was introduced by his father, a legendary former player for Real and France, at half-time. The 21-year-old, who was previously coached by Zinedine at Real's youth side Castilla before he took the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu in January, showed a glimpse of his father's talent with a fine low finish from the edge of the area just after the hour mark.
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$3 Billion In 3 Hours: Energy Mogul Hamm Cashes In On OPEC Deal
Harold Hamm, the wealthiest energy mogul in America, earned $3 billion on Wednesday morning as a result of the OPEC deal
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Stock markets turn lower as oil price keeps rising
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Stocks turned lower in Europe on Thursday while the price of oil continued to rise, boosted by OPEC's decision to cut output as well as data showing Chinese manufacturing is growing.
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How fuel may have played a role in Colombia air crash
A look at how fuel may have played a role in the crash of a charter flight approaching Medellin, Colombia, that killed all but six of the 77 people on board: ___ PRE-FLIGHT: Authorities have not released ...
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Palace to Diño: Escolango is SBMA OIC
Amid a leadership row at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Malacañang asserted that lawyer Randy Escolango is officer-in-charge (OIC). “Please be advised that the designation of Randy Escolango as officer-in-charge, office of the administrator, SBMA, has not been revoked by the Office of the President and remains in full force and effect,” the Palace said in a letter to SBMA chairman Martin Diño dated Nov. 28. “Under Section 13 (d) of Republic Act 7227, the administrator of the SBMA shall be appointed by the President and no other,” the letter, which was signed by Menardo Guevarra Sr., deputy executive secretary of the Office of the President, read.
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