Daily Archives: Jul 25, 2014
Gaza: Israel and Hamas agree 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire
Israel and Hamas militant movement have accepted a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The truce is due to begin at 08:00 local time. Efforts to...
McDonald’s products could be banned in Russia
McDonald's has been sued by Russia's main consumer watchdog, urging the restaurant chain to withdraw certain products. Rospotrebnadzor said its inspectors in the city of...
CrAssphage: New gut virus discovered
According to a study in Nature Communications, scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus living in the human gut. Exploring genetic material found in intestinal...
Eduardo Rosas Cruz: California authorities searching for fugitive tuberculosis patient
Californian authorities are searching for fugitive homeless Eduardo Rosas Cruz, who has refused treatment for tuberculosis and may be contagious. An arrest warrant has been...
Gaza: Israel rejects John Kerry ceasefire proposal
Israel has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said ground operations in...
Maria Putina flees Dutch apartment as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina, has fled her Dutch home as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy. Maria Putina, 29, lived just 20...
Gaza conflict death toll passes 800 after 18 days
Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas movement are intensifying as more than 800 people have been killed in Gaza in the 18-day...
Wikipedia bans US Congress edits
Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing". The 10-day block comes after...
Tulisa Contostavlos guilty of assaulting Savvas Morgan
Tulisa Contostavlos has been found guilty of assaulting celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan at the V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, in August 2013. Former X Factor...
Pregnant Snooki celebrates Great Gatsby-themed bridal shower
Pregnant Snooki was the guest of honor at a bridal shower held at The Grandview in her hometown of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, July 20,...
Jennie Garth reveals how Ian Ziering insulted Tori Spelling’s reality show
Jennie Garth revealed how co-star Tori Spelling felt when Ian Ziering called her brutally honest True Tori reality series a "trainwreck". The 42-year-old actress was...
Yoo Byung-eun cause of death cannot be determined
The cause of death for fugitive owner of Sewol ferry, Yoo Byung-eun, cannot be determined, South Korea’s forensic agency says. Yoo Byung-eun was blamed for...
Air Algerie crash: No survivors after AH 5017 crashed in Mali
Al passengers and crew members on board of Air Algerie flight AH5017 died after the aircraft crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois...
Maria Putina: Dutch calls for Vladimir Putin’s daughter to be expelled from Netherlands
Pieter Broertjes, the mayor of Dutch city of Hilversum, used a radio interview on July 23 to call for Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina,...
7 Surprising Ways to Motivate Underperforming Employees
If you’re in charge of running a business, whether you oversee 5 employees or 5,000, chances are good that you’ve had days where you...
How to Start a ‘New Age’ Business
When starting a New Age business, normal small business principles apply. As with any other type of business, the key areas you have to...
Kim and Khloe Kardashian get into a cat fight during Thailand vacation
The preview of the July 27 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians showed that things get tense between Kim and Khloe Kardashian on...
Gaza: At least two Palestinians killed and 200 wounded during West Bank solidarity march
At least two Palestinians have been killed and 200 wounded in the West Bank during protests against Israel's campaign in Gaza, officials say. About 10,000...
US: Russia fired rockets into Ukraine
The US State Department says it has evidence that Russia has fired artillery across the border targeting Ukrainian military positions. Russia also intends "to deliver...
Study: Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts
A large international study suggests that type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts. The findings, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine,...