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Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionUS-allied SDF fighters control territory east of the River Euphrates Syria has accused the US of carrying out a “brutal massacre” with a bombing attack in Deir al-Zour province. The overnight air and artillery strikes killed an estimated 100 pro-government fighters near the Euphrates river, according to the US. It claimed a rightContinue reading “Syria war: Assad’s government accuses US of massacre”

Image copyrightMARIANA DUQUE DÍEZImage captionStudents from the political science faculty put on miniskirts and shorts to protest A Colombian university has faced a backlash after advising female students not to wear miniskirts to avoid “distracting classmates and teachers”. Branding the advice sexist, students mounted a campaign to encourage everyone, male and female, to wear shortContinue reading “Colombian students in miniskirt protest against sexism”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES A campaign group fighting to keep the UK in the EU has received £400,000 from billionaire investor George Soros. Mr Soros made his donation to Best for Britain through one of his foundations. The Daily Telegraph says the group will launch advertising later this month to rally public opinion and convince MPs to voteContinue reading “Pro-EU campaign secures £400,000 from George Soros”

Image copyrightTWITTERImage captionThe now-deleted post was shown on the Twitter feed of the official Chinese newspaper People’s Daily – that post has also now been deleted Daimler has issued a second emphatic apology to China after its subsidiary, Mercedes Benz, quoted the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post on Monday. It initially apologised for the postContinue reading “Germany’s Daimler issues ‘full apology’ to China over Dalai Lama”

Image copyrightPAImage captionCambodian police released a group shot of the 10 arrested foreigners in January A court in Cambodia has granted bail to seven of the 10 foreign tourists who were charged last month with producing pornographic images. The group were arrested in January after photographs emerged of people imitating sex acts at a partyContinue reading “Cambodian tourists bailed over fake orgy porn charge”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionNorway has sent 109 athletes to compete at the Winter Games in South Korea It is simple enough so what could possibly go wrong? Find 1,500 eggs to feed hungry Norwegian athletes at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Get on to Google Translate to render the order in Korean and sendContinue reading “Winter Olympics: Norway’s team sent 15,000 eggs by mistake”

Image copyrightAFP Eight candidates have been officially confirmed to run in Russia’s 18 March presidential election. Vladimir Putin, hoping to win a fourth term, is the clear favourite. Opinion polls give him a lead of more than 60%. Mr Putin comes fourth on the ballot paper, as candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Police haveContinue reading “Russia election: Strawberry tycoon among Putin challengers confirmed”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe colours of the Aboriginal flag are projected on to the Sydney Opera House in 2016 The Australian government has “effectively abandoned” its central strategy to improve the lives of its indigenous people, a non-government review has said. The Closing The Gap strategy, which began in 2008, sets out targets in areasContinue reading “Australia accused of ‘effectively abandoning’ indigenous goals”

Media captionAbuse survivor Andrew Collins recounts his story Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will deliver a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. Mr Turnbull’s pledge follows the conclusion of a four-year inquiry that found tens of thousands of children had been abused in Australian institutions. The crimes, over decades, tookContinue reading “Australia child sex abuse: Victims to receive national apology”

Image copyrightTWITTER/@DAPOSANWOImage captionPassengers say the door was rattling during the flight from Lagos to Abuja A Nigerian airline has blamed a passenger after one of its aircraft doors fell off shortly after landing. The flight from Lagos to Abuja was taxiing on the runway when the emergency exit door came away. Dana Air denied thatContinue reading “Nigeria’s Dana Air blames passenger after door falls off”