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Four injured after leopard strays into residential area in India
Screams can be heard as the leopard leaps on an unsuspecting man , knocking him to the ground and attempting to bite him. Terrifying footage shows a leopard attacking villagers as they ran for their lives. Police and Forest Department officials arrived at the scene to capture the animal using a tranquilliser gun. Attempts to tranquillise it, throw a net on it, and corner it all failed. [Full Article...]
After Donald Trump intervenes, Foxconn to proceed with Wisconsin plant
In June, Trump ceremonially broke ground on the site of the future factory, along with former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou. State leaders offered almost $4 billion in tax incentives to help seal the deal. No jobs/investment? No credits. "Foxconn is continuing its Wisconsin project", Foxconn Technology Group said in a statemen... [Full Article...]
Terrifying Moment Deadly Brazil Dam Collapses Caught On Camera
Major Brazilian TV outlets obtained dramatic security camera video showing the outer wall of the dam collapsing and an avalanche of mud crushing trees, houses and cars in its path. Vale, the company that ran and operated the dam , said the residues did not have risky levels of metals, but experts argue that the impact on the environment could be irreversible. [Full Article...]
Pence calls for end of Venezuela's Maduro government
Guaido declared himself interim president last week before tens of thousands of cheering supporters and vowed to end Maduro's " dictatorship ". Turkey condemns the European Parliament's decision to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Friday, warning that such foreign interventions could even spark a civil war... [Full Article...]
Mother becomes first person found guilty of FGM in UK
The Ugandan born woman is said to have also coached her daughter to lie so that she would not be arrested. "We can not lose sight that this case is about a very young girl who was the victim of an illegal, horrific and life-changing act at the hands of her mother". [Full Article...]
United States imposes visa restrictions on Ghana over deportees
A Department of Homeland Security statement said Ghana "has denied or unreasonably delayed accepting their nationals ordered from the United States". The then-US ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, said the 7,000 were guilty of various immigration offences and had abused the terms of their visas. [Full Article...]
Bangkok sends drones to clean out the smog
Faced with public discontent as well as a possible health crisis, Bangkok's governor, Police General Asawin Kwanmuang, has declared the city a "pollution control zone", allowing firmer measures such as road closings and limits on diesel exhaust, outdoor burning and construction activities. [Full Article...]
Little Blue Penguins Stolen in 'Late-Night Raid' in New Zealand
Three thieves are thought to have prised rocks off the birds' burrow in the late-night raid before hooking them up by the neck, bundling them up and fleeing in a auto. They moult from January to March and stay in their burrows for protection. The organisation is working with other government agencies and has interviewed several people about the issue. [Full Article...]