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Roy Moore Calls For Recount After Losing Alabama Senate Race

Roy Moore Calls For Recount After Losing Alabama Senate Race

With 99 percent of the vote counted, Democrat Doug Jones had a lead of 1.5 percentage points over Republican Roy Moore in a bitter fight for the US Senate seat. But the Republican refused to concede, telling supporters in Montgomery that votes were still coming in and state law would trigger a recount if the margin was within half a percent.
Dec 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Lightsaber duel in London to celebrate launch of The Last Jedi

Lightsaber duel in London to celebrate launch of The Last Jedi

Two martial arts experts, Shania West and Anton Simpson-Tidy, took part in a lightsaber duel to help promote Star Wars: The Last Jedi which premiers in the UK on 14 December. 2017 Census Figures show 176,632 people in England/Wales identify themselves as Jedi Knights and is the 7th most popular faith in the UK.
Dec 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
World leaders gather in Paris for climate summit except Trump

World leaders gather in Paris for climate summit except Trump

On December 12, 2017, two years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, 50 senior ministers and prime ministers gathered in the capital for the One Planet Summit, with the aim of fast forwarding progress on cutting emissions. 
Dec 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
China marks Nanjing massacre anniversary

China marks Nanjing massacre anniversary

China marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanking massacre by Japanese troops, an enduring source of bad blood between the two nations.
Dec 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Alcosynth: The hangover-free future of drinking

Alcosynth: The hangover-free future of drinking

British psychiatrist David Nutt explains the science behind the hangover-free synthetic alcohol known as Alcosynth. He believes the new beverage can prevent future generations from developing alcohol dependency problems and reduce the number of premature deaths due to alcohol consumption.
Dec 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Ivanka Trump

Why India is important for Asean

As India prepares to host the leaders of the 10 ASEAN nations for a commemorative summit next month, a new book says that the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister has brought about a change to the relationship between India and the regional grouping and that New Delhi can provide strategic balance in the bloc given the geopolitical rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Dec 13, 2017
By IANS
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Marcee Gray: Georgia School Shooter Colt Gray's Mom Charged with Abusing Her Own Mother for Taping Her to Chair and Damaging Her Home

By R. Ghosh