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Garner was the unarmed black man whose pleas of "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry against police brutality

India on Monday said that questions being raised by certain developed countries on flexibilities provided to developing economies under the WTO norms are "controversial" and "extremely divisive". Addressing WTO (World Trade Organisation) ministerial meeting of 23 developing and least developed countries (LDCs) here, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said the crisis in the appointment of members in the appellate body WTO's dispute settlement system would hit the multi-lateral body. He also said that a declaration... Читать дальше...

A London man on a Central Line carriage alone decided to unpack his custom-built drone and see from another perspective last week (May 6). The flying between Debden and Loughton in northeast London the device manages to weave through the thoroughfare of the tube while keeping balance, unlike some regular passengers. The filmer commented online that he wanted to control a drone that was following the tube from outside but "doesn't want to get into trouble."

France's transport minister has said electric scooter riders have brought "the law of the jungle" to the nation's streets. According to the Times newspaper of London, minister Elisabeth Borne was quoted as saying that the craze for e-scooters had developed "very rapidly and in a manner that is a bit anarchic." A total of 284 people have been injured and five killed in accidents involving scooters in the most recent figures available (2017), the paper said. The rental fleet of e-scooters in Paris alone is estimated at 25,000... Читать дальше...

Shocking video from China of a flying panel smashing into a car through its front windscreen on a motorway, killing one person on the passenger seat. The dash-cam video, filmed in Xi'an City in northern China's Shaanxi Province on April 26, shows a car running over a panel lying in the middle of a road after it dropped from the trunk of a semi-trailer. Then the panel can be seen flicking up into the air, flying towards a white car behind and breaking through its windscreen. According to reports... Читать дальше...

Public sector Oriental Bank of Commere (OBC) Monday posted a net profit of Rs 201.50 crore for the January-March quarter of the last fiscal, helped by fall in bad loans, arrest of fresh slippages and a healthy growth in retail loan portfolio. The bank had clocked a loss to the tune of Rs 1,650.22 crore in the corresponding period of the fiscal ended March 2018. Total income grew to Rs 5,711.92 crore in the March 2019 quarter from Rs 4,689.12 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal. On a yearly basis... Читать дальше...

A massive sandstorm covered the skies over an entire city in northern China and turned the sky dark yellow. The video was filmed in Xinlingol League in Inner Mongolia, on May 12 and shows the curtain of sand advancing on the city, and later footage shows the shift in colour in the skies. The wind reached speeds of almost 70mph in Geriletu'aodu Sumua and the visibility was less than 500 metres in some areas.

Juan de Léon Gutiérrez is the third Guatemalan minor to die in U.S. custody in six months

A woman, working at a salon in Greater Noida, was thrashed in public by at least three men, including her employer, over the salary issue. Police said they have arrested the main accused in the case. A video of the incident purportedly showing the men beating the woman with sticks and manhandling her publicly also surfaced on social media. Some passers-by were seen filming the attack but no one came to the rescue of the woman. In a complaint at the Knowledge Park police station, the woman identified... Читать дальше...

Our children are our most precious gifts...

While more firms are using recruiters to find talent, apps that help students who are looking for jobs to meet employed alumni are becoming increasingly common

I can’t imagine Donald Trump being a hands-on father. I’m fairly confident the guy never did a 2:00 am feeding or changed a diaper in his life. He probably didn’t even know where the diapers were kept in his penthouse, other than the ones he has to wear himself. I definitely can’t see him playing […]

Mental health campaigners have warned of the dangers of talk shows such as the Jeremy Kyle Show in the wake of the programme’s indefinite suspension following the death of a guest.

Calling all history buffs: A French village is offering a reward to anyone who can decipher an unusual inscription on a centuries-old rock located on a nearby beach. Officials in the town of Plougastel in the region of Brittany, which is located in northwest France, are offering about $2,250 if someone can decipher the roughly...

IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians' totally deserve the adulation.

Teo and Günter Seeger NY are no more.

Sherrod Brown forecasts the two mortgage guarantors will remain under government control

Two people face charges of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking after crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, psilocybin, heroin, ecstasy and cannabis were seized in a raid in North Glengarry Friday. Crossbows, knives, pellet guns and cash were also found by police in the search of a William Street property, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry OPP said. […]

From using sensors to relieve pedestrian congestion in tourist hotspots to repurposing buildings, a number of European destinations are dreaming up innovative ways of creating smart sustainable cities.

Before going public, Uber lowered its valuation expectations twice in 2 months.

U.S. stocks moved sharply lower Monday on Wall Street and extended the market's slide into a second week as investors seek shelter from an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China.

The Last War came, the Last War went — and it was brutal.

A FLORIDA man who was arrested after refusing to remove his “I Eat Ass” bumper sticker has now threatened to sue the police for violating his First Amendment rights. 23-year-old Dillon Shane Webb was detained on the grounds that he had breached a state obscenity law for plastering the sexually suggestive label on his truck. Dashcam […]

It is not known who carried out the alleged attack, which comes amid heightened tension in the area.