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11, Including 3-Year-Old, Dead In South Africa Hostel Shooting
Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, on Saturday, killing 11 people, including a three-year-old child, at a site police said was illegally selling alcohol.
Starvation Fears As Flood Toll Passes 900 In Indonesia
Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said Saturday, with fears that starvation could send the death count even higher.
Thai Family Waiting To 'Welcome' Gaza Hostage Son's Body To New Home
Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
India, US Trade Team To Start Three-Day Talks From Dec 10: Report
India and the United States will commence three-day talks on the first phase of their proposed bilateral trade agreement here from December 10, sources said. The visit is crucial as India and the US are working to finalise the first tranche of the pa
Tamil Nadu Sends 950 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Cyclone-Hit Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Saturday flagged off a massive consignment of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, which is reeling under the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah.
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’ One of the most senior civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has placed the blame for the carer’s allowance benefits crisis on victims, many of who have been left with life-changing debts.In an internal blogpost written for Whitehall colleagues, Neil Couling, the director general of DWP services, said individual failings by carers were “at the heart” of the issue that has been likened to the Post Office Horizon scandal. Continue reading...
Indian Student Dies In Massive New York House Fire
A 24-year-old Indian student in the US has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire, according to the Indian mission in New York.
Drag queen Pattie Gonia completes 100-mile trek raising $1m to make outdoors more ‘equitable’
Drag queen, environmentalist, diversity and inclusion advocate and social media star arrives in San FranciscoPattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmentalist, arrived in San Francisco on Friday afternoon and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge with $1m more than when she set out on her journey last week.The diversity and inclusion advocate completed the 100-mile trek from Point Reyes national seashore to San Francisco in full drag with her voluminous red wig and smokey eye. The effort was part of a campaign she launched to raise $1m for eight non-profits that aim to expand access and make the outdoors a more “equitable place”. Continue reading...
Forced To Watch Each Other Die: New Details On Russian Millionaire's Murder
Chilling new details have emerged about the murder of Russian crypto millionaire Roman Novak and his wife, Ana, revealing how they were tortured before being murdered in the UAE last month.
Donald Trump Receives First FIFA Peace Prize: What It Is
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a close associate of Trump, has previously said he believed Trump should have received the Nobel for his attempts to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire.
New York Woman Charged With Smuggling Indians Into US
A 42-year-old woman has been charged for her role in an international smuggling conspiracy under which individuals primarily from India were brought illegally to the US across the border from Canada.
Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa
Police launch ‘manhunt’ after 25 people are shot in early morning in township attack west of PretoriaGunmen have stormed into a hostel in South Africa’s capital and killed at least 11 people, including a three-year-old child, and injured more than a dozen others.Police said they had launched a “manhunt” for three people and were investigating whether the killings were linked to a bar within the hostel that may have been selling alcohol illegally. Continue reading...
