Four Ebola patients are unaccounted for after a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo was set on fire. https://ift.tt/2SC1Hms
Thursday, February 28, 2019
California town 'officially an island' after two-day storm
A town in California is "officially an island" after floodwaters inundated roads and left the community only accessible by boat. https://ift.tt/2Tmwjgd
Man shouted 'He is guilty!' outside court to get out of jury duty
A man has spent the night in jail after trying to get out of jury duty by shouting "He is guilty! He is guilty!" outside a Hawaii courtroom. https://ift.tt/2TqWYsk
US offers $1m reward for Osama bin Laden's son Hamza
The US government is offering a reward of up to $1m (£754,000) for help locating Osama bin Laden's son Hamza. https://ift.tt/2HcXLH3
Tesla to shut stores and sell cars for cheaper as it battles for survival
Tesla is set to close all of its stores in a cost-cutting measure so it can sell its Model 3 for a reduced starting price of $35,000 (£26,400). https://ift.tt/2VrntLF
YouTube axes comments on kids videos over paedophile fears
YouTube will disable comments on videos featuring children, after a vlogger alleged he had found instances of paedophiles targeting videos of young girls on the site. https://ift.tt/2GPCHa1
Microplastics found in stomachs of deep sea creatures
Plastic has been found in the stomachs of the deepest marine organisms known to exist, according to a scientific study. https://ift.tt/2NDcWdK
N Korea insists it won't give in to US as Trump-Kim talks fail
North Korea has insisted it will not give in to the US on nuclear disarmament as it contradicted Donald Trump's account of why his summit with Kim Jong Un failed. https://ift.tt/2SxWAUo
Israeli PM Netanyahu faces corruption charges
Israel's attorney general has said he intends to indict prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. https://ift.tt/2C05a9c
Endurance cyclist Mike Hall's death avoidable, says coroner
The death of a British endurance cyclist during a 3,500-mile race across Australia was avoidable, a coroner has concluded. https://ift.tt/2BZvYWS
EU Commission rejects 'mini-deal' on citizens rights
The European Commission has rejected a call for the UK and EU to make a joint commitment to safeguard citizens' rights ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit. https://ift.tt/2IKPEnk
Roma fan jailed for 'catastrophic' assault
A Roma fan has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for attacking a Liverpool supporter outside Anfield stadium. https://ift.tt/2EBMIWb
Man's two-year blocked nose caused by tooth growing in nostril
A man in Denmark has finally got relief from years of an unexplained blocked nose when doctors discovered a tooth inside his nostril. https://ift.tt/2Hdr3Fx
Roma fan admits assaulting dad-of-three at Liverpool match
A Roma fan has pleaded guilty to assault after a father-of-three suffered serious head injuries in an attack at a match in Liverpool. https://ift.tt/2IHKcSi
Pakistan to release Indian pilot tomorrow 'as peace gesture'
The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released tomorrow, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan says. https://ift.tt/2GPybbC
'We had to walk': Trump-Kim summit ends in failure
The second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has ended without a deal, with the US president walking away from talks with the North Korean leader. https://ift.tt/2IRN2E2
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Kim: Trump summit shows I'm ready to denuclearise
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has insisted that he remains prepared to denuclearise after answering a question from a foreign journalist for almost certainly the very first time. https://ift.tt/2GMOTbL
Climber whose mum died on K2 missing on 'Killer Mountain'
A British climber whose mother made history scaling Mount Everest before her death during an ill-fated expedition on K2 has disappeared on a notoriously dangerous peak in Pakistan known as Killer Mountain. https://ift.tt/2tGvfFz
Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria's election
The opposition candidate in Nigeria's election has rejected the result which saw incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari win Saturday's poll by almost four million votes. https://ift.tt/2TiKxii
'Mobster' Trump attacked by ex-lawyer in explosive testimony
Donald Trump's ex-lawyer has attacked the US president in an explosive address to Congress, saying the leader acted like a "mobster" in the run-up to his testimony. https://ift.tt/2tFv0KO
Trump vows to help N Korea unlock 'unbelievable potential'
Donald Trump heaped praise on North Korea as he met with Kim Jong Un for a second historic summit in Vietnam, saying Pyongyang had "unlimited" economic potential which he vowed to help unlock. https://ift.tt/2Vi0Pp0
The South Koreans with hopes of reunification
For almost 70 years the South Korean border village of Myeongpa-ri has been living in the shadow of war. https://ift.tt/2H67dvy
Sports shop stops selling runners' hijab after backlash
A French sports brand has been forced to stop selling a running hijab after a backlash and threats from shoppers. https://ift.tt/2T5wTjk
People visiting Venice now have to pay a tourist tax
Visiting Venice will now cost an extra few Euros even if you don't stay overnight. https://ift.tt/2GLbjdr
The second Trump-Kim summit: Essential reading
President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi today for the first time since their summit in Singapore in June last year. https://ift.tt/2IG8QTn
Fire at Egypt train station leaves 10 dead and dozens hurt
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 20 people have been injured in a fire at a railway station in Cairo, officials say. https://ift.tt/2BRfvnG
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Pakistan shoots down Indian warplanes and captures pilot
Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian warplanes and captured one of the pilots in Kashmir. https://ift.tt/2SutncR
Trump and Kim prepare for second meeting
President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi later today for the first time since their summit in Singapore in June last year. https://ift.tt/2NsSax6
Mum and teen daughter charged with murder of five relatives
Police have charged a woman and her teenage daughter with the murders of five relatives, including three children, after officers found them in an apartment alongside the bodies. https://ift.tt/2E9ZQQA
At least three dead and dozens buried alive in gold mine collapse
As many as 60 people are believed to have been buried alive after a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. https://ift.tt/2Nwcgqq
Amanda Knox jokes about time she was accused of murder
Amanda Knox has joked about the time she spent in prison after being convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher. https://ift.tt/2XpSVvK
Firefighters save chubby rat trapped in manhole cover
A rotund rat that became stuck while trying to squeeze out of a manhole cover has been saved by rescuers in Germany. https://ift.tt/2IETrlY
Shakira to appear in court over £12m tax evasion charges
Colombian pop star Shakira has been ordered to appear in a Spanish court for allegedly evading tax in the country, despite her official residence being in Panama. https://ift.tt/2SrK5tx
Iran infighting is 'deadly poison', says ex-foreign minister
Iran's former foreign minister has said fighting between parties and factions in the country is a "deadly poison" that undermines its foreign policy. https://ift.tt/2NyooHy
Facebook moderators 'using drugs and sex to cope'
Content moderators at Facebook are being exposed to so much traumatic material they are smoking cannabis at work and others have "trauma bonded" by having sex on the job, a report claims. https://ift.tt/2NrqgBC
Indian fighter jets 'hit terror training camp' in Kashmir
India says it has "eliminated" a large number of terrorists after fighter jets attacked a suspected training camp in the section of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. https://ift.tt/2ICSb30
Monday, February 25, 2019
Kim arrives in Vietnam for second summit with Trump
Kim Jong Un has arrived in Vietnam ahead of a second summit with Donald Trump. https://ift.tt/2TmWaF6
Vatican's banker guilty of child sex abuse
The former Vatican treasurer has been found guilty of abusing teenage choir boys by a court in Melbourne. https://ift.tt/2SrGdsl
Venezuelan military defectors say people are starving to death
A group of three Venezuelan defectors who crossed into Colombia, have described in stark detail life under Maduro's leadership, painting a damning portrait of the president. They spoke exclusively to Sky News' Cordelia Lynch. https://ift.tt/2BWxIAh
R Kelly freed on bail after not guilty plea to sex abuse charges
R Kelly has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused four people - including three underage girls - following allegations dating back to 1998. https://ift.tt/2H4iZqb
SpaceX to send crash test dummy to space station
SpaceX has been given the thumbs-up to send a crash test dummy to the International Space Station (ISS) in a trial run of its new Crew Dragon spaceship. https://ift.tt/2GKIL3G
Snake on a plane: Woman finds python in shoe after flight
Scottish grandmother Moira Boxall returned from a trip to Australia to discover a snake curled up inside a shoe in her suitcase. https://ift.tt/2BQelsy
UK to ban Hezbollah under anti-terror laws
Britain is to ban Hezbollah under anti-terror laws, the home secretary has announced. https://ift.tt/2Eaa1F5
Sala plane: Report shows unseen pictures of wreckage
Previously unseen pictures of the underwater wreckage of the plane carrying Emiliano Sala have been published by investigators. https://ift.tt/2VjDnro
Mystery over how whale ended up in Amazon jungle
A whale carcass has been found in the Amazon jungle, sparking debate among scientists about how it got there. https://ift.tt/2E8xiXY
Serena cartoon was not racist, media watchdog rules
A controversial cartoon that depicted tennis star Serena Williams having a tantrum on court did not breach media standards, Australia's media watchdog has ruled. https://ift.tt/2SqjZa9
Trump accuses Spike Lee of 'racist' attack on him
US President Donald Trump has accused film director Spike Lee of racially attacking him during his Oscars speech. https://ift.tt/2GIrJTQ
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Olivia Colman wins hearts of millions with Oscars speech
Olivia Colman won the votes of the Oscars Academy members - and took the hearts of the tens of millions watching around the world, too. https://ift.tt/2T7vJDd
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