Lawyer: Admitted lie made state drop charges against senator

The lawyer for the accuser in a suspended Vermont state senator’s rape trial says the state decided to drop the charges after the accuser admitted outside the courtroom that she had lied on the witness stand about something not central to the case.
That admitted lie came on top of numerous...

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At least 35 are killed in fiery bus crash in China

Huge clouds of thick black smoke billowed from the vehicle after the bus slammed into a roadside concrete barrier in Hunan province, video footage showed. One person was seen being dragged to safety. Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in India
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Trump camp scrambles to shape up before GOP convention

Republicans are sprinting to shape up Donald Trump’s presidential campaign before the party’s national convention in three weeks, even as leading members of the party carry a deep antipathy or outright opposition to his claim on the GOP nomination.
His campaign chairman said Sunday...

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TONY FUNDRAISER Clinton campaign offers 'premium' 'Hamilton' seats

WASHINGTON –  Hillary Clinton supporters will get a chance to see the hit musical “Hamilton” if they’re willing to pay prices that are breathtaking even by Broadway standards.
Tickets for a special matinee July 12 to benefit her campaign start at $2,700 each, while $10,000 will ...

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Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after cross-Atlantic flight

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after cross-Atlantic flight
The Solar Impulse 2’s wings, which stretch wider than those of a Boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries.
Swiss officials say an experimental solar-powered airplane has completed a three-day flight across the Atlantic in t...

Event highlights work of CPC diplomatic arm

The International Department of Communist Party of China saw dozens of ordinary people invited to its headquarters in Beijing on Sunday to witness the start of a two-way talk. [By ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY]
A low-key, mysterious presence for 65 years, the Communist Party of China’s diplomatic organ s...

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Palestinians injured in clashes at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa

Several Palestinian worshippers have been hurt after they clashed with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque, following protests against Jewish visits at the site during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday that its medical team took seven Palestinians...

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Rejection of Christianity is at The Heart of Russia's Conflict With the West

The following is a long scholarly essay (4000 words) which proposes and explanation of the origins of the Western-Russian conflict, by a German academic and Russia specialist, Dr. Hauke Ritz.  Due to its length, RI has summarized its main points:Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in ...

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Seized drugs razed in Guangdong anti-trafficking fight

Thousands of officials, residents, volunteers and students cheered as more than 130 kilograms of seized drugs were burned in a grand ceremony to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in the southern metropolis of Zhuhai, located at the mouth of the Pearl River,...

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Seized drugs razed in Guangdong anti-trafficking fight

Thousands of officials, residents, volunteers and students cheered as more than 130 kilograms of seized drugs were burned in a grand ceremony to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in the southern metropolis of Zhuhai, located at the mouth of the Pearl River,...

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Federal election 2016: sausage sizzles and cake stalls a show of social capital

The election day sausage sizzle or cake stall will be the highlight of polling day for some, but not all voters. 
Why? Because it represents the chance to catch up with friends and neighbours, and to make a modest contribution to the fundraising efforts of local community organisations, given ...

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Reentry module aboard Long March-7 lands successfully

A reentry module aboard carrier rocket Long March-7 touches down successfully in Badain Jaran Desert in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in India
A reentry module aboard carrier rocket Long March-7, which...

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Brexit is no 2008 but mkt to have near-term challenges: Ridham

Brexit is no 2008 but mkt to have near-term challenges: Ridham
UK’s decision to leave the Eurozone is unlikely to snowball in a full-fledged financial crisis like the one seen in 2008, says Ridham Desai, MD at Morgan Stanley India.

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Desai, however, said global headwinds — combined with local monsoon and earnings, both of...

'THE FIGHT IS OVER': Fallujah 'fully liberated' from ISIS after lengthy battle, senior Iraqi commander says

A senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was “fully liberated” from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than monthlong military operation.
Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under I...

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LeEco’s ‘superphones’ new ‘in demand’ gadgets for Indians

LeEco’s ‘superphones’ new ‘in demand’ gadgets for Indians
The company is already in the process of setting up an in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in ten cities across India by end of 2016. File Photo
Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has created a new model combining “superphones” with its own sup...

35 dead in central China bus fire

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Live images show a bus burst into flames after it caught fire in Yizhang County of Hunan Province on Sunday morning.[Photo/Weibo]
A fire that reduced a tour bus into charred frames on Sunday morning has killed at least 35 people, including two...

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Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks as water use rises

Utah, USA – The Great Salt Lake in the US state of Utah, the largest of its kind in the western hemisphere, has receded 48 percent since 1847 as a result of increased water use.Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in India
The lake’s economic value is estimated at $1.32bn a...

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Clinton campaign offers chance to see 'Hamilton'-- at a cost

WASHINGTON –  Hillary Clinton supporters will get a chance to see the hit musical “Hamilton” if they’re willing to pay prices that are breathtaking even by Broadway standards.Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in India
Tickets for a special matinee July 12 to benefit her ...

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A Response to William Browder

William Browder says that I “wrote an article in the National Interest entitled, ‘What Really Killed Sergei Magnitsky.’” This is not quite right. I wrote an article entitled, “What Really Killed Sergei Magnitsky?” In dropping the question mark, Browder commits a telling error. Throughout his res...

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Moto G4 Launch, Free Wi-Fi in Delhi, and More News This Week

Moto G4 Launch, Free Wi-Fi in Delhi, and More News This Week
After a few weeks of back to back major events and high profile launches, this week was a little less crowded in terms of news, and the conversation was actually dominated by events taking place outside the tech world. That doesn’t mean it was a slow week though, as there were a number of...

Red Dragon roars, Poland makes history, Quaresma saves Portugal

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Wales’ Sam Vokes in action with Northern Ireland’s Gareth McAuley and Craig Cathcart during Euro 2016’s Round of 16 between Wales and Northern Ireland in Parc des Princes, Paris, Franceon June 25, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]
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Google working on live support app for Nexus devices

Google working on live support app for Nexus devices
The screen sharing feature in Google Support will allow agent to see what exactly is happening on a user’s screen, thereby resolving issues more quickly.Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India
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JJ Lin, Julia Peng bag awards at Golden Melody

TAIPEI, June 26, 2016 (Xinhua) — Singers JJ Lin (L) and Julia Peng, who win the Best Male and Female Mandarin Singer, pose with the awards during the awarding ceremony of the 27th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 25, 2016. (Xinhua)  Best Wordpress Plugin ...

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DEMOCRACY FOR WHOM? UK lawmaker leads calls for 'Brexit' referendum result to be voided

The aftershocks of Thursday’s referendum on British membership in the European Union continued to reverberate Saturday, as more than 2 million people signed an online petition calling for a second vote and one lawmaker said Parliament should overturn the result.
Voters in England, Wales,...

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Facebook hires top ex-Google executive to beef up its Internet connectivity team

Facebook hires top ex-Google executive to beef up its Internet connectivity team
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Social media hulk Facebook has hired a co-founder of Google’s Fibre high-speed internet plan to beef adult a internet connectivity t...

27th Golden Melody Awards held in Taipei

TAIPEI, June 26, 2016 (Xinhua) — Singers JJ Lin (L) and Julia Peng, who win the Best Male and Female Mandarin Singer, pose with the awards during the awarding ceremony of the 27th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 25, 2016. (Xinhua)  Best Wordpress ...

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German Foreign Minister Attacks NATO Sabre-Rattling

Here’s an astonishing development which, in different times, would have got a lot more attention. Germany’s Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has publicly warned NATO against ‘warmongering’ after it held daft and provocative military exercises in Poland, during which it pretended to have...

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Pope Francis calls on Armenia and Turkey to reconcile

Pope Francis called on neighbours Armenia and Turkey to lay aside their differences and also expressed his hopes for peace in the Caucasus region during an ecumenical prayer service in the Armenian capital Yerevan. Best Wordpress Plugin Development Company in India
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WhatsApp users are making 100 million voice calls per day

WhatsApp users are making 100 million voice calls per day
WhatsApp has announced over 100 million voice calls are made everyday using the app.Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India
WhatsApp has announced over 100 million voice calls are made everyday using the app. It said, the numbers translate to over 1,100 calls a...