The winners of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes were announced at Columbia University in New York City on Monday. Pulitzers are regarded as the highest honor a journalist can receive. Reporters and outlets that covered mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and[Read More…]
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Notre Dame fire under control, main structure saved
Paris: A devastating fire that engulfed the Notre Dame, the 850-year-old Unesco world heritage landmark in Paris, was brought under control on Tuesday, while the Cathedral’s main structure, as well as its two towers, has been saved, the city’s fire brigade has confirmed. “The fire is completely under control. It[Read More…]
Three naked women arrested for speed driving, says they were “Air Drying”
Three teenage women were arrested recently after they were spotted naked in their car that was over-speeding
99-year old granny from Argentine resumes studies at school for adults
Eusebia Leonor Cordal had to give up school at a young age after her mother’s demise and family issues.
Indian expat ticket to India gets cancelled after he flaunts it on social media
Joystan Lobo had booked his ticket from Muscat to Mangaluru in the march to cast his vote in the Lok Sabha Elections
John Moore’s viral photo of “Crying Girl on the Border” wins World Press Photo 2019
The photo was prompt to go viral and widely published as a photo depicting the government’s family separation policy
Indian origin man jailed, fined for setting off Diwali fireworks at 3 AM in Singapore
Earlier in 2017, the man had a record of giving false information to a public servant
Pakistan blast: 16 killed, over 24 injured in Quetta
Quetta: At least 16 people lost their lives, while more than two dozen sustained injured in a blast that took place in Quetta’s Hazarganji area on Friday morning. This is a breaking story, more details are awaited at the moment.
Sudan government dissolved; Army pushes out President Bashir
Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf on Thursday told media that the Sudanese military has removed President Omar al-Bashir from power and set up a transitional military council to rule the country for two years. Omar al-Bashir came to power in Sudan in 1989, when he lead a coup[Read More…]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
Julian Assange, fugitive founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested arrested in London on Thursday almost seven years after he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange was wanted by British police for skipping bail in August 2012, while he was under investigation for sexual assault and rape in Sweden. The arrest was made at the[Read More…]
