Daily Archives: Aug 28, 2015
Brazil Enters Recession After Two Consecutive Quarters of Economic Contraction
Brazil’s economy has entered recession after official figures showed it contracted by 1.9% between in Q2 2015 compared with the previous three months. Analysts had...
WDBJ Shooting: Alison Parker and Adam Ward Died After Being Shot in the Head
WDBJ7 journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, who were killed by former colleague Vester Flanagan while broadcasting in Virginia, were shot in the head,...
Austria Migrant Truck: Four People Arrested by Hungarian Police
Four people have been arrested by Hungarian police over the discovery of the bodies of 71 migrants, thought to be Syrian, in an abandoned...
Ashley Madison COO Noel Biderman Steps Down Following Privacy Scandal
Ashley Madison’s founder and COO Noel Biderman has stepped down. According to a statement released by the Canada-based infidelity dating website, Noel Biderman’s departure was...
Donald Trump Mocks Asians at Iowa Rally
Donald Trump did it again! Now is about Asian people. The Republican presidential front-runner impersonated Asian negotiators using broken English during a campaign speech in...
Mei Xiang’s Panda Cub Dies Days After Birth
One of Mei Xiang’s panda cubs recently born at the National Zoo in Washington, DC has died on August 26, the zoo confirmed. The giant...
Austria Migrant Truck Held More than 70 Bodies
The bodies of more than 70 people, thought to be migrants, have been found in an abandoned truck found on an Austrian highway on...
China Stock Market Ends Week Almost 8% Lower
China stock market ended the week almost 8% lower after volatile trading that started on August 24 with shock losses and spread fear to...
Usain Bolt Knocked Down by Segway-Riding Cameraman in Beijing
Champion Usain Bolt was knocked down by a cameraman in Beijing, shortly after winning the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships. On August 27,...
Guatemala Protesters Demand President Otto Perez Molina’s Resignation
Thousands of Guatemalans have demonstrated in Ciudad de Guatemala, demanding the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina over a corruption scandal. Businesses, including fast-food chains,...
Parkinson’s Disease Study: Brain Cells Burn Out Like Overheating Engine
According to a Canadian study, brain cells in Parkinson's disease exhaust themselves and die prematurely, burning out like an "overheating motor". Researchers say the findings,...