World

Michael Brown’s death: Four-day protests planned in Ferguson

Protesters have joined the first march of a planned weekend of demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, against police shootings. The protests…

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Ebola screening to begin at JFK airport

New York’s JFK airport has started to implement the Ebola screening measures on Saturday, October 11. The recent outbreak has…

10 years ago

S&P cuts France’s credit outlook to negative

Standard and Poor's has cut France's credit outlook to “negative”, due to concerns about the country's struggling economic recovery. However,…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak death toll tops 4,000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of people killed in the Ebola outbreak has risen above…

10 years ago

Nobel Peace Prize 2014: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi share award

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. At the age of just 17,…

10 years ago

Oklahoma unveils remodeled death chamber after botched executions

Oklahoma corrections officials have unveiled the state’s remodeled death chamber, where at least three men are scheduled to be executed…

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Kim Jong-un misses North Korea’s big event

Kim Jong-un missed a key political anniversary ceremony on October 10, the North Korean media said, amid speculation over his…

10 years ago

Venezuela to pay $1.6 billion to Exxon Mobil in compensation for expropriated assets

An international arbitration tribunal has decided that Venezuela must pay Exxon Mobil $1.6 billion in compensation for expropriated assets. Exxon…

10 years ago

China becomes world’s largest economy

China overtakes the USA as the world's largest economy, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The figures…

10 years ago

MH17 passenger found wearing oxygen mask

One of the 298 people killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine was found wearing…

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