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Former Brazil President Sentenced To Jail For Corruption
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted and sentenced on Wednesday to nine and a half years in prison for...
Passenger Tries To Open Aircraft’s Emergency Door Midair
An Indian man tried to open an emergency exit door on a packed AirAsia flight in midair, injuring fellow passengers and crew members...
G-20 Leaders Pledge Climate Action Without Trump
World leaders struck a compromise on Saturday to move forward collectively on climate change without the United States, declaring the Paris accord “irreversible”...
‘Trump doesn’t speak for the rest of America’, U.S Governor Tells G-20
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]peaking to over 12,000 environmental activists in Hamburg, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced plans for a global environmental summit in San Francisco...
Pregnant Woman Struck by Lightning Delivers Baby, Fights for Life in Hospital
A 26-year-old Florida woman was struck by lightning Thursday then gave birth to a baby boy. Meghan Davidson was in a gated community...
Sort Out Your Problem With Gulf Neighbors, UN Tells Qatar
The UN Security Council Monday told Qatar to sort out its differences with its Gulf neighbors, according to China’s ambassador, indicating the top...
Pastor Who Supported Trump Now Faces Deportation
When Jorge Ramirez, an undocumented pastor in Oceanside, California, encouraged his daughter (who is a citizen) to vote for President Donald Trump, he...
BA Cabin Crew Launch 16 Day Strike Over Poverty Pay
British Airways cabin crew at the Heathrow airport have launched a 16 day strike over a long-running dispute over pay. Members of Unite in...
Trump to Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at G20 in Hamburg
Stella Igwe-Adesoga, Per Second News—US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at a summit in Germany that...
BBC journalist detained, deported from Turkey
A BBC journalist says he was detained on his arrival at Istanbul airport and deported from Turkey over his reports. Jiyar Gol, a...
Angola threatens to jail 51 over separatist march
Luanda – Angola has threatened to jail 51 people for up to six weeks over a protest by campaigners seeking independence for an...
Venezuela: Police Helicopter Attacks Supreme Court With Grenades
A police helicopter has dropped grenades on Venezuela’s Supreme Court building and fired shots at the interior ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro...
EU fines Google $2.7billion for breaching competition rules
Per Second News—The European Union’s competition watchdog slapped Google with a record-breaking $2.72 billion fine on Tuesday for breaching antitrust rules with its...
Russia recalling ambassador at center of Trump campaign controversy
Russia is reportedly recalling Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the man who has emerged as a focal point in the FBI probe into Russia’s election...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Other Gulf States Set To Part Ways With Qatar
The Gulf has been hit by its biggest diplomatic crisis in years after Arab nations cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilizing the...
