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Bodies of Couple Who Went Missing 75 Years Ago Found Near Melting Glacier

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he bodies of a Swiss couple who disappeared 75 years ago in the Alps have been found at the edge of a melting...

‘No mercy for traitors’ as Turkey President Threatens to ‘Chop Off the Heads’ of Critics

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to “chop off the heads” of traitors in a speech marking the anniversary of a failed...

Kenya Slashes Salaries of its Highly Paid Lawmakers

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]uthorities in Kenya is set to cut the salaries and allowances of top state officers in a bid to reduce the country’s wage...

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...