December2018
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Ariana Grande cancels Las Vegas concert
Dec 29, 2018Ariana Grande has canceled a Las Vegas concert due to “health issues,” the singer said on Friday. The 25-year-old singer, one of the most popular in the United States, was set to perform at The Cosmopolitan... -
Record backing for climate petition against French govt
Dec 29, 2018A petition launched by French environmental groups calling for legal action against the state for failing to act to curb climate change has received unprecedented public support after weeks of fuel- price protests. By Friday morning... -
India zero in on Test win after setting Australia 399 to win
Dec 29, 2018India zeroed in on a 2-1 series lead against Australia on Saturday, taking two quick wickets after declaring and setting the home team a massive 399 to win the third Test. After early morning drizzle, India... -
China’s landmark Yangtze river bridge reopens to traffic
Dec 29, 2018China’s first self-designed modern bridge over the Yangtze, the country’s longest river, reopened to road traffic Saturday in the eastern city of Nanjing after a 26-month renovation. As the first double-decked road-rail truss bridge designed by... -
Artist Syed Jahangir died at the age of 87
Dec 29, 2018Bangladeshi renowned artist Syed Jahangir has passed away. He was 87 years old at the time of his death. He died on Saturday at 11am at his residence of Mohammadpur’s Iqbal Road. Syed Jahangir was born... -
Amos Oz dies of cancer at 79
Dec 29, 2018Renowned writer Amos Oz, Israel’s most-translated author and a passionate peace advocate and a supporter of the two-state solution, has died in Tel Aviv. His best-selling works went far beyond his political positions. Israeli author Amos... -
Galapagos bans fireworks to save wildlife
Dec 29, 2018Ecuador has banned most fireworks in the archipelago, just days before New Year’s celebrations. Conservationists say the explosions cause damage to the islands’ wildlife. Germans, too, have been urged to limit fireworks. Ecuador’s government has banned... -
Nations count cost of 2018 climate disasters
Dec 29, 2018Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least $100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was “a shadow” of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t... -
Lakers guard Rondo out for a month
Dec 29, 2018Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard Rajon Rondo will be out of the lineup for a month after undergoing surgery on his right hand, the NBA team announced Friday. Rondo injured a ligament in his right ring... -
Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, guide near Egypt pyramids
Dec 29, 2018Three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb blast hit their bus as it travelled close to the Giza pyramids outside Cairo, officials said. A statement by the public...
