All News - 04 April 2018

LeBron milestone as Cavs wobble Raptors

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

LeBron James passed another NBA milestone Tuesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers kept ahead of Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a win over first place Toronto.

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Smith, Bancroft won’t challenge cricket ban

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Former Australia captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft will not contest the sanctions imposed on them by Cricket Australia for the role they played in last month’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, the banned duo said Wednesday.

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Woods’ comeback bid drives Masters drama

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Tigermania has blossomed along with the azaleas at Augusta National, but 14-time major champion Tiger Woods is just one of the contenders at a Masters that promises to be a classic.

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Former England, Chelsea captain Wilkins dies aged 61

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Former England captain Ray Wilkins died Wednesday in a London hospital at the age of 61 following a heart attack.

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Early blitz hands Liverpool imposing lead over City

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Liverpool swept Manchester City aside with a three-goal blitz in 19 first-half minutes to take a commanding 3-0 first leg lead in their Champions League quarterfinal.

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Two own-goals help Barca take charge of quarterfinal against Roma

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Barcelona can start planning for the Champions League semifinals but their 4-1 win over Roma Wednesday will not necessarily have rivals quivering in their boots.

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All hail Ronaldo: ‘What planet did you come from?’

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo was described as a different species and even earned praise from basketball great LeBron James after his jaw-dropping bicycle-kick in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Juventus which likely sealed their place in the Champions League semifinals.

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Juventus pick up the pieces as Ronaldo takes the plaudits

04 April 2018 23:49:29 The Daily Star >> Sports

Juventus were left to pick up the pieces Wednesday after being stunned by Cristiano Ronaldo’s overhead goal in their Champions League clash against Real Madrid, with questions aimed at their stalwart defenders and playmaker Paulo Dybala.

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Ukraine local bond auction revenue plunges to UAH 185 mln

04 April 2018 23:42:09 Ukraine Business Online

Analyst: “The abundant bond placement in March auctions, which raised UAH 29.0 bln, has enabled the government to take a breather from piling up debt to cover shortages. However, this situation is not likely to last long, as the results of 1Q18 budget revenue collection point to the inability of Ukraine’s economy to ensure smooth budget revenue growth.’”

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Billion-dollar Cybercrime Syndicate Leader Arrested

04 April 2018 23:42:09 Ukraine Business Online

Police have yet to give details on the leader other than that he is of Ukrainian origin. Three other Russian and Ukrainian nationals were also arrested in connection with the group.

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President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard units to protect US southern border

04 April 2018 23:30:40 South China Morning Post - News feed

US President Donald Trump is directing the National Guard to protect the southern border of the country, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday. “It’s time to act,” Nielsen said, without specifying the number of troops that would be deployed though she said “it will be strong.” She added that details will be worked out with governors and that “we do hope that the deployment begins immediately”. The move...

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Aboul Gheit wants ICC to probe Gaza killings

04 April 2018 23:25:25 The Daily Star >> News

The head of the Arab League said his organization wants the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate the deaths last week of 19 Palestinians during protests near Gaza’s border fence with Israel.

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Rape and Torture Charges for Jihadist Police Chief of Timbuktu

04 April 2018 23:23:18 NYT > World

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court say he committed crimes against humanity by abusing, whipping and torturing residents who violated strict religious laws.

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Cabinet looks to buy rights to broadcast 2018 World Cup

04 April 2018 23:19:09 The Daily Star >> News

Football fans in Lebanon received some good news Wednesday after Cabinet discussed the possibility of watching this summer’s World Cup on TV for free.

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French minister punishes sex harassment at military school

04 April 2018 23:16:31 FOX News

The French defense minister says she has taken strong measures to respond to reports of sexual harassment at a top military academy.

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Puerto Rico sues Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis

04 April 2018 23:16:31 FOX News

Puerto Rico's Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma accusing the drugmaker of causing an opioid crisis in the U.S. territory.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Trade War, YouTube, Syria: Your Thursday Briefing

04 April 2018 23:13:55 NYT > Asia Pacific

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Centre of the Milky Way is teeming with black holes

04 April 2018 23:09:46 South China Morning Post - News feed

The centre of our galaxy is teeming with black holes, sort of like a Times Square for strange super gravity objects, astronomers discovered. For decades, scientists theorised that circling in the centre of galaxies, including ours, were lots of stellar black holes, collapsed giant stars where the gravity is so strong even light doesn’t get out. But they hadn’t seen evidence of them in the Milky Way core until now. Astronomers pouring over old X-ray observations have found signs of a...

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News24.com | Trump orders National Guard to Mexican border

04 April 2018 22:56:41 News24 World

President Donald Trump has ordered National Guard personnel to the southern US border, his administration says, in a bid to clamp down on illegal immigration from Mexico.

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Most of Facebook’s 2b users had their personal information taken without their consent, company admits

04 April 2018 22:38:23 South China Morning Post - News feed

Facebook has admitted that most of its 2 billion users have likely had their personal personal information scraped and shared by third-party developers without their explicit permission. The admission came in a Facebook blog post on Wednesday afternoon in which the company also admitted that Cambridge Analytica, a political data consultancy hired by US President Donald Trump, had gained access to Facebook data on up to 87 million users - more than the 50 million previously acknowledged....

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News24.com | Man sentenced to life for killing brother's wife, cutting off her body parts

04 April 2018 22:37:20 News24 South Africa

A 33-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Limpopo High Court in Thohoyandou for the murder of his brother's wife.

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US court grants rights to transgender people in Puerto Rico

04 April 2018 22:32:35 FOX News

A federal court in Puerto Rico has ruled that transgender people in the U.S. territory should be allowed to change the gender on their birth certificate if they wish.

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Britain Aims to Close Gender Pay Gap With Transparency and Shame

04 April 2018 22:31:32 NYT > World

By forcing companies to publicly air salary discrepancies between men and women, Britain hopes to narrow the pay gap.

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Water park co-owner free on bond in Kansas boy’s decapitation

04 April 2018 22:27:56 South China Morning Post - News feed

A water park co-owner charged in the decapitation death of a 10-year-old boy on a 17-story Kansas waterslide was freed on bond Wednesday as the criminal case moved forward against him and two others. Jeff Henry, an owner of Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts, posted a $500,000 bond within hours of being booked into the Wyandotte County jail in Kansas. Henry was extradited from Texas, where he lives, after he was indicted last week on charges including second-degree murder in the...

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Why is the Hong Kong government’s MPF offsetting plan so controversial?

04 April 2018 22:22:44 South China Morning Post - News feed

Hong Kong officials have mapped out plans to scrap controversial offsetting mechanism in the Mandatory Provident Fund are finally afoot, which allows employers to withdraw payments to offset long-service or severance payments to workers. After an unsuccessful attempt by the previous administration to remove the mechanism, the government has pledged to double its subsidy to businesses, to at least HK$17.2 billion (US$2.2 billion), for employers’ payments for 12 years. The...

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Mixing art and dining, Hong Kong restaurant owners hope to rise from ashes of Ngau Tau Kok fire

04 April 2018 22:22:44 South China Morning Post - News feed

A group of young artists in Hong Kong hope to mix dining and art as they reopen a restaurant across Victoria Harbour after a year-long hiatus. Syut, which started in an industrial building in Ngau Tau Kok four years ago, was known for its industrial-themed interiors and delicately displayed food. Small businesses and arts groups flee from high rents … only to end up in potential death traps in Hong Kong In June 2016, a fire broke out at a storage facility inside the Amoycan Industrial...

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Adult-only carnival organisers hoping sex sells Hong Kong to Sevens fans

04 April 2018 22:22:44 South China Morning Post - News feed

It is no coincidence Hong Kong’s first adult-only carnival falls on the same weekend as the tourist-laden Hong Kong Sevens, its organisers said on Wednesday. 18+ Central, which features erotic BDSM workshops, pole dancing competitions and Japanese AV girls to name just a few, takes place on the Central Harbourfront from Thursday to Sunday this week, coinciding with the rugby tournament. “We are intentionally attracting tourists looking to enjoy their time after...

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Hong Kong government employee jailed for taking upskirt videos of women at work

04 April 2018 22:22:44 South China Morning Post - News feed

A Hong Kong government officer who took upskirt videos of women while he was supposed to be witnessing their oaths at work was jailed for 22 months on Wednesday, with the judge calling his behaviour “disgraceful”. Hung Cheung-hong, a commissioner for oaths at the Home Affairs Department, was sentenced at the District Court a day after he pleaded guilty to 21 counts of accessing a computer with dishonest intent. The 31-year-old father of two, also an auxiliary police officer,...

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Who will be the winners and losers in a China-US trade war?

04 April 2018 22:22:44 South China Morning Post - News feed

As the opening shots are fired in the China-US trade skirmish, the rest of the world is bracing itself for the fallout from the conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Beijing on Wednesday announced extra tariffs on US$50 billion worth of US products, including soybeans and cars, after Washington announced similar duties on Chinese goods following its investigation into Beijing’s intellectual property “theft”. The tit-for-tat measures ramped up fears of a...

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