JanteChai: Sep 29, 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

'Laws of Nature'

New Inhumans, new threats, and a team to be reckoned with: Welcome to season 3.

Published on September 30, 2015 at 08:16AM

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'Boy II Man'

Jessica and Eddie butt heads, while Louis contemplates having a daughter.

Published on September 30, 2015 at 07:32AM

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Asian shares recover from losses

Asian markets head mostly higher, recovering from the previous session's steep losses as investors' tried to regain confidence.

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'Pilot'

Jimmy meets the son and granddaughter he didn't know he had.

Published on September 30, 2015 at 06:47AM

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CAR capital in lockdown amid violence

The capital of the Central African Republic is under curfew after days of intense fighting between Christian and Muslim groups.

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HK university rejects rights academic

The University of Hong Kong decides not to appoint a human rights lawyer to one of its senior positions, raising fears of interference from China.

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18 of J.K. Rowling's Biggest 'Harry Potter' Revelations

The secrets didn't stop after the final book.

Published on September 29, 2015 at 01:33PM

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Italian killed in Bangladesh 'by IS'

The US and UK urge their citizens in Bangladesh to be cautious after the killing of an Italian aid worker, claimed by the Islamic State group.

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How well do you remember the Titans?

Test your knowledge of the 2000 sports movie on its 15th anniversary.

Published on September 29, 2015 at 07:16PM

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US fugitive found after 24 years on run

A man wanted on suspicion of kidnapping and torturing two women in Oregon is arrested in Mexico after more than two decades on the run.

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UK to build £25m Jamaican prison

The UK is to spend £25m on building a new prison in Jamaica so that foreign criminals can be sent home to serve sentences in the Caribbean rather than in the UK.

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Ralph Lauren steps down as company boss

The designer Ralph Lauren is to step down as the head of the luxury fashion company he founded nearly 50 years ago, but will remain in other senior roles.

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EU plan to tap funds across Europe

New plans that could help business tap investment across Europe are to be outlined by Britain's EU Commissioner on Wednesday.

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Chris Brown pleas for Australia visa

US singer Chris Brown says he wants to go to Australia to raise awareness about domestic violence, despite earlier being warned he may not get a visa.

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Dieudonne evicted from Paris theatre

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne is ordered to vacate the Paris theatre where he has been performing for the last 15 years.

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Tinder fights STD ad campaign in US

Tinder is calling for the removal of an advertising campaign by an Aids awareness group, which linked the dating app with sexually transmitted diseases.

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Volkswagen staff 'acted criminally'

Olaf Lies, a Volkswagen board member and economy minister of Lower Saxony has told Newsnight some staff acted criminally over emission cheat tests.

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Platini 'not just witness' in Fifa case

The head of European football's governing body Uefa, is being treated as "in between a witness and an accused person'' in a Swiss investigation into football corruption.

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First 10 UK womb transplants approved

Doctors are granted approval to carry out the UK's first 10 womb transplants, following the success of the procedure in Sweden.

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US state rebuffs Pope over execution

The US state of Georgia rejects calls from Pope Francis and other activists who call for clemency to be granted to a woman on death row.

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Indonesia 'needs time' to tackle haze

In an exclusive BBC interview, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says putting an end to haze-generating forest-burning will take time.

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Planned Parenthood defends itself

The head of Planned Parenthood defends her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign".

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Russia builds Arctic air defence base

Russia sends warships to an Arctic region where it is building an air defence base and other military infrastructure.

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Bank's Carney warns on climate change

The Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns the world must wake up to the risks posed by climate change.

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Morocco halts Ikea store opening

Morocco blocks the opening of Ikea's first store in the country, reportedly over Sweden's support for the disputed Western Sahara territory.

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Burkina Faso coup troops 'encircled'

Burkina Faso's army encircles presidential guards in the capital after accusing them of failing to lay down their weapons following their short-lived coup, reports say.

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Catalan leader Mas summoned to court

Catalonia's acting leader Artur Mas is summoned to court over a 2014 vote on independence, two days after his alliance won regional elections.

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Snowden launches Twitter account

Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden opens an account on the social network website Twitter, following one other user - the NSA.

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President Obama and Raul Castro meet

US President Barack Obama meets his Cuban counterpart in New York, the second time the two leaders meet face to face after announcing a thaw in relations.

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Deadly anti-mining protest in Peru

At least three people are shot dead during a protest at one of the world's biggest copper mine projects under construction in Peru.

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South Sudan to get war crimes court

The African Union says a a special court will be set up to try war crimes suspects in South Sudan, which has been hit by a brutal conflict since 2013.

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Facebook reacts to hoax privacy posts

The social network has hit back at the latest round of rumours about privacy settings with a light-hearted reassurance to its Earth-bound users.

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WW2 veterans given France's top honour

Fifteen British veterans of World War Two are awarded France's highest honour for the role they played in the country's liberation from the Nazis.

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Woman jailed for killing paedophile

A woman is sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for killing a man charged with sexually assaulting young boys on an east London estate.

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Matt Damon clarifies comments about gay actors during Ellen interview

'It is painful when things get said that you don’t believe,' Damon says

Published on September 29, 2015 at 07:45AM

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'The Separation Oscillation'

Sheldon tries to make flags fun without Amy.

Published on September 29, 2015 at 08:31AM

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Africa oil and gold tax for hunger fund

Congo-Brazzaville, Guinea, Mali and Niger agree to a micro-tax on oil, gold, phosphate and uranium to finance a UN fund to fight malnutrition.

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Obama to chair counter-terror summit

US President Barack Obama is set to chair a UN gathering of world leaders to discuss counter-terrorism, a day after he and other leaders addressed the UN.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates among 'Genius winners'

A commentator on US race relations and the playwright behind the show Hamilton are among the winners of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants.

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Germany raises bar for Balkan migrants

Germany's cabinet approves a new asylum law aimed at reducing the number of migrants arriving from Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania.

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Tinder fights STD ad campaign in US

Tinder is calling for the removal of an advertising campaign by an Aids awareness group, which linked the dating app with sexually transmitted diseases.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1iYL7fv

Saudi Hajj disaster toll questioned

Officials from several countries say they believe more than 1,000 people died in last week's stampede near Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage.

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Catherine E. Coulson, Twin Peaks Log Lady, has died

The longtime David Lynch collaborator was 71.

Published on September 29, 2015 at 08:45AM

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