JanteChai: Oct 12, 2015

Monday, October 12, 2015

'Chapter 23'

Jane struggles with mommyhood and a mysterious character appears.

Published on October 13, 2015 at 08:30AM

China's imports and exports down

China's September imports fall 17.7% in yuan-denominated terms, while exports fall 1.1%, official figures show.

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Tamil prisoners go on hunger strike

Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka, some held without charge since the 1990s, go on hunger strike to press for their release.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1Lr1U5u

Briton faces lashes over Saudi wine

A UK pensioner caught with homemade alcohol in Saudi Arabia could receive 360 lashes - a punishment his family say would kill him.

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'Walk of Wonder' for ex-Australia PM

Australia's former Prime Minister John Howard lends his name to a "Walk of Wonder" in Canberra, much to the amusement of some of his countrymen.

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'Josh Just Happens to Live Here!'

Forget New York. West Covina, Calif., is the new City of Dreams.

Published on October 13, 2015 at 07:30AM

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Behind the scenes of Dancing With the Stars: 'Dress rehearsal didn’t go very well'

Watch Derek Hough's exclusive video diary

Published on October 13, 2015 at 07:38AM

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Dutch to issue MH17 disaster report

The Dutch Safety Board is to publish its final report on what caused Flight MH17 to break up over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 on board.

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'Young & Hungry' exclusive video: Josh's brother has a crush on Gabi

Josh is challenged to define his relationship with Gabi in this exclusive clip from the season finale of Young and Hungry.

Published on October 12, 2015 at 09:15PM

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US rebel flag 'threats' to black family

A group of white men and women driving cars flying the Confederate flag are charged over a confrontation with a black family in Georgia.

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Early voting turnout up in Canada

Early voting has risen significantly this year in Canada ahead of the 19 October elections, with nearly 1.6 million people casting ballots so far.

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China arrests hackers at US bidding

Chinese police have arrested hackers after the US government supplied them with a list of cybercrime suspects, the Washington Post reports.

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Climate chief hails CO2 progress

Europe's climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.

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Clashes in Kosovo over MP's arrest

Demonstrators in the Kosovan capital Pristina throw stones and petrol bombs at police in protest over the arrest of an opposition MP.

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Syrian Kurds 'razing captured villages'

Kurdish forces are accused of carrying out a wave of forced displacement and mass house demolitions - amounting to war crimes - in northern Syria.

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Barclays to name new chief executive

Barclays is to appoint former JP Morgan banker Jes Staley as its new chief executive.

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Three held over Canadian tourist murder

Three people are arrested over the double murder of a Canadian backpacker and a yoga instructor in San Francisco.

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Labour U-turn over fiscal vote

Labour says it will now oppose proposals to force future government's to keep a budget surplus, in order to underline its "anti-austerity stance".

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

Steven Spielberg won't reference his own movies in Ready Player One

Also: Making up foreign giant-language for 'The BFG' proves frightsome

Published on October 12, 2015 at 11:30PM

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9 things we learned about Pretty Little Liars season 6B at PaleyFest

"We're not avoiding the questions that are still left unanswered," said creator I. Marlene King

Published on October 12, 2015 at 11:58PM

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Tamil prisoners go on hunger strike

Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka, some held without charge since the 1990s, go on hunger strike to press for their release.

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EW's 25 Best Movies in 25 Years

A look back at the year's top flicks chosen by Entertainment Weekly's movie critics

Published on October 12, 2015 at 09:30PM

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Bono says U2's next album Songs of Experience will be 'very epic'

The rocker tells EW, "We're well into it. Edge just came up with a cracker the other day!"

Published on October 12, 2015 at 07:16PM

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US air drop for Syria anti-IS forces

The US military air-drops more than 45 tonnes of ammunition in north-eastern Syria to rebels fighting the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).

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'No evidence' for Platini payment

Uefa president Michel Platini produced no documentary evidence for the £1.35m "disloyal payment" made to him by Fifa, the BBC learns.

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Mumbai man 'comes back from the dead'

Staff at a mortuary in Mumbai are surprised when a man they were preparing to do a post-mortem examination on wakes up.

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Saudi king rejects 'Hajj handover'

Saudi Arabia's king rejects Iranian suggestions his country should give up management of the Hajj pilgrimage after last month's deadly stampede.

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400,000 VW cars in UK need engine fix

About 400,000 Volkswagen cars in the UK will need fuel injectors altered as well as a software fix, its UK boss said.

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War drives 'alarming' global hunger

Conflict is "development in reverse" and a key factor that is leaving almost 800 million without enough food, the 2015 Global Hunger Index observes.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1K4l8IN

Guinea opposition demands vote re-run

Guinea's opposition calls for a re-run of Sunday's presidential election even before the votes are counted, alleging widespread fraud.

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Two RAF dead in Afghan crash named

Two RAF airmen killed in a helicopter crash in Afghan capital, Kabul, are named as Flight Lieutenants Geraint Roberts and Alan Scott.

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Zimbabwe clears Cecil the lion killer

Zimbabwe says it will not prosecute the the US dentist who killed Cecil the lion because he had the proper paperwork allowing him to conduct the hunt.

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US students to defy gun law with dildos

Texas University students plan to take sex toys on campus to protest against a new state law that allows people to carry concealed weapons on college grounds.

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USA 18-28 Japan

Japan end their Rugby World Cup campaign with a third win but still go out of the tournament after finishing third in Pool B.

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Watson has questions to answer, PM says

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has "questions to answer" over his comments about sex abuse allegations against former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, David Cameron says.

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The Walking Dead gets the Friends treatment in new mashup

So no one told you life was gonna be this way?

Published on October 12, 2015 at 07:16PM

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Police stop guarding Assange embassy

London's Met Police stop guarding the Ecuadorean Embassy where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has sought refuge since 2012.

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Indian activist hit by ink attack

Right-wing Hindu protesters in the Indian city of Mumbai douse a political activist in black ink to protest at the launch of a book by a former Pakistani foreign minister.

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AB InBev makes higher SABMiller offer

Anheuser-Busch InBev has increased its offer for rival brewer SABMiller to £43.50 a share.

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Dell agrees $67bn EMC takeover

US computer giant Dell agrees a deal to buy data storage company EMC for $67bn - if approved it would be the biggest ever between tech companies.

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'Bizarre' video tour of Pistorius house

The new tenants of the house where South African athlete Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp are filmed giving a video tour of the building.

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Former top China energy chief jailed

The former chief of China's biggest oil firm, Jiang Jiemin, is sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes, state media say.

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Egypt court frees Mubarak's sons

A court in Egypt orders the release of the two sons of ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, five months after they are convicted of embezzlement.

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Alaska: Oil to pay for climate change

The Governor of Alaska tells the BBC that expanding the state's search for oil is necessary to pay for the damage caused by climate change.

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Guatemalan mayor lynched by crowd

The mayor of a town in western Guatemala is lynched by a group of residents who accused him of ordering an attack on his political rival.

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Randy Quaid in court after US arrest

Actor Randy Quaid is due to appear in court over a California vandalism case after being arrested on Friday as he tried to enter the US from Canada.

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Briton wins Nobel economics prize

British academic Angus Deaton has been awarded the Nobel economics prize for 2015 for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.

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Fatwa 'catalyst' for knives terror plot

Three men accused of plotting a beheading as part of a UK terror attack were inspired by an Islamic State group fatwa, a court hears.

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Five Air France employees arrested

Five Air France employees are arrested following violent scenes at the company's headquarters in Roissy last week.

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18 Scorching Summer TV Shows: What Starts When

Stars: Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell What to expect: Last we left Rosewood, Ali was back, Ezra was shot, ''A'' had gotten…

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