JanteChai: Jun 26, 2016

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Samuel L. Jackson receives Lifetime Achievement Award at BET Awards

Samuel L. Jackson was recognized for his more than 40 years of big-screen badass-ery at the BET Awards on Sunday night. The legendary actor was...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 09:45AM

Lionel Messi: Argentina forward retires from international football

Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 29, announces his retirement from international football.

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Giant panda in Macau gives birth to twins

A giant panda in Macau gives birth to twins, the first pandas to be born in the former Portuguese colony.

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Jesse Williams gives powerful speech on race in America at BET Awards

When he’s not wearing scrubs as Jackson Avery on Grey’s Anatomy, Jesse Williams has become a prominent voice of the Black Lives Matter movement....

Published on June 27, 2016 at 09:15AM

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Lebanon suicide bomb attack 'kills six' near Syria border

At least six people are killed and 13 wounded as suicide bombers attack a crowd in eastern Lebanon, reports say.

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Clashes at white-supremacist rally in Sacramento leave 10 injured

At least 10 people are wounded, two seriously, in clashes between right-wing extremists and counter-protesters in Sacramento, California.

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Brexit: France and Germany 'in agreement' over UK's EU exit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande say they are in "full agreement" on how to handle the fallout from the UK's decision to quit the EU.

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Game of Thrones finale recap: 'The Winds of Winter'

Game of Thrones concluded what’s arguably its best season with one of its finest — and the bloodiest — episodes, “The Winds of Winter,” which...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 08:30AM

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Game of Thrones star on that shocking finale death

Note: This story contains a major revelation from the season 6 finale of Game of Thrones…. Her death, like so many others on Game of Thrones, wasn...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 08:30AM

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Game of Thrones: Lena Headey on those finale twists

Alert: This post contains major plot points in the Game of Thrones season 6 finale … And just like that, a new ruler has ascended to the Iron...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 08:45AM

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Singapore Airlines plane catches fire after emergency landing

A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan catches fire after making an emergency landing at Singapore's Changi airport.

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Game of Thrones finale confirms game-changing fan theory

This post includes a significant reveal from Sunday’s Game of Thrones episode, “The Winds of Winter” He’s a bastard no more! Game of Thrones...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 08:15AM

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Beyoncé surprises fans with BET Awards performance

No awards show is complete with a surprise performance, and Queen B dropped in on Sunday’s BET Awards to sing “Freedom” from Lemonade. Opening the...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 06:30AM

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Stock market rebel

A profile of stockbroker Brad Katsuyama, who devised a way to prevent the controversial practice of high frequency trading on the US financial markets.

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Schezwan dosa anyone?

Food writer Samar Halarnkar explains what Indians have done to Chinese and other cuisines of the world.

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'Fat cats'

Iranians have taken to publishing their payslips online, angered by revelations that managers in some state companies enjoy surprisingly high salaries.

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50 years on

Fifty years ago this week Barclaycard issued the first credit cards in the UK. Simon Read looks at how the plastic card changed our relationship with money.

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Pope Francis says Church should apologise to gays

Pope Francis says the Roman Catholic Church should apologise to gay people for the way it has treated them.

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Pound falls further in Asian trading on Monday

The pound falls in Asian trading on Monday, adding to Friday's record one-day decline for sterling.

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Rihanna announces Star Trek Beyond single

Rihanna is heading into the beyond. The singer announced Sunday that her new single, “Sledgehammer,” will debut on the official Star Trek Beyond...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 02:45AM

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IS claims suicide attack against Jordanian troops

The so-called Islamic State group says it carried out a suicide attack that killed six Jordanian security personnel on the border with Syria.

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Adele burps in fan's face at Glastonbury performance

We’re used to angelic choruses, soaring high notes, and the casual F-bomb coming from Adele’s mouth, but the world has yet to hear anything quite...

Published on June 27, 2016 at 12:45AM

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Madagascar stadium blast 'kills two'

A grenade explosion kills at least two people and wounds dozens during Madagascar's national day celebrations in the capital, officials say.

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Sousse attacks: Survivor on anniversary

A ceremony has been held in Tunisia to remember the 38 tourists shot dead on a beach in Sousse exactly one year ago.

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Box office report: Finding Dory douses Independence Day: Resurgence

Though the 4th of July weekend is less than a week away, Finding Dory continues to launch fireworks at the box office, sitting pretty as the top...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 10:30PM

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Deadpool 2 production eyes an early 2017 start

Deadpool 2 is a no-brainer: The first film grossed more than $778.6 million worldwide, breaking a number of box office records in the process. Ryan...

Published on June 26, 2016 at 09:30PM

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