Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-09-08 18:02 1 Just 2.5 hours of exercise a week can offset dangers of drinking (1.02/2) Drinkers who exercise regularly may be offsetting their risks of alcohol-related diseases, new research suggests. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 2 British MP hits out at 'racist' Air China London tips (1.02/2) A British MP on Wednesday slammed Air China for alleged 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 3 Nintendo fills summer drought with Mario’s debut on mobile: iPhone's Super Mario Run (1.02/2) Now the Pokemon Go furor has died down (for now) as Nintendo expects limited profits from the Niantic-owned title, the company is set to roll out its heavy hitter, Super Mario, to mobile to rebalance revenues during the summer gaming drought. 2016-09-08 14:20 2KB www.thedrum.com 4 That 'awkward moment' when Obama met Duterte after 'whore' spat (1.02/2) US President Barack Obama and Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte had a brief face-to-face summit encounter, days after a very public spat. 2016-09-08 13:07 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 5 Drilon: No basis to suspend privilege of writ of habeas corpus (1.00/2) MANILA, Philippines—Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon said on Thursday there is no ground to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, as Sen. Richard Gordon has proposed, to give 2016-09-08 17:35 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 6 How ANC’s path to corruption was set in South Africa’s 1994 transition (1.00/2) There are suggestions that the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa lost the plot after the ascension of Jacob Zuma as the party’s president in 2007. 2016-09-08 14:20 8KB www.timeslive.co.za 7 Theresa May still believes in the net migration target. How will she meet it? It's perfectly sensible to want a second EU (0.04/2) referendum. Here's why The Prime Minister will have to squeeze immigration from within the EU and outside of it to achieve her ambition. 2016-09-08 01:08 13KB www.newstatesman.com 8 Cassper is trying to fill up the stadium with pubic hair, says Ntsiki Mazwai Cassper Nyovest certainly heated up social media this week with a naked bathroom selfie that even got Ntsiki Mazwai talking. 2016-09-08 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 9 ‘A man’s sexual desire trumps women and children’s rights’ “A child is seen as a sexual object and an appropriate replacement for an unwilling adult woman.” 2016-09-08 18:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 10 Middle-class South Africans fewer than estimated The struggle to live a middle-class life in South Africa is highlighted by a new household study‚ which spells out how small this segment is and how even those who begin to climb the ladder slip down again. Women are the most affected by poverty. 2016-09-08 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 11 Bridge collapse halts Ivory Coast-Burkina rail traffic Rail traffic between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso has been halted for at least two weeks after a bridge collapsed on the line linking the two countries, the operator has said. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 Finance minister says it's up to Zuma whether he remains in office Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, who is facing an investigation by police that the opposition has called a 2016-09-08 18:01 891Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 13 $115bn in US arms for Saudis should leverage reduction of civilian casualties in Yemen – think tank — RT America The US has offered Saudi Arabia $115 billion worth of arms during Barack Obama’s two terms as president, an anti-war think tank counted, arguing that this should give Washington enough leverage to pressure Riyadh to prevent civilian casualties in Yemen. 2016-09-08 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 14 Newly elected Hong Kong lawmaker reports 'death threats' A Hong Kong lawmaker advocating more autonomy from China who won a seat in landmark elections last weekend said he had received 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Crude prices rising on shrinking reserves, China demand — RT Business A sharp drop in US crude stockpiles, a weaker dollar, and an increase in Chinese imports have continued to boost recent gains in oil futures. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 16 Morning buzz! Vibrator alarm clock offering orgasmic wake-up call sells out — RT UK An ingenious new contraption that combines an alarm clock with a sex toy has proved so popular, the company that produces it has run out of stock. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 17 ‘Outa members are now immune from e- toll prosecution’ The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) said that its members are “provisionally immune from legal claims for the non-payment of e-tolls”. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 18 South Africa will ensure mining industry does less harm to environment: Deputy Minister South Africa's mining industry will be less exploitative and kinder to the environment in future‚ Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant told a conference in Australia on Thursday. 2016-09-08 18:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 19 Russian senator seeks to make doping offences criminally punishable with prison — RT Russian politics The head of the Upper House Committee for Social Policies has prepared a bill introducing a special criminal law specifically targeting falsifications in doping control by athletes, coaches, or medics. 2016-09-08 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 20 Cassper claps back at questions over breakup with Boity Cassper Nyovest continues to make it crystal clear that he will not tolerate haters, trolls or negativity in his life. 2016-09-08 18:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 21 Segregation or integration? Danish school says ‘ethnic quota’ in classes to help locals stay — RT News A school in Denmark has been criticized for limiting the number of students from ethnic minorities in several classes. According to the headmaster, while the benchmark would select “Danish-sounding” names, the policy actually aims at better integration. 2016-09-08 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 22 Chinese August imports up for first time since 2014 — RT Business Imports into China unexpectedly rose in August for the first time in nearly two years, and the fall in exports abated, signaling a possible trade recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. 2016-09-08 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 23 Global stocks higher after stronger China trade, Nasdaq gain BEIJING — Global share prices were mostly higher Thursday after China reported unexpectedly strong trade and Wall Street's Nasdaq index hit a record-high close. KEEPING SCORE: In 2016-09-08 17:53 3KB business.inquirer.net 24 Robbie Lawler vs Donald Cerrone confirmed for UFC 205 event The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) debut at the world- famous Madison Square Garden Arena in New York just got a whole lot bigger, as former Welterweight titleholder “Ruthless” Robbie 2016-09-08 17:46 2KB sports.inquirer.net 25 Pangasinan Rep. Espino suspended for graft over black sand mining The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Thursday ordered the suspension of Pangasinan Rep. Amado Espino Jr. for 90 days amid a graft trial over alleged black sand mining in the province. In its 2016-09-08 17:32 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 26 7 Chinese arrested in raid at drug laboratory in PH MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency says seven Chinese citizens have been arrested in a raid on a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory inside a pig farm north of 2016-09-08 17:31 1KB globalnation.inquirer.net 27 Pacquiao arrives in LA for Vargas fight presser Boxing's most decorated fighter Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles a day before the press conference for his return fight against WBO welterweight world champion Jessie 2016-09-08 17:10 1KB sports.inquirer.net 28 Obama: Arbitral ruling should help clarify South China Sea claims VIENTIANE—US President Barack Obama on Thursday said the landmark ruling of an international arbitral court recognizing the Philippines’ ownership of the West Philippine Sea should help 2016-09-08 17:06 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 29 169 gov’t execs in Cagayan Valley surrender, admit drug ties A total of 169 local executives in Cagayan Valley region turned themselves in to the police to confess their drug links. 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Liborio Carabbacan, Cagayan regional police’s deputy director 2016-09-08 16:55 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 30 Three held for murdering man and burying body to hide crime in Thane Three persons were arrested for allegedly killing a 29-year-old man and burying his body near Kalyan township in the district to hide the crime, police said today 2016-09-08 16:03 2KB www.mid- day.com 31 Fire breaks out in Express building in south Mumbai, no casualties A major fire broke out on the 20th floor of Express building in Nariman point in the posh locality of south Mumbai. 5 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot 2016-09-08 15:54 1KB www.mid-day.com 32 Preeti Rathi acid attack case: Ankur Panwar sentenced to death The special women court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced convict Ankur Panwar for murder of Delhi resident Preeti Rathi in May 2013 2016-09-08 15:26 3KB www.mid-day.com 33 Watch Video: Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra are happy-go-crazy Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and his Bollywood actress wife Geeta Basra are off on a holiday at an undisclosed location and seem to be having the time of their lives 2016-09-08 14:40 1KB www.mid-day.com 34 Two boys drown in water tank in Nashik Two teenage boys drowned in a water percolation tank in Sinnar taluka in Nashik, when they stepped in for a swim, police said on Thursday 2016-09-08 14:28 985Bytes www.mid-day.com 35 How schools use language as a way to exclude children Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o once described language as “the most important vehicle through which that [colonial] power fascinated and held the soul prisoner”.