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January 2, 2017

Succumbing for gold: South Africa’s biggest ever class action lawsuit gets go ahead


Welkom, South Africa( CNN) The most striking thing about Joseph Mothibedi is his voice — it is raspy, a metal whisper.





It’s the audio of a human slowly dying.


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Published on January 02, 2017 09:51

January 1, 2017

Human With Crohn’s Disease Shares Photo Of All The Medical Equipment He Use Every Day To Demonstrate That Looks Are Deceiving

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If you’ve got abroken leg in a casteveryone clamors to sign it. A dramatic situate of sews and your friends pour over you to offer their compassion and get a closer look. You come down with the influenza and although your boss probably ...Read More

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Published on January 01, 2017 10:56

You Pay Uncle sam Taxes. Multinational Firm Get Interest-Free Loans.

Multinational firms get $700 billion in interest-free loans–enough to cut every American’s income-tax bill in half. “>



As you endure the expense and drudgery of finishing up your tax returns before this years delayed April 18 deadline, lets look at ...Read More

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Published on January 01, 2017 10:55

Kickstart Parties With Mouthwatering Starters





Starters are versatile recipes that can transform our leftovers, such as prawns, chicken, paneer or mushrooms into a mouth-watering culinary. These starters are a great food for festivals, occasions, parties, weddings and so on. Starters filled with wonderful flavors and textures ...Read More

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Published on January 01, 2017 06:57

December 31, 2016

Marriage Venue Owners Want To Be Able To Turn Away Same-Sex Couples

ALBANY, N.Y.( AP) Owners of a bridal venue who were fined $13,000 for transgressing the state’s anti-discrimination statute argued Monday that they should be legally allowed to follow their Christian faith.


The proprietors of Liberty Ridge Farm north of Albany refused to ...Read More

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Published on December 31, 2016 09:28

Apple ad-blocking software frightens publishers but Google is target

Apps that avoid ads making it to the screens of mobile phones are topping the charts. How will media firms react?



When Apple revealed that its new operating system for mobile phones, iOS 9, would feature what the company called content-blocking Safari ...Read More

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Published on December 31, 2016 09:28

Love And Dance In The Past And Nowadays





Dance is the art of movement and the art through which we deliver messages. Long ago, dances were performed strictly to tell a story, to transmit a certain message to someone or to a community. Nowadays, dance has changed. It is ...Read More

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Published on December 31, 2016 03:55

December 30, 2016

Saudi Arabia to build world’s tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky


( CNN) Dubai, long champ of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will shortly have some rivalry from neighboring Saudi Arabia.





Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest ...Read More

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Published on December 30, 2016 09:10

Yahoo has been sold. But what does this entail?


The purple party is over .
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Goodbye, Yahoo.


After months of speculation, the early internet powerhouse has sold off its core assets for $4.83 billion to telecom giant Verizon.


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Published on December 30, 2016 09:09