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Myanmar’s generals consolidated their control of the country today after staging a surgical coup that saw defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest and all powers transferred to the army. Armoured personnel carriers and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of capital Naypyidaw, where Ms Suu Kyi is being held under house … Read more
The City’s last open outcry trading ring – at the London Metal Exchange (LME) – could close after 144 years. The site where traders shout at each other across the floor to set the world’s metal prices has been shut since Covid struck in March. But bosses at the LME now believe it is the … Read more
London Metal Exchange to close ‘open outcry’ trading ring after 144 years after Covid forces it to modernise By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 The trading ring at the London Metal Exchange (LME) could close after 144 years. The site where … Read more
Woman who sparked outcry by decapitating an owl on social media video is shot dead in drive-by shooting in Colombia Mileydis Aldana, 21, was assassinated by a motorcycle rider at her home Sunday Comes six months after she became notorious as the ‘Owl Killer’ in Latin America She uploaded images of her beheading a barn owl … Read more
Willy the fish: Penis-shaped statues of leaping piscenes are demolished in Morocco as locals say they should never have been erected Moroccans have scoffed and raged at the statues of the peach-coloured fish Demolition began on Thursday in the coastal town of Mehdia, near Kenitra Locals are angry that money was spent on statues instead … Read more
The Somalian parliament is considering a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature. The new Sexual Intercourse Related Crimes Bill would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent. It marks a dramatic reworking of years of efforts to give more protections to women in one of … Read more
‘Ridiculous and unfair’: Dannii Minogue sparks outcry as she quarantines in a Gold Coast home instead of a government-mandated hotel after returning from the U.S. By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:19 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 03:22 BST, 14 July 2020 Australians have been left outraged after Dannii Minogue avoided hotel … Read more
A massive coronavirus prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees has sparked an outcry in Bangladesh as the country reported its first death from the illness. Local police chief Tota Miah said some 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in Raipur town in southern Bangladesh to pray ‘healing verses’ from the Koran to … Read more
United Airlines promises Biscoff cookies will RETURN to its snack menu after passenger outcry over Oreo Thins replacing them United Airlines took to Twitter to confirm the snacks would return from May 1 Passengers spoke of their joy at the return of the cookies on social media One wrote on Twitter: ‘Sometimes when the internet … Read more
Heartbreaking footage showing an endangered manatee being tied up and dragged along a dirt road as it frantically tries to escape has sparked outcry in Nigeria. Seven men were filmed pulling the manatee with ropes as its skin scraped across the ground and it frantically tried to stop the dragging with its flippers. The country’s environment … Read more