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by Ellen Wulfhorst | @EJWulfhorst | Thomson Reuters Foundation Many students who enter the United States to work as au pairs find themselves becoming housekeepers, cooking and cleaning for families for long hours with no extra pay — NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Young women recruited to the United States to care […]

U.S. senator John McCain, a decorated war hero known, died Saturday after losing a battle to brain cancer. He was 81. “Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family,” his office said in a statement. Adding: “At his […]

A video has been circulating online showing a “bomoh” allegedly warding off evil spirits that a devotee is apparently afflicted with by firing cheap toy guns at her. In the video, the “bomoh” chants as he points a number of plastic toy guns at the unsuspecting devotee who is seated in front of the “bomoh” […]

A series of small, fortunate events prompted a Michigan woman to buy a lottery ticket – and land a life-changing windfall. A 60-year-old Jackson County woman who declined to be named told Michigan Lottery officials that “an unusually lucky day” led her to unknowingly purchase the winning lottery ticket that won her the top $100,000 jackpot. […]

A lion that was spotted wandering around a residential area in Kuwait before it was safely captured. The big cat is believed to be an escaped pet, even though it is illegal to keep lions as pets in the country due to safety reasons. A video showing the escaped lion shows that it is in […]

A distressed mother from Oregan, a coastal U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest, is suspected of fatally shooting her severely disabled 7-year-old boy to death. She then tried to kill herself with an overdose of pills The 28-year-old mother, Tashina Jordan, is now in the hospital with a “life-threatening condition”. Emergency crews responded to a […]

About 1,000 Quebec doctors have drawn out a petition to their Government saying they don’t want pay increase. They have asked their Government to use the money meant for their salary increase to promote the health of the population and meet the needs of patients. Quebec’s federation of medical specialists reached a deal in February […]

Another day, another fake news report. At least, that’s what US President Donald Trump thinks as he slammed the New York Times for reporting that he considered revoking ex-President Barack Obama’s security clearance. On Monday, The New Yorker cited unnamed sources and claimed that White House officials had discussed revoking Obama’s security clearance last year. The […]

An infant was rescued from a hot car in Ohio as its parents were seen lying on the ground, allegedly overdosing from drugs. The man who saved the baby, Eric Asher, recounted to reporters: “We were driving down the road and I looked over to my right and I saw the male and female laying […]

Chelsea Clinton confirmed yesterday that she might run for elective office in the future. Chelsea is the daughter of ex-US President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton – the former first lady who made two unsuccessful bids for the presidency, in 2008 and 2016. Promoting her children’s book “Start Now! You Can Make a Difference” at […]

Experts say children are being trafficked from Vietnam and other countries to work on cannabis farms by Umberto Bacchi | @UmbertoBacchi | Thomson Reuters Foundation LONDON, Aug 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Large numbers of child slaves may be working on cannabis farms in London, experts warned on Monday, after new figures emerged showing the […]

Tube8, a subsidiary of Pornhub, has announced plans to begin rewarding adult movie viewers with digital currency as part of a new partnership with Vice Industry Token. In parnering Vice Industry Token (VIT) to make its entire platform tokenized Tube8 will let its users earn VIT tokens when they stream or interact with Tube8 videos. […]

A suspected murderer who was on the FBI’s ten most wanted list did Drake’s KiKi challenge for the cameras as he was carted off by cops. Brazen Antwan Mims pulled the corny dance move as he was escorted from a plane to an SUV by law enforcement officials at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport on 14 […]

Pope Francis has responded to reports of sexual abuse and cover-up of abuse by the Roman Catholic Church.His letter comes after the Pennsylvania attorney-general revealed the comprehensive findings of a statewide investigative grand jury that spent two years uncovering abuse of children by Catholic priests, and a systematic cover up spanning decades by senior church […]

According to a new Pentagon report, China is “likely” training its pilots from its fleet of long-range bombers for missions targeting the US. Referring to the China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Congress-mandated report said: “Over the last three years, the PLA has rapidly expanded its overwater bomber operating areas, gaining experience in critical […]