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Who Is John Shepherd? Michigan Man Tried Contacting Aliens from Grandma's Living Room for 30 Years

The self-taught electronics engineer was inspired by sci-fi TV shows and set out to contact aliens in mid-1960s with equipment that filled his grandmother's living room

Aug 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Is Kim Jong Un Dead? South Korean Diplomat Claims North Korean Leader's Recent Photos Are Fake

There have been many speculations and regarding the health of the North Korean Supreme Leader in the last few months

Aug 23, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Chinese Authorities Do Monitor Overseas WeChat Accounts, Jailed User Reveals

The user, Gao Zhigang, sent a pro-democracy video clip to his friend in the U.S. and he later found out that the screenshots were taken from his friend's account

Aug 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Missing School Worse Than COVID-19 for Kids: UK Chief Medical Adviser

Professor Chris Whitty has said that children were more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than being infected with the novel coronavirus

Aug 23, 2020

By IANS

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Coronavirus Cases in Philippines Close to 190,000

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting people in more than 170 countries

Aug 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Slave Trade Remembrance Day: Monkeys Being Used in Coconut Farms and Orangutans for 'Sex Slavery'

Monkeys are dressed in different outfits as their captors control them by choking them with tight ropes while they perform on the streets in Thailand

Aug 23, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Life-size sculptures of enslaved Africans are part of a 70-foot replica of a slave ship featured in the core exhibit at Detroit's new Museum of African American History. The slave ship with 50 figures is a silent commemoration of Africans who lost their l

International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: 1791 Revolt Triggered Demand for Abolition of Slavery

The day commemorates the people in Santo Domingo – present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic – for their revolt in 1791 against slavery and its trade

Aug 23, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Full Arab Normalization With Israel Depends on Palestinian Independence: Arab League

Aboul-Gheit's remarks came days after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached a US-brokered peace agreement with Israel on August 13

Aug 23, 2020

By IANS

China Growing COVID-19 Vaccine Within The Cells of Insects? Potential Candidate Gets Approval for Human Testing

The vaccine candidate got tested on monkeys, the vaccine was shown for preventing the novel coronavirus infections with no obvious side-effects, as per reports

Aug 23, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the North Korean Army

Is Kim Jong Un Sick? Rumors About North Korean Leader's 'Poor' Health Arise Amid Political Changes

Earlier this year, rumor mills were abuzz that North Korea's supreme leader was gravely ill after he missed several public events in April

Aug 22, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

South Korea Expands Social Distancing Rules

The South Korean government announced that it has decided to expand strict social distancing guidelines to the rest of the country

Aug 22, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Parliament Office in Iraq's Basra Set on Fire After Killing of Activists

The violence erupted in the city of Basra last week following the assassination of activist Tahseen Osama

Aug 22, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Gas Leak Causes Mass Exodus in Chinese City Despite Assurances From Local Authorities

In the Chinese city of Leshan, which has witnessed heavy flood in the past few days, netizens took to Weibo to report a gas leak from a chemical plant on Thursday

Aug 22, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

After Horrific Zombie Experience, Japanese Group Offering Coffins to Customers for Stress Relief

Kowagarasetai, translated as 'Scare Squad', is offering a new experience for customers to get relaxed during the stressful Coronavirus pandemic

Aug 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China Building Surface-to-Air Missile Site Near India-Nepal Border, Satellite Image Shows

India and China stepped up military deployment in the area after a violent conflict between the two nuclear-powered nations at the Galwan Valley in June.

Aug 22, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

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