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14Feb/15

At least 300 migrants feared dead trying to reach Europe from Africa

February 14, 2015WorldAfrica, Aftermath of war, Articles, Demography, Euronews, Europe, Forced migration, France, Germany, Human migration, hypothermia, Immigration, Immigration to Italy, Iraq, Italy, Lampedusa, Lampedusa e Linosa, Lampedusa harbour, Libya, May 2007 Malta migrant shipwreck, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck, NEXT MEDIA, Organizations, Politics, Refugee, Social Issues, Syria, United Kingdom, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeessmbale

(Next Media Online) – At least 300 migrants are feared dead in Mediterranean waters after they tried to reach Europe from Africa, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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14Feb/15

100 pilot whales dead in New Zealand beaching

February 14, 2015EnvironmentBaleen whales, Beached Festival, Beached whale, Biology, Bryde's whale, Cetacean stranding, Cetaceans, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Farewell Spit, local media, Mammals of Asia, New Zealand, Oceanic dolphins, Pacific Ocean, Pilot whale, Whale, Whales, Whaling in the Faroe Islands, Zoologysmbale

Over 100 pilot whales died after nearly 200 are beached in New Zealand, local media reported.

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14Feb/15

Clear bias against Qatar says Gulf state’s 2022 World Cup Committee chief

February 14, 2015FootballAl Thawawida, Amnesty International, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup controversies, Geography of Asia, Hans-Joachim Eckert, Hassan Al Thawadi, Michael Garcia, Mohamed Bin Hammam, Mohammed bin Hammam, Qatar, Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, Western Asia, Zürichsmbale

There has been a “clear bias” against Qatar in the wake of Michael Garcia’s FIFA report into the bidding process for the next two World Cups, says 2022 Committee chief Hassan Al Thawadi

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14Feb/15

Canadian police foil Valentine’s Day mass shooting plot

February 14, 2015CrimeBrian Brennan, Canada, Canadian police, Gendarmerie, Government, Government of Canada, Halifax mass shooting plot, Halifax, Nova Scotia, law enforcement, Law/Crime, NEXT MEDIA, Nova Scotia attacks, Public Safety Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Policesmbale

Canada (Next Media) – Canadian police said they acted on a tip provided by the public and intercepted a mass shooting plot on Valentine’s Day.
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14Feb/15

Small businesses in Equatorial Guinea count their profits after AFCON

February 14, 2015EconomyAfrica, Africa Cup of Nations, Continents, Côte d'Ivoire, Countries, Economy of Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Geography of Africa, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Juan Obama, Malabo, Marie Jose, Morocco, Outline of Equatorial Guinea, Political geography, Sports, Tunisiasmbale

Juan Obama won the African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea this month, not as a player for the champions Ivory Coast, but as a Taxi driver. Juan had his busiest and most profitable month ever.
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13Feb/15

Gunman kills three young Muslims in North Carolina, hate crime questions raised

February 13, 2015WorldAbu-Salha, American society, Carolina, Chapel Hill shooting, Council on American–Islamic Relations, Craig Stephen Hicks, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Hate crime, Ibrahim Hooper, Marcia Morey, North Carolina, North Carolina State University, public affairs council, Racism, Raleigh, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, Ripley Rand, Social Issues, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yusor Mohammadsmbale

A man has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting three young people near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raising questions of whether the victims were targeted because they were Muslim.
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13Feb/15

Revellers take to the streets as Carnival festivities begin in Rio

February 13, 2015ArtAriadne Santiago, Brazil, Brazilian Carnival, Carnival block, Carnivals, Cristiane Travassos, Music, Parades, Percussion ensembles, Polka, Ramon Reibeiro, Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Samba, Tulio Santossmbale

Carnival 2015 leaps to life with thousands taking to the streets to partake in the city’s famous blocos, or street parties.
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13Feb/15

NBA All Stars hold court before the big game

February 13, 2015BasketballBasketball, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Cleveland Cavaliers, Jason Williams, LeBron James, McDonald's High School All-Americans, National Basketball Association, New York, New York City, Shaquille O'Neal, Sports, Sports in the United States, Stephen Curry, Superteams in the National Basketball Association, Team LeBron, the NBA, United States, York Knick Carmelo Anthonysmbale

“Winning is everything,” says LeBron James ahead of the NBA All-Star game.
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13Feb/15

Obama, Apple CEO Tim Cook, speak at cybersecurity summit

February 13, 2015SecurityAmerica, Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Computer security, Computing, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Edward Snowden, Ethics, FACEBOOK INC., Gay men, GOOGLE INC., Government, Illinois, Information Age, Internet privacy, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Luo people, Mass surveillance, North Korea, PALO ALTO, Politics, Privacy, Sony, SONY CORPORATION, Tim Cook, United States, Yahoo! Incsmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama asks tech industry executives for closer cooperation in cybersecurity, as Apple CEO Tim Cook says abuses over digital privacy can be a matter of “life and death”.

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13Feb/15

Nigerian central bank chief pleads for calm as naira tumbles

February 13, 2015EconomyAbdul-Azeez, Abdultamid Abdul-Azeez, Abuja, Bismarck, Bismarck Rewane, Central Bank of Nigeria, Currency, Devaluation, Economy of Nigeria, Foreign exchange market, Godwin Emefiele, Goodluck Jonathan, Hong Kong dollar, Lagos, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Nigerian naira, Nigerian people, Onyekachi Ukomadusmbale

Nigeria’s central bank chief insists that there is “no need to panic” about a slide in the currency, despite figures showing that the bank had burned through over 110 million U.S. dollars a day, whilst trying to defend the Naira.

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