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Woman killed by self-driving car in the US

Mar 20, 2018 topnews

One of Uber’s self-driving cars has killed a woman in Arizona United State. The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode, with an operator behind the wheel, when it hit a woman walking in the street in the city of Tempe, according to the San Francisco-based company. The victim was hospitalized and later died from her injuries. “Our hearts go out to the victim’s family,” an Uber spokesperson said. “We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident.” Share on: WhatsApp

Bomb blast in Texas kills two

Mar 19, 2018 topnews

An explosion in the Texas state capital of Austin, has injured two young men in their twenties. The explosion came just hours after police made a direct public appeal to the person or persons who carried out the previous bombings to come forward. So far, they have claimed the lives of two people and injured four others. The two killed earlier this month were African Americans, raising the possibility of a hate crime. The race of the two latest victims was not immediately disclosed. But police believe all the bombings…

Ugandan Lawmaker forced to apologise for ‘beat your wife’ comment

Mar 16, 2018 topnews

Onesmus Twinamasiko, a Ugandan member of Parliament has apologised after encouraging men to beat their wives to “discipline” them, in comments that sparked an outcry in the east African nation. The lawmaker wrote in a letter to parliament that he actually “detests all form of violence against women”. “Kindly accept my most sincere and unreserved apologies honourable members and the general public and more particularly the women.” The apology comes after Twinamasiko gave an interview the day after women’s day, March 8, to local television station NTV and said:…

16 dead as lightning strikes church in Rwanda

Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018 topnews

A Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda has been struck by lightning leaving at least 16 people dead and dozens more injured, a local official said Sunday. Fourteen victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Francois revealed. Two others died later from their injuries, he said. He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but many had already been discharged. “Doctors say that only…

Woman born with two sets of DNA is her own twin

Mar 10, 2018 topnews

Taylor Muhl, a Los Angeles singer and model, has been discovered to be her own twin. She absorbed her fraternal twin while she was in the womb. She grew up believing a discoloration on her stomach was simply a birthmark. After years of battling autoimmune issues, Muhl went to a doctor who diagnosed her with Chimerism—a rare disorder in which a person has two sets of DNA—in Muhl’s case, she lives with the DNA of her fraternal twin whom she absorbed in her mother’s womb. Each set of DNA has its…

Forbes: Jeff Bezos Tops World’s Richest List

Mar 6, 2018 topnews

The list of 2,208 billionaires has been released by Forbes with first appearances from Hungary and Zimbabwe. This number is from 71 countries. Altogether, there are worth $9.1 trillion, an increase of 18% from last year. America tops the list with 585 billionaires, while China has 373. Jeff Bezos makes an appearance as the first and only person to have a 12-figure amount ($124.3 billion). Second in place is Bill Gates with $90 billion. The first cryptocurrency billionaires, as well as online retailers and a restaurant heiress, make this list.…

New Guinea hit by strong 6.7-magnitude quake

Mar 6, 2018 topnews

Papua New Guinea has been hit by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake, US seismologists said, a week after a major quake in the same remote highland region killed at least 67 people. It was the strongest aftershock yet to hit the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior, where a state of emergency has been declared as rescue workers struggle to reach cut-off villages following the 7.5-magnitude quake on February 26. The latest earthquake, recorded just after midnight early Wednesday (1400 GMT Tuesday), hit at a depth of 33 kilometres (20.5 miles), according to the…

Oscars 2018: Gary Oldman wins best actor

Mar 5, 2018 topnews

The 2018 Oscars best actor has been won by Gary Oldman on Sunday for his stunning portrayal of Winston Churchill as he became Britain’s prime minister in May 1940 in “Darkest Hour” He bested a crowded field that included Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name”), Daniel Day-Lewis (“Phantom Thread”), Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”) and Denzel Washington (“Roman J. Israel, Esq”). Also, Guillermo del Toro won the Oscar on Sunday for best director for “The Shape of Water,” his acclaimed fantasy about a mute janitor’s romance with a mysterious amphibian-man…

WWE Champion, Kane contesting for political office In The United States

Mar 4, 2018 topnews

WWE superstar, Glenn Jacobs, popularly known as Kane, is contesting for Mayor of Knox County in Tennesse. “Devil’s favourite demon” and the other half of the “brothers of destruction” is running as a Republican for the election which comes up on May 1. Not many thought he was serious when the 50-year-old declared his intention last year but his new step of getting his other “brother of destruction” and frenemy, The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) involved has made them change their minds. People were allowed to take pictures with the two…

Chinese condom too small for Zimbabwean men -Health minister

Feb 28, 2018 topnews

David Parirenyatwa, Zimbabwean health minister has challenged local companies to consider manufacturing condoms, saying imported options aren’t quite up to task. The minister was speaking at the recent launch of a new board for the Zimbabwe Private Sector HIV and Aids Wellness Coordinating Programme (ZPSHAWP) in Harare. Condoms are a type of contraception that can both prevent pregnancy and protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Parirenyatwa said most of the condoms available in the country are imported from China, adding that some local men however found them not quite the…