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Church members join relatives in grief, anger at gunman

TheRepublic.com 

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Family members of the nine people Dylann Roof killed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church weren’t the only ones who suffered. Their church family grieved, too. Along with the 32 family members of victims, three people connected to Emanuel AME Church spoke as Roof was formally sentenced to death Wednesday in federal

Syria regime strikes kill six civilians: Monitor

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

The Syrian government air strikes killed at least six civilians, including four children, in Aleppo province on Thursday, despite a fragile two-week-old truce, a monitor said.



Ex-UN chief back in South Korea, hints at presidential bid

TheRepublic.com 

SEOUL, South Korea — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he will announce soon whether he will run for South Korea’s presidency, as he returned home and strongly hinted at his political ambitions before hundreds of cheering supporters. Ban’s return will likely heat up local politics as he’s considered the only major conservative contender

'Kompromat': The Russian art of shaming adversaries has a long legacy

BusinessInsider.com 

AFP

MOSCOW — Unverified reports that Russian intelligence gathered compromising information about US President-elect Donald Trump have stirred memories of the dark art of "kompromat," a Soviet-era form of blackmail used to shame adversaries.

The practice was widely used by the Soviet Union's secret services to squeeze information out of Western diplomats during the Cold War and has left many ruined victims in its wake.

The method — which sometimes involves tapped phones, hidden cameras... Читать дальше...

Vader aanslagpleger Bataclan in RTL Late Night

Tubantia 

De vader van een van de aanslagplegers in de concertzaal Bataclan in Parijs is vanavond te gast in RTL Late Night. Samy Amimour (28) was een van de IS-strijders die op 13 november 2015 het vuur opende tijdens een concert van Eagles Of Death Metal, waardoor 89 mensen om het leven kwamen.

Scientists hear voice of ancient humans in baboon calls

TheRepublic.com 

PARIS — Baboon grunts and mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back as much as 25 million years. The barks, yacks and wa-hoos of the Guinea baboons reveal distinct human-like vowel sounds, according to the study published Wednesday in

‘Scream Queens’ Canceled Or Renewed For Season 3?

International Business Times 

Despite its low Season 2 ratings, “Scream Queens” might still be renewed for a third season. During FOX’s Television Critics Association session on Wednesday, Jan. 11, network bosses said that the comedy-horror series might still get a Season 3 renewal depending on the network’s needs this coming May.

MobiKwik launches app in 5 regional languages

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

The app is now available in eight languages -- English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Oria, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu -- on the app`s lighter variant MobiKwik LITE.

Who Will Be South Korea’s Next President?

WSJ.com 

South Korean voters facing the possibility of an early presidential election—following Park Geun-hye's impeachment last month—are closely divided between a former United Nations secretary-general, a longtime opposition leader and an upstart mayor, polls show. Video: Eva Tam

German economy accelerated in 2016 thanks to higher spending

TheRepublic.com 

BERLIN — Germany’s economy accelerated slightly last year to grow by 1.9 percent, narrowly beating expectations thanks largely to household and government spending, official data showed Thursday. The figure released by the Federal Statistical Office was slightly better than Germany’s performance in the previous two years, and also a bit above the 1.8 percent growth





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