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San Francisco has become the first United States city to ban the sale of e-cigarettes despite being the home to Juul Labs (the most popular e-cigarette producer in the US). On Tuesday, 25 June 2019, the city’s board of supervisors unanimously voted to ban stores from selling the vaporisers and also made it illegal for
Viewers Corner News correspondent learned that a $4.5 billion aid package has been approved recently by the United States House of Representatives to address the humanitarian crisis. According to the report, the aid package would be used to address the issue of migrant surge along the United States-Mexico border, and for those migrants in custody
Turkey has been criticized by many international organizations including Human Rights Watch for aiming at silencing civil society activities. Recently Turkey put Osman Kavala (a prominent philanthropist who founded an organization that focuses on cultural and artistic projects for peace and dialogue) and 15 others on trial, accusing them of organizing anti-government protests in 2013.
It is nice to hear that President Donald Trump called off strikes against Iran after the United States drone was shot down by Iranian forces. It is a welcome news because if such strike had taken place, the after effect of such tragedy would be severe on both sides (Iran and the United States of
Meng Hongwei, the former Interpol chief is on trial in a court in Tianjin and our correspondent learnt that Mr Meng Hongwei has pleaded guilty for taking bribe of over $2m (£1.6m) during a court hearing on Thursday in the northern city of Tianjin, China. He was accused of taking 14.5 million yuan ($2.1m) in
Viewers Corner News correspondent learned that President Xi Jinping will make his first official visit to North Korea for two days starting from Thursday, 20 June 2019. According to the report, Kim Jong Un (leader of North Korea) was the one who invited President Xi Jinping to his country. China’s Xi Jinping will meet Donald
PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA TO MAKE FIRST OFFICIAL TRIP TO NORTH KOREA ON THURSDAY. Read More »
It was reported that Activist Joshua Wong has been released from prison on Monday, 17 June. Joshua Wong joined Hong Kong mass protest immediately he walked out of prison as a free man, calling for the resignation of Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive. Joshua Wong who was set free after serving two months in
It was reported that Bahrain government will ban the use of plastic bags/products in July. According to the report, a ministerial order with respect to the technical regulations for plastic products will take effect on July 21, 2019. The order will regulate and phase out the use of plastic bags. The first phase will focus
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Niels Hoegel, the 42-year-old German killer nurse who murdered 85 patients in his care has been sentenced to life in prison. Judge Sebastian Buehrmann while sentencing Niels Hoegel on Thursday called his killing spree “incomprehensible”. According to the report our correspondent gathered, Niels Hoegel murdered his victims at random with lethal injections between 2000 and
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Kawasaki, Japan gathered that two people including a 12 year old schoolgirl were killed in Japan mass stabbing on Tuesday, 28 May 2019. Also about 17 children were wounded and the victims were taken to four different hospitals. According to the report, a man attacked people with a knife near