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Britain to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

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Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said that the UK decides to provide diplomatic protection to British-Iranian mother. This is to underline the government’s belief that Iran has made an unjust behavior in her treatment.

Hunt said that this move is unlikely to be a “magic wand”. He said that formally it recognizes that the U.K. government views her treatment as unjust and illegal.

In a video statement in Twitter, Hunt said that “This represents a formal recognition by the British Government that her treatment fails to meet Iran’s obligations under international law and elevates it to a formal state-to-state issue”.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was a project manager in the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested in April 2016 as she headed back to Britain with her daughter after a family visit.

She was convicted of plotting to overthrow Iran’s clerical establishment. The charge was denied by her family.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe had a hunger strike in protest at her treatment in jail. She had several health issues. She was undergoing tests for breast cancer and a series of panic attacks, and her emotional state had gone worse during her confinement.

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Russia to ban ‘fake news’ and ‘disrespect’ of government

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Russian Parliament has passed two bills on Thursday. The first bill bans any activities of ‘disrespect’ to the state, its officials and Russian society. The second one is against spreading of what the Kremlin perceives to be ‘fake news’. It is expected that the Russian President Vladimir Putin will be signing these bills into law soon.

Both these new crimes carries heavy fines. It is reported that oppositions came from journalists, human rights group and even government ministers. The body will consider both the bills on 13th March.

The punishments for the ‘disrespect’ to the state includes fines up to 100,000 roubles (£1,150; $1,500). Repeated violations of the law could double or even triple the amount in fines, or a 15-day jail sentence.

The punishments for spreading ‘fake news’ varies. Individuals, officials and businesses will be fined 300,000, 600,000 or 1 million roubles respectively if the news spread affects “functioning of critical infrastructure” like transport or communications. The articles that containing “blatant disrespect” for the government or “public morality” should be deleted within 24 hours.

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The California sky gets illuminated with Spectacular and unusual lightning

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A spectacular display of lightning decorated the Southern California night sky on Tuesday. At one point, 1,489 pulses of lightning in just five minutes off the California coast has been recorded by the National Weather Service (NWS).

A heavy group of thunderstorms created the beautiful visual effect. Earth Networks detected More than 20,000 pulses of lightning from 6 p.m. to midnight according to WTOP meteorologist Steve Prinzivalli.

Three terminals at Los Angeles International Airport also experienced the lightning and it struck a plane. Reports said that no harm were happened to the passengers and the Delta flight to Seattle returned to the airport, where passengers later boarded a different plane.

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Michael Jackson’s Nephew speaks out against the documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’

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‘Leaving Neverland’ is a long awaited documentary. Michael Jackson’s nephew Taj Jackson appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday ahead of the UK airing of Leaving Neverland, the four-hour documentary in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck allege child sex abuse claims against Michael.

In 2005, Michael Jackson was acquitted in a trial, in which he was accused of child molestation. Until his death in 2009, Michael had denied all allegations of sexual harassment against children.

Taj Jackson said that he felt ‘angry, hurt and betrayed’ by one of the men who put Michael Jackson in the controversial documentary Leaving Neverland. Taj said: “You don’t put someone that you molested for seven years as your star defence witness,”. He added :”My uncle was probably one of the most scrutinised people in the world. It would have to be the most elaborate scheme the world has ever seen.”

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Mark Zuckerberg outlines ‘privacy-focused’ plans for Facebook

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The Facebook’s master Mark Zuckerberg said that secure, private messaging services will be having more chances to become popular than open platforms.

Zuckerberg, on Wednesday announced that Facebook plans to rebuild its services around several privacy-focused principles: “private interactions,” “encryption,” “reducing permanence,” “safety,” “interoperability” and “secure data storage.” He outlined his vision to transform Facebook into a “privacy-focused platform.” in his blog.

“I believe the future of communication will increasingly shift to private, encrypted services where people can be confident what they say to each other stays secure and their messages and content won’t stick around forever. This is the future I hope we will help bring about.”


“We plan to build this the way we’ve developed WhatsApp: focus on the most fundamental and private use case — messaging — make it as secure as possible, and then build more ways for people to interact on top of that, including calls, video chats, groups, stories, businesses, payments, commerce, and ultimately a platform for many other kinds of private services.” said Zuckerberg.

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Forbes Announced the World Billionaires List: Jeff Bezos in the Top position

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Forbes has officially announced the list of Billionaires in the World on Tuesday! Despite his pending divorce, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon retains his top spot for now.

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from February 8, 2019.

Kylie Jenner becomes the world’s youngest self-made billionaire ever at her age of 21 with $1 B. Chang Yun Chung becomes the oldest in the list with $2.1 B.

“Capitalism is taking some lumps” as for only the second year in a decade, both the number of billionaires and their total wealth shrank, “proving that even the wealthiest are not immune to economic forces and weak stock markets” said Forbes regarding this year’s list.

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A ‘crazed minority’ will be defeated – Says Maduro

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The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a meeting said that he will defeat a “crazed minority”, pointing the self proclaimed Venezuelan leader Juan Guido and his supporters. Juan Guaido had defied him by returning home on Monday and this was reported as Maduro’s first public comment after that.

Maduro said that he will be organising an “anti-imperialist” demonstrations on Mar 9. An opposition march had been announced by Guaido on this same date.

Elliott Abrams, The US envoy for Venezuela said it was hard to see a role for Mr Maduro in future democratic elections. “If he wanted to build a democratic Venezuela, he had the opportunity to do so, but he did not” said Elliott Abrams.

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El Salvador judge removed from top court, accused of sexual abuse

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A Supreme Court Judge named Jaime Eduardo Escalante Diaz (51) was temporarily removed from his post pending a trial after he was accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, reported reuters. El Salvador’s Congress voting was held on Monday night.

Patricia Valdivieso, a lawmaker with the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) said “An important precedent is being set to prevent this type of event from repeating, especially with regard to officials with such a high position”.

The accused Escalante Diaz has served for more than two decades on the 14-member court. He has been accused of sexually abusing a 10 year old girl on February 18, and then fleeing after he was surprised by neighbours and the girl’s mother.

During the congressional session on Monday, the judge did not speak on his own behalf. His lawyer, Ana Concepcion Urias, would only say that he did not object to the process. If the accused is convicted, he will be sentenced to prison for about eight to twelve years.

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European Car Of The Year 2019 – Jaguar I-Pace

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The Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV has won European Car of the Year 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show. This is the British manufacturer’s first all-electric car. This was incredibly a tight contest between Jaguar I-Pace and Renault’s Alpine sports coupe.

It competed over six other finalists including the Ford Focus, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and the Peugeot 508. The Alpine A110 comes in the second position after a very tight competition. The Kia Ceed occupied the third position and Ford Focus took the fourth place.

“For our first electric vehicle to also be the first Jaguar to win European Car of the Year gives us a huge sense of pride,” said Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth.

“This latest major award for I-PACE is something we can all be extremely proud of. This car was conceived, designed and engineered in Britain, so to have a selection of the nation’s leading automotive journalists vote it as the overall UK Car of the Year against some stiff competition is a special moment for us. What’s more, I-PACE has been a global sensation, picking up awards in 15 different countries; the British reputation for excellence in innovation and engineering is certainly alive and well.” said Rawdon Glover, Jaguar Land Rover UK MD.

Jaguar I-Pace Specifications:

Body and chassis
Class Compact luxury battery-electric crossover SUV
Body style 5-door SUV
Layout Dual motor 4WD
Platform JLR D7e

Powertrain
Electric motor 2 x 200 PS (150 kW) 348 N⋅m (257 lbf⋅ft) (total 400 PS (290 kW) 696 N⋅m (513 lbf⋅ft))
Battery 90 kW·h lithium ion
Electric range EPA 234 miles (377 km)
WLTP 290 miles (467 km)
Plug-in charging
7 kW AC
100 kW DC

Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,990 mm (117.7 in)
Length 4,682 mm (184.3 in)
Width
2,011 mm (79.2 in)
2,139 mm (84.2 in) with mirrors
Height 1,565 mm (61.6 in)
Kerb weight 2,133 kg (4,702 lb)

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Airbnb host admits killing guest over unpaid bill

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An Airbnb host in Australia has admitted manslaughter of a guest at his home near Melbourne. Jason Colton (42) denies murder, but has pleaded guilty for killing Ramis Jonuzi, who couldn’t afford to pay for his room in an Airbnb property. The incident happened over an unpaid bill worth £112. The case was handled by Victoria state Supreme Court.

Colton admits the manslaughter of Mr Jonuzi in 2017, but denies the murder. He said that he did not intended to cause any harm to Jonuzi, but just wanted him to pass out. He added that he never wanted him to be killed or seriously injured. Mr Jonuzi had been subletting a room in Melbourne from Colton, who was also a tenant in the same home.

Mr Jonuzi was a bricklayer, who had rented the room in Brighton East since he wanted an affordable and stable place to stay while he dealt with some “personal issues”, reported ‘The Age’, an Australian daily.

The room was rented to three men named Colton, landlord Craig Levy and flatmate Ryan Smart at first, for three nights, but then asked to extend his stay for a week for A$210. But at the check-out day, he had less than A$10 in his account and was therefore unable to pay.

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