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Scandinavian tourist murder : Death penalty for three

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Three Islamic State group supporters,Abdessamad Ejjoud, Younes Ouaziyad and Rachid Afatti, have been sentenced to death for murdering two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco.

The three follow petitions on social media calling for their execution. The murder has been done since these men wanted to impress Islamic State. They confessed to the murder at a court in Salé, near Rabat.

The 25-year-old street vendor, Abdessamad Ejjoud told the court, “I beheaded one of them… I regret it”

Abdessamad Ejjoud, Younes Ouaziyad and Rachid Afatti

Maren Ueland (28) from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (24) from Denmark were found beheaded in the High Atlas mountains in December.

This will be the first in Morocco since 1993, if the executions go ahead.

Maren Ueland and Vesterager Jespersen

“The most just thing would be to give these beasts the death penalty they deserve”, reads a letter from Jespersen’s mother.

The bodies of tourists were found on 17 December in an isolated area near Mount Toubkal, Morocco’s highest peak, and a popular destination for hikers.

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Instagram to hide the number of likes to ‘remove pressure’

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Instagram is hiding the Instagram likes’ numbers in some countries to “remove pressure” of the app users, considering their mental health. The countries includes Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil.

A similar test move had been occurred in Canada in the month of May. The younger people are being severely affected by the social media ‘likes’, and hence may be lead to some mental stress.

Facebook, the Instagram owner is now on a try to reduce this situation by hiding the total number of likes obtained for a particular post on Instagram. Instagram is testing the new approach with users in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil.

In the current situation, the Instagram post shows a total number of likes gained. But when the trial is on, the users will see a user name “and others” below posts.

The new system allows the users to see the number of likes of their own post, but the followers will not be able to see the like numbers. In the same way, you won’t be able to see other’s post likes.

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US nuclear weapon locations in Europe accidentally revealed

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A document which was accidentally published by a NATO-affiliated body have exposed the the secret locations of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe. The document was quickly deleted.

The document by a Canadian senator for the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly detailed the future of the organization’s nuclear deterrence policy but accidentally exposed the open secret, reports The Washington Post.

The published document said, “A new era for nuclear deterrence? Modernization, arms control and allied”.

The document was published by Canadian Sen. Joseph Day on behalf of the defense and security committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

The secret information regarding the location of approximately 150 U.S. nuclear weapons scattered across Europe has been mistakenly published.

According to the document, the U.S. nuclear weapons are being stored in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.

The report noted, “These bombs are stored at six U.S. and European bases – Kleine Brogel in Belgium, Buchel in Germany, Aviano and Ghedi-Torre in Italy, Volkel in The Netherlands, and Incirlik in Turkey”.

The director for disarmament and threat-reduction policy at the Arms Control Association, Kingston Reif told that it was no surprise to potentially discover the location of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe.

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The ‘Breastfeeding policy’ of KLM airlines makes a severe outcry

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KLM, the dutch airlines have made a turbulence recently on Twitter regarding their ‘Breastfeeding policy’, that provoked many people.

The airlines told a customer it might ask mothers to cover themselves while breastfeeding. This policy of the airlines has sparked a backlash on Twitter, with many people criticising the policy.

Reports said that a lady named Shelby Angel, who was travelling on a KLM flight from San Francisco to Amsterdam last month had been asked to cover herself up while breastfeeding her baby. A flight attendant gave her a blanket and warned her to cover up if she planned to breastfeed her baby.

Shelby Angel said in her Facebook post, “Before we even took off, I was approached by a flight attendant carrying a blanket. She told me (and I quote) ‘if you want to continue doing the breastfeeding, you need to cover yourself”.

Angel said that she denied the flight attendant’s words telling that her baby will not be comfortable with a blanket while breastfeeding.

This Twitter post of the KLM airlines has provoked many people. The Twitter users asked other airlines, such as British Airways and EasyJet, about their breastfeeding policies.

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Personnel data of ‘nearly all adults’ in Bulgaria has been stolen

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The personal data of millions of Bulgarians has been stolen, reports BBC. The data leakage occurred in a cyber attack on the tax agency of the country.

The data of almost all adults in the country, having a total population of about 7 million, has been stolen, says a local cyber-security researcher.

A 20 year old man has been reportedly been arrested by the authorities, suspecting his involvement in the cyber crime.

Vladislav Goranov, the finance minister of Bulgaria has apologised in parliament for the breach. Goranov said that the persons, who are involved this cyber crime “would fall under the impact of Bulgarian law”.

The cyber-security researcher Vesselin Bontchev said, “It is safe to say that the personal data of practically the whole Bulgarian adult population has been compromised”, reports bbc.

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Libra – The cryptocurrency of Facebook attacked at Senate hearing

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Facebook’s cryptocurrency – Libra will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees, has come under further attack at a US hearing.

The politicians said that the company is “delusional” and non-trusted. They said that they do not trust Facebook to operate a global cryptocurrency.

Facebook executive David Marcus has been questioned by the Senate Banking Committee over FB’s intention to launch its Libra digital currency.

Senator Sherrod Brown said that the company had showed “through scandal after scandal that it doesn’t deserve our trust”.

Facebook executive David Marcus at the Senate Banking Committee hearing

Before launching a new business model, the tech giant had been advised to clean up its house. Last moth, the company had announced its plan to launch a digital currency, probably by next year.

But, initially, the company had to get the Washington lawmakers on its side. But, several criticisms came soon after the company had revealed its plan to launch Libra, even from President, Donald Trump.

Trump’s last week tweet said that he is not a fan of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.

Facebook said that Libra won’t be an investment vehicle and that the company and its partners have no plans to act like a central bank.

Former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in an interview that, “We don’t actually have a regulatory framework that sufficiently addresses the cash market for digital assets that aren’t securities, like bitcoin. We don’t have a comprehensive way of looking at it”.

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Badam Kulfi – A delightful Indian Dessert

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Ingredients:

  • Peeled and ground almonds: 2 cups
  • Condensed milk : 2 cups
  • Milk: 1/2 cup
  • Fresh Cream: 8 tbsp
  • Saffron strands: 10 to 15
  • Pistachios: 6 pieces
  • Blanched almonds: 2 tbsp (For garnishing)

Preparation:

In a large bowl, add the ground almonds, cream and condensed milk and them together until thick. Save it for later. Take milk in a saucepan and heat it over high flame to boil. When it starts boiling, add the saffron strands to it. Mix it well and remove it from the flame. Let it cool.

Then, add the previously prepared almond mixture into it and blend well, until it reaches a thick and creamy consistency. Heat another pan over moderate flame and add coarsely chopped pistachios and almonds in to it and dry roast them for few seconds.

Add this to the Kulfi mixture, saving a little of this for final garnishing. Mix well and pour the mixture into the kulfi moulds of your choice. Cover the top with a butter paper. Keep it in the freezer until it is set.

When it is set, remove it from the mould and sprinkle some of the reserved pistachios and almonds. Serve it chilled and enjoy!!

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Rare Conjoined twins successfully separated in London

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Safa and Marwa, the rare conjoined twins from Pakistan were successfully separated in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. The twins were born by caesarian section in early January 2017 in Peshawar, Pakistan.

The two year old twins had undergone three major operations to separate their heads at the Great Ormond Street Hospital.


Safa and Marwa

They had their first operation at the age of just 19 months in October 2018.

This was a very rare case where the girls were craniopagus twins, with their skulls and blood vessels fused together. Craniopagus twins are those who will be fused at the cranium.

According to Britain’s National Health Service, one in every 2.5 million births produces conjoined twins and only 5% of them are fused at the head.

The hospital had previously separated craniopagus twins in 2006 and 2011, which was all successful.

The technology of virtual reality and 3D printing had been used in the surgery, for creating an exact model of the girls’ anatomy. This helped the doctors to view the complex structure of their skulls as well as the positioning of their brains and blood vessels.

Four major operations with a total time of 55 hours had been done in this medical case with about 100 medical staff included. Reports said that all the amount was funded by a private donor.

The girls were discharged from the hospital and sent with their mother Zainab and their grandfather Mohammad Sadat Hussain.

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Man arrested for murder of American Scientist in a Greek Island

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A 27-year-old local man of Greece has been arrested for the murder of Suzanne Eaton, an American scientist.

Suzanne Eaton was a 59-year-old molecular biologist who had worked for the world-renowned Max Planck Institute.

Greek medias reported that the man has already confessed to killing Suzanne.

According to the reports, Suzanne was found missing on 2 July after going on a run. This has been reported by her friends. 6 days later, her body was found inside a World War Two bunker.

The body was found around 60 meters (nearly 200 feet) inside the cave, beneath an air shaft which was covered by a large wooden pallet.

Police believes that the body has been dumped inside the cave, since it was found face down.

Suzanne was attending a conference at the Orthodox Academy in the island.

The police statements that came later shows that she had been asphyxiated, with an intention of “sexual abuse”.

Report said that the suspect is a married man having two children.

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Italian Police seizes ‘combat-ready’ missile in raids on far right

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An air-to-air missile and other sophisticated weapons are seized by anti-terrorism police in Northern Italy during raids on far-right extremist groups. The raid happened at an airport hangar near Pavia of northern Italy.

A police statement says that searches has been extended to northern Italy following an investigation into Italians who had fought alongside Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

Arrest of three people has been reported among which two of them near Forli airport. This includes a customs officer who has previously stood for parliament for an extreme right party. The police also seized the Neo-Nazi propaganda in the raid.

The raid operations were led by the Turin special police force, called Digos. The police in Milan, Varese, Forli and Novara assisted the mission.

Italian police said that the missile was one of those used by the Qatari army. Further investigations proved that weapon was in working condition but lacked an explosive charge. The weapon is assumed to be a French-made Matra Super 530 F.

In a statement, the police said, “During the operation, an air-to-air missile in perfect working order and used by the Qatari army was seized”.

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