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Babylon current affairs articles.

The Fake Breath Test Controversy

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What is the current controversy surrounding the An Garda Síochána? There are two main issues that the Garda management has to deal with. Over the last couple of weeks it was revealed that almost a million of breath tests performed…

Couple Who Starved Maid Jailed and Fined

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A Singaporean couple have pleaded guilty to starving their domestic worker from the Phillipines. Lim Choon Hong was jailed for three weeks and fined S$10,000 while his wife Chong Sui Foon was sentenced to three months in jail. The prosecution,…

Why Apple’s red iphone is not special in China

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Apple’s special-edition red iPhone 7 and 7plus goes on sale today in over 40 countries including China. Apple runs a project called Product Red campaign and has already included red Apple accessories, Beats headphones and iPods. This is the first…

Former Russian MP Killed at Kiev Hotel

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Former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead outside a hotel in the centre of the Ukrainian capital. Voronenkov and his bodyguard were leaving the Premier Palace hotel when they were attacked. Witnesses spoke of hearing seven shots being…

Parliament Shooting

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Two Shots were heard outside the House of Parliament in Central London. Commons Leader David Lidington has said that a police officer had been stabbed and police said they had shot the presumed attacker. He was seen running towards the…

Rivers in India Accorded Human Status

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A court in India has ruled that two sacred rivers in India are to be given human status to help preserve the rivers and fight against their pollution. Industrialisation, deforestation and rapid urbanisation have contributed to the heavy pollution of…

Students Die in Ghana Waterfall Accident

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Twenty students have died after being hit by falling trees while swimming at the Kintampo waterfalls, a popular tourist spot in Ghana. The Kintampo waterfalls are one of the highest waterfalls in the country. According to Ghana national fire service…