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January 29, 2018
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Kim Kardashian is thrilling us with another stunning view of her body via her bathroom mirror. And yes, not much has changed.
The reality star just shared a steamy bathroom selfie on her Instagram page on Saturday, January 27, wearing nothing but a sequined pant.
See the post below:
Seeing as Kim has never had an issue with showing of her goods, this photo shows some modesty, as she covers her breasts with her arms.
This snap comes one week after she shared another semi nude photo of herself, sprawled out in bed with the sheets cover her nether regions.
She reportedly shared the snap in celebration of the arrival of her third baby, Chicago, via surrogate on Friday January 19, 2018.
In an article "The Truth Behind My Pregnancy Decision", written on her website, Kim Kardashian spoke about how hard it was for her not carry her own child and the connections she had with her daughter the moment she was born.
"People assume it's better because you don't have to deal with the physical changes, pain or complications with delivery, but for me, it was so hard to not carry my own child, especially after I carried North and Saint. It's not for everyone, but I absolutely love my gestational carrier and this was the best experience I've ever had. Our gestational carrier gave us the greatest gift one could give.
"The connection with our baby came instantly and it's as if she was with us the whole time. Having a gestational carrier was so special for us and she made our dreams of expanding our family come true" she said
Just two weeks ago, her sister, Kourtney Kardashian released a nude photo of herself on her Instagram page too
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Sunday, 28 January 2018
Venezuela rejects 'unacceptable' French president sanctions comments
Circletalks
January 28, 2018
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The Venezuelan government Saturday rejected what it considered "unacceptable statements" by French President Emmanuel Macron indicating support for increased European Union sanctions against Venezuela.
Macron's comments were "a hostile and unfriendly act by a leader of a nation with which Venezuela has cultivated historical and brotherly ties," a Venezuelan foreign ministry statement read.
Following a court decision to exclude the Venezuelan opposition from presidential elections in April, Macron on Fri
day denounced the "unacceptable authoritarian slide" of the oil-rich and once prosperous country.
day denounced the "unacceptable authoritarian slide" of the oil-rich and once prosperous country.
Macron also said that the impact of individual European sanctions against Venezuelans linked to the Maduro regime had been "limited."
"It will be at the European level that we will coordinate to see if we want to increase our sanctions. I am in favor," Macron said at a press conference with visiting Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
In response, an incensed Caracas accused France of "trying to become a copy of the supremacist government of the United States," which seeks "to cause distress ... and fuel conflict" in Venezuela.
The angry reaction from Caracas follows EU sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials for "serious violations of human rights" this week, escalated tensions between Venezuela and the bloc.
On Thursday, Venezuela declared Spanish ambassador Jesus Silva "persona non grata," citing Madrid's "continued aggressions" and encouragement of EU sanctions. Spain retaliated by kicking out Venezuela's envoy to Madrid.
YAWA.........Man kills 5 days old son due to insufficient funds for naming ceremony
Circletalks
January 28, 2018
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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Habibu Bala for the alleged murder of his five-day-old son.
The suspect who is of Ningi Local Government Area of the state is alleged to have killed his sonusing insecticide because he could not afford to organise naming ceremony for him.
Daily Post reports that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, Kamal Abubakar, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the successful operations carried out within the week.
On January 21, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abubakar, said that the suspect’s brother, one Musa Bala, reported the case at the Ningi Police Station.
He revealed that on the same date at about 2:30 p.m., his younger brother poisoned his newborn son by feeding him insecticide.
“As a result, the baby became unconscious and was later taken to Ningi General Hospital, where a medical doctor certified him dead.”
Kabul blast kills 40 and wounds 140
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January 28, 2018
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An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 140 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
The explosion -- one of the biggest since a truck bomb ripped through the Afghan capital's diplomatic quarter on May 31 last year -- triggered chaotic scenes as terrified people fled the area where several high-profile organisations, including the European Union, have offices.
An AFP reporter saw "lots of dead and wounded" civilians in the nearby Jamuriate hospitalwhere overwhelmed medical staff struggled to treat bloodied men, women and children lying in corridors.
"The latest toll from Kabul hospitals stands at 40 martyred and 140 wounded," health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP.
The force of the blast shook windows of buildings at least two kilometres (more than a mile) away and shattered windows within hundreds of metres of the site.
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Some low-rise structures in the vicinity of the explosion also collapsed.
"The suicide bomber used an ambulance to pass through the checkpoints. He passed through the first checkpoint saying he was taking a patient to Jamuriate hospital and at the second checkpoint he was recognised and blew his explosive-laden car," interior ministry deputy spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told AFP.
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Map of Afghanistan locating capital Kabul, where an explosives-packed ambulance blew up Saturday
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on social media -- their second deadly assault in Kabul in the space of a week.
'Massacre'
The Italian NGO Emergency said seven dead and 70 injured had been taken to its hospital, with its coordinator Dejan Panic tweeting that it had been a "massacre".
Outside civilians walked through debris-covered streets carrying wounded people on their backs as others loaded several bodies at a time into ambulances and private cars to take them to medical facilities around the city.
Aminullah, whose stationery shop is a just metres from the site of the blast, said the force of the explosion shook the foundations of his building.
"The building shook. All our windows broke. The people are in shock in our market," he told AFP.
Photos shared on social media purportedly of the blast showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky.
A man told Tolo News he was passing the area when the explosion happened.
"I heard a big bang and I fainted," he said, outside the Emergency hospital.
"There were dozens of people who were killed and wounded. There were pools of blood."
The explosion happened in a busy part of the city where the High Peace Council, which is charged with negotiating with the Taliban, has offices.
"It targeted our checkpoint. It was really huge -- all our windows are broken," Hassina Safi, a member of High Peace Council, told AFP.
"So far we don't have any reports if any of our members are wounded or killed."
Members of the European Union's delegation in Kabul were in their "safe room" and there were no casualties, an official told AFP.
The explosion comes exactly a week after Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul, killing at least 22 people, the majority foreigners.
A security alert issued to foreigners on Saturday morning had warned that the Islamic State group, which has terrorised the city in recent months, was planning "to conduct aggressive attacks" on supermarkets, shops and hotels frequented by foreigners
Liverpool on a hot-sit over loss to Westbrom
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January 28, 2018
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Jurgen Klopp was a rare approver of Saturday’s 19:45 kick off time, suggesting that Liverpool supporters could head out of Anfield and into town for a night out if they fancied it.
But there was no need for anyone to contemplate extra entertainment given that within half-an-hour against West Bromwich Albion, two cracking goals had been scored, with VAR disallowing another for the visitors before awarding a penalty for a foul on Mohamed Salah.
Roberto Firmino took the spot-kick after a waiting period of around three minutes, but could only connect with the underside of the bar. If that wasn’t wild enough, the new technology was consulted for a third time before the break, when Joel Matip’s own goal stood making Alan Pardew’s men the first team to score thrice at Anfield in the first half since Real Madrid in October 2014.
VAR in theory is a good idea, but the implementation was heavily flawed: there was no communication around each process, too much time taken with every decision and it was not used sparingly.
It was such a baffling evening on Merseyside that even the scoreboard erred for a while, suggesting the FA Cup fourth-round tie was even at 2-2, when West Brom had just extended their advantage to 3-1. With so much in doubt during the encounter, there was a certainty: Liverpool were utterly appalling.
Firmino’s wonderful chip on five minutes provided a rare piece of quality to applaud, but it couldn’t be savoured as the hosts ceded possession and were too passive in the centre of the park, with Jay Rodriguez free to smash in past Simon Mignolet.
Four minutes later, he doubled his personal tally after Grzegorz Krychowiak dusted off Emre Can to feed Kieran Gibbs, who delivered a low cross in that the striker converted as Liverpool crumpled.
The Reds midfield resembled an empty car park for large swathes of the game; there were so many spaces for the Baggies to to pick from without any pressure. Can will be hoping that Juventus or any of his other potential suitors opted not to tune in or, if they did, that were too caught up in the VAR commotion to notice his muddled showing.
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain registered 17 passes in total, less than Mignolet, and Gini Wijnaldum wasn’t much less anonymous. The trio had plenty of company in the putrid performance category, and in fact, perhaps only Sadio Mane, Firmino and Salah of the starters can feel they weren’t as shambolic as the rest of the XI.
"In the decisive parts of the game around the goals it was poor," Klopp said. "Bad defending. Bad defending most of the time means taking the wrong decision."
Simon Mignolet, switching in for Loris Karius, faced three shots on target and picked the ball out of his net the same amount of times. Liverpool have designs on recruiting a pedigreed goalkeeper in the summer, with Roma's Allison of interest, and it is a position that has desperately needed to be upgraded for years.
Klopp selected his strongest line-up possible as he was intent on progressing in the competition, with Jordan Henderson using his matchday programme notes to impress how deep the desire is in the dressing room to win trophies.
