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On Monday two people were killed and a third injured at a residential hall on the Texas A&M University campus in Commerce, the school website said.  The wounded person was taken to a hospital and the person’s condition was not disclosed.  The shooting is the latest in a wave of gun violence in schools and colleges in the US in recent years. The gun violence in the US has led to debate over whether tighter restrictions on access to guns should be imposed.  In October, near the Commerce campus, two people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in…

Myanmar has reimposed an Internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states according to a leading telecoms operator. The decision to reimpose the blackout comes after it was partially lifted five months ago.  Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said in a statement the transport and communications ministry had ordered for mobile internet traffic to be stopped again in five townships in Rakhine and Chin states for three months.  An internet blackout in four Rakhine townships and one in Chin state had been lifted in September. It came amid peace talks and plans to end clashes between government troops and ethnic insurgents. …

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Daesh has claimed responsibility for the knife attack in south London on Sunday. However, they failed to provide any evidence to support their claim. Iran has stopped cooperating with Ukraine on the plane crash probe due to an audio clip that suggests Tehran knew its missile bought down the passenger plane. The death toll for the coronavirus has jumped to 427 and a staggering 20,000+ cases worldwide have been reported. Of the deaths, 426 were in mainland China. US Democrats election: Iowa caucus results have been delayed by…

The outbreak from the Coronavirus has had a sudden increase in the death toll which has risen to 425. It is expected to increase daily and hit a thousand mark by the end of the week. Sixty-four new deaths were announced after China recorded its biggest single-day increase in fatalities since the outbreak began late last year. Sixty-four new deaths were confirmed on Tuesday surpassing Monday’s record of fifty-seven deaths. Which shows the biggest daily increase since the virus was detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan. The death toll in China stood at 425, exceeding the…

China’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared past 361 on Monday, with deepening global concern about the outbreak and governments closing their borders to people from China. The fresh toll came a day after China imposed a lockdown on a major city far from the epicentre and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. China opened a new hospital in Wuhan, the centre of a viral outbreak, as the death toll in the country surpassed 361 people. China Struggles to contain the virus Authorities in Hubei reported 56 new fatalities, with one reported in the…

Streatham shooting latest A suspected 20-year old terrorist wearing a fake suicide bomber vest was shot dead by police after stabbing two people in a “confusing and alarming” attack in the south London suburb of Streatham. As the drama unfolded here is what we know so far about the Streatham shooting latest reports, as shoppers and diners were out shopping on the busy Streatham High Road at approximately 2 pm on Sunday afternoon. What Happened at Streatham High Road Sudesh Amman, 20, was released around a week ago after serving half of his sentence of three years and four months…

Streatham shooting – Metropolitan Police has shot a man in Stretham on Sunday afternoon, following a “terrorist-related” incident in south London. Several people have been stabbed and the man was shot dead in London – which police have described as a terrorist-related incident. https://twitter.com/DanSmithNews/status/1223980478266392576 “At this stage, it is believed a number of people have been stabbed,” said the police at Streatham shooting. “The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related.” “The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related.” Social media images show a large police presence at the scene, with ambulance…

Israel launched a furious range of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early this Sunday morning in retaliation for inconsistent projectiles fired from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel. This fresh range of tensions comes after President Donald Trump proposed the deal of the century which was rejected by the Palestinians. The backlash has led to Israeli military jets and helicopters striking targets supposedly linked to Hamas. Hamas is the group that controls Gaza. So far there have been no reported casualties from the casualties by Israeli forces. Israeli authorities have also suspended cement and food deliveries to the enclave and…

BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, reviews are in for Taylor Swift’s eye-opening Netflix documentary. Selena Gomez has opened up about the emotional abuse she suffered from ex-partner Justin Bieber.   Film and TV, the CEO of Time’s Up UK has said the BAFTA’s is at risk of losing credibility because of its lack of diversity. The actor who voiced Peppa Pig has decided to step down from the role.  Celebrity and other news, Yvonne Ridley reviews ‘Becoming Eve’. And…

History was made today – Good Morning Britain! In a historic moment in British history, the United is no longer a member of the European Union. The United Kingdom left the EU at 11.00 PM ( midnight in EU). 47 years after it joined in 1973 and more than three years after it voted to walk away in the Brexit referendum.  One of the most divisive referendums and one that has split the country, literally, down the middle, even between families. It has dominated the headlines, business news and pub chats up and down the country and has been the…