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Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision amid signs that the ritual common to both Judaism and Islam may be a new battleground over religious freedom. A bill currently before the Icelandic parliament proposes a penalty of up to six years in prison for anyone carrying out a circumcision other than for medical reasons. Critics say the move, which has sparked alarm among religious leaders across Europe, would make life for Jews and Muslims in Iceland unsustainable. One in three men globally is thought to be circumcised, the vast majority for religious or cultural reasons. Many Jews and Muslims fear the issue of circumcision could become a proxy for antisemitism and Islamophobia, pointing to similar tensions over religious dress and the ritual slaughter of animals for meat. Muslim and Jewish leaders attacked the proposal, while Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the Catholic Church in the European Union, said the bill was a “da...

                      Passengers who criticised him banned from using airline again A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after a row caused by a passenger who refused to stop farting. The passenger apparently kept breaking wind on board a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol last weekend. The two Dutchmen sitting next to him didn’t take very well to his flatulence, but the unashamed man was apparently not put off and refused to hold back. Members of the crew on the Dutch low-cost airline were apparently less than sympathetic and refused to do anything about it. Despite a warning from the pilot, a fight between the men then broke out, causing the flight to be diverted to Vienna Airport. Police boarded the plane with dogs and removed two sisters and the two men after the pilot made a report about ‘passengers on the rampage. The women are now taking the Dutch budget airline t...

Anti-corruption authorities in Latvia have arrested the governor of the country’s central bank, Ilmars Rimsevics, the government said Sunday, while assuring there is “no sign of danger” to the financial system. Rimsevics, who was appointed governor in 2001, was detained by officers from the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Saturday and questioned for seven hours before being taken to another location on Sunday, according to a journalist from the   Baltic News Agency . Local media said anti-corruption officers also raided the governor’s residence and his offices at the Bank of Latvia. Latvian Prime Minister, Maris Kucinskis, confirmed the arrest but insisted there was “no sign of danger for the Latvian financial system.” “For now, neither I (as prime minister) nor any other official has any reason to interfere in the work of the KNAB. “The office (KNAB) is working professionally,” Kucinskis told the Latvian news agency. “When KNAB considers it possible to giv...

A man out hunting kangaroos got more than he bargained for after an animal fought back and smashed his jaw. Joshua Hayden, 19, was hunting near Kellerberrin in Western Australia on Tuesday night when a kangaroo attacked. Hayden, hunting with his brother in their car, spotted three kangaroos in a paddock, so leant out of the window to shoot.           (Hayden Joshua after the encounter) He said one had disappeared from view, but as he was lining up the other two in his crosshairs, it suddenly appeared and attacked the car. The animal hit the side of the vehicle with such force it smashed the front window, before headbutting Hayden right in the jaw and breaking it. Hayden said: “It actually collided with the side of the car and smashed the front window. Then it bounced back onto me and headbutted me straight in the jaw.” Hayden was unconscious for around 30 seconds before he was rushed to hospitals at Kellerberrin, Northam and Perth. Hi...

Tragedy struck in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday when a policeman attached to a yet to be identified firm shot and killed a taxi driver. The incident, which happened in Rumuokoro axis of the area, caused commotion as policemen cordoned off the scene of the incident and shot into the air at regular intervals. It was gathered that the policeman who allegedly shot and killed the taxi driver identified as Bright, was escorting a vehicle conveying frozen chicken and fish to an unknown destination. Sources said the taxi driver was by the side of the road when the mobile policeman suddenly jumped out of the truck, went to the driver and shot him in the neck at close range. It was also learnt that the driver of the truck carrying the frozen foods sped off immediately he realised what the policeman had done. “The taxi driver was shot in the neck by the mobile policeman, who had earlier jumped down from the back of a truck. “The driver of the truck ...

Manchester United are preparing to resume their FA Cup adventure. United trained on Wednesday as   Jose Mourinho   prepares his side to to face Huddersfield on Saturday evening. Marcus Rashford   provided an injury boost yesterday when he uploaded a picture to social media of him stretching after missing the Premier League defeat to Newcastle at the weekend. January signing   Alexis Sanchez   will also be looking to continue his joyous run in the   FA Cup.   The Chilean has been directly involved in 15 goals in 15 appearances and will be looking to add to his tally on Saturday. Mourinho may have to travel to Huddersfield without Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marouane Fellaini but there is a clamour among supporters for academy talents Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong to be promoted to the matchday cup squad.

Check out the new upcoming comedian "sally the fake" who is all about the lies people tell just to feel among In an interview with Mr sally(a.k.a olamide isah),he told us about how he came about the concept of his videos. He said "It all started when I was in secondary school where everybody aren't who they want people to think they are, my friends and I always mock girls and guys like that. About a month ago,I auditioned for a movie by Toyin Abraham titled THE GHOST AND THE TOUT,and I was acting as a fake guy who tells girls he is rich and posh and I was picked,then I realised that I could make this work,all I needed was hard work and dedication" You can check out his page on Instagram @_sallythefake or on Snapchat Let's encourage this new acts and see what the world has for them

Six people were killed last weekend when cattle herders battled farmers in northeast Nigeria, a state government official said on Tuesday, in violence that has piled pressure on the government. The clashes happened on Sunday in the Numan district of Adamawa state, where militia from the ethnic Bachama farming community killed at least 30 Fulani herders last November. “Six people were killed and many others were injured in attacks on two villages, Kikan and Lauru,” Adamawa state information commissioner Ahmad Sajo told AFP. “A group of Fulani attacked Kikan, which is a Bachama village, killing three people, injuring many and carting away cattle.” He added: “Bachama youths in the area mobilised and launched a reprisal attack on nearby Lauru village.” But the attack may have targeted the wrong community, as Lauru is home to Hausa-speaking Muslims who are not Fulani people. “They are largely vegetable growers,” said Sajo. “They (the Bachama) killed three people, burned ...

Time for Zidane to choose a third way? "Real Madrid's players needed a match like that" As criticism has rained down on Real Madrid from all sides, Zinedine Zidane has elected to defend his players for months; perhaps Sunday's 7-1 victory against Deportivo La Coruna has proven the French coach right all along. With Barcelona so far ahead in LaLiga it's obvious that defending their domestic crown is an impossible task for the Madrid club, however the victory against the Galicians has proven just what the team is capable of when most of their big players are available. Gareth Bale has missed much of the campaign, since Christmas he has been able to build his fitness gradually and now is capable of playing successive matches; his brace on Sunday highlighted just what he can do when healthy and confidence. Zidane has been criticised from his approach to the transfer market, all January long he has repeated his belief that the club don't need to sign ...

It is fasting time in churches again. Despite its numerous spiritual benefits, not many people are used to it. Most times, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. However, both – the spirit and the flesh – benefit from fasting. Over the years studies have continued to find many health benefits of fasting, making it a two-for-one exercise. The well-known spiritual benefits of fasting, which involve exchanging what we need to survive for what we need to live for God, include the following identified by religious experts: Soul cleansing: Fasting is a great time to remember the spiritual connection we have to our physical bodies. Without the toxins we put in our bodies, we not only give our bodies a break from the digestive process, but we also allow our spirits to be detoxed. Fasting is a faith-move, an expectation we have that God will fill us with His Holy Spirit, just as He promised. Fasting and meditation cleanse the soul and makes it new so we can receive the Holy Spir...