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Primark founder and chairman Arthur Ryan has died after a short illness, the budget fashion chain has announced. Mr Ryan established the High Street retailer as Penneys in 1969 in his hometown of Dublin in Ireland. Fifty years on, the chain has expanded … Read more via BBC News –...

Disney star Cameron Boyce, who died in his sleep Saturday, suffered from epilepsy … TMZ has learned. As we reported, Cameron, who starred in “Descendents” and “Grown Ups,” suffered a fatal seizure..... via TMZ.com – https://ift.tt/2FZ0SAE Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Snoop Dogg says it’s about damn time Team USA women’s soccer team got paid like the “sorry ass f*cking men” … saying our champions are getting the shaft. After Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and the rest of the U.S. Women’s National Team beat up the Netherlands to win our … via TMZ.com –...

A shocking violent brawl between a family broke out at Disneyland in California this weekend, and the entire fight was caught on camera. Two men and two women got into a heated fight where they threw punches... Read more via News | Mail Online – https://ift.tt/2G1jJLr Get more World News

It’s not a rumour. He was also there. And he came with advice. EFF leader Julius Malema, in a seeming act of sex positivity this weekend, urged a room full of people at a Vodacom Durban July after-party to go to their hotel rooms and have sex … Read more via News24 Top Stories –...

Ghana on Monday shelved plans to spend $200 million on a new parliament building following a public outcry over the cost. An online campaign by cultural figures and civil society under the banner #DropThatChamber drew widespread support that the West African nation had more pressing needs. …...

Team USA may have lifted the Women's World Cup, but sponsor Nikewon the tournament too. Nike.com has sold more USA women's jerseys this season than it.... Read more via Business Insider – https://ift.tt/2XVh9Ri Get more World News

A 36-year-old man could face jail after he posted a video to Twitter showing him lick ice-cream straight from the tub before putting it back in the supermarket freezer. Lenise Martin III, 36, has been charged with unlawful posting of criminal activity for Read more via News | Mail Online –...

US President Donald Trump has criticised the UK ambassador who said in leaked emails that his administration was "inept". Mr Trump said: "The ambassador has not served the UK well, I can tell you that." Emails from Sir Kim Darroch said Mr Trump’s White House … Read more via BBC News –...

A South African who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike accident before turning his dream into reality. Mandla Maseko, 30, was killed on … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2JkLiSg Get more World News

Father-of-five is killed by a pack of stray pit bull dogs that bit him more than 100 times as he took a shortcut home on the Fourth of July in Florida The body of a Florida father was discovered with over 100 bite wounds, on July … Read more via News | Mail Online – https://ift.tt/2GcsfHV...

Its own press releases have been unsurprisingly positive but Boeing might still be a long time before its beleaguered 737 Max can take flight again. It may be close to getting approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) but it is facing yet another hurdle in Europe. The …...

Huawei’s problems are far from over. The US seems to be pretty ambiguous about whether it will continue to ban Huawei from US goods and to what extent. Other countries are following in the US footsteps as well, looking into excluding the company from key sectors and businesses. Despite …...