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5,976 total views Is TikTok the next big thing? Will it also become bigger than Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc? Here is what Nils Smith on YouTube has to say (in the video below). Just to add: MakingYouAware.com now has a profile on TikTok. Feel free to take a look. More on TikTok from Wikipedia: “TikTok is … [Read and become more aware…]
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3,017 total views The 2017 UK General Election has resulted in a hung Parliament, with the Conservatives winning 318 seats (a loss of 13), and Labour taking 262 seats (a gain of 30). This is despite seeing a rise in the share of votes going to the Conservatives. The next three parties on the list are … [Read and become more aware…]
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2,847 total views, 1 views today After what seemed an interminable, often savage and always desperately hard-fought campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the USA stunned the world last week by electing Donald Trump to be the 45th President of the United States. President-elect Trump was called a number of things during the campaign, including vulgar … [Read and become more aware…]
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3,505 total views At least 84 people were killed on Thursday when a lorry ploughed into a large crowd at a Bastille Day fireworks display. Of those killed, 10 were teenagers or children. A confirmed total of 303 people were taken into hospital following the attack. Of those, 121 remain there receiving treatment, with 26 still … [Read and become more aware…]
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2,978 total views Britain’s new Prime Minister, Theresa May, has emerged from the chaos of the Brexit referendum unscarred, keeping a low profile throughout the campaign. She does portray herself, however, as the one who will lead the country out of the EU, insisting that “Brexit means Brexit”. The second female British Prime Minister, she faces … [Read and become more aware…]
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3,088 total views In the referendum held on Thursday 23 June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, with the Leave vote receiving 52% of the votes. Over 30 million people voted (71.8%), which was the highest turnout in a UK-wide vote since the 1992 general election. (You’ve probably seen the word Brexit appearing … [Read and become more aware…]
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2,204 total views BREAKING NEWS “More than 30 people are believed to have been killed and dozens injured in attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station.” – BBC.co.uk For the latest updates and news on the attacks at Brussels international airport see the BBC website here. Also take a look at this article … [Read and become more aware…]
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4,316 total views Friday 27th November, 2015. Black Friday 2015 is here – where to find the best deals? What is Black Friday? Black Friday first arrived in the UK five years ago when Amazon thought it would try its luck bringing the shopping sensation to a new market. In 2013, Asda, which is owned by … [Read and become more aware…]
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2,539 total views At least 120 people are dead and around 200 people are injured, 80 seriously, from the Paris terror attacks last night. “France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 120 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris. Eighty people were reported … [Read and become more aware…]
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2,605 total views, 1 views today Have a read of this article from TheAntiMedia.org website entitled “McDonald’s Franchise Owners Confirm: Fast Food Giant Facing Its Final Days.” “McDonald’s announced in April that it would be closing 700 ‘underperforming’ locations, but because of the company’s sheer size — it has 14,300 locations in the United States alone — … [Read and become more aware…]