People who don’t have children are ‘selfish’, says senior Japanese politician

A leading Japanese politician has criticised people who do not have children as being “selfish”, the latest in a string of controversial parenting remarks by senior figures from the ruling party. Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made his comments during a speech in Tokyo, during which he also urged the…

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Ireland to hold referendum to remove ‘women’s place is the home’ clause from constitution

Ireland is to hold a referendum to remove a clause in the constitution marking the importance of a woman’s “life within the home” and encouraging mothers to shun employment to fulfil domestic duties, the government announced yesterday. The move is the latest to update Ireland’s socially conservative 1937 constitution to reflect a more secular and socially…

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Kimbo Slice & Ken Shamrock fail pre-Bellator 149 drug tests

As if their presence atop an MMA card in 2016 wasn’t bizarre enough, another footnote will be added onto the Bellator legacy of both Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice: busted for a positive drug test. MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi broke the news Friday afternoon that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has “adminstratively suspended” both…

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NXT Venice, FL, live results: Finn Balor teams up with the Hype Bros

Submitted by Louis Izzo – Josh Woods def. Alexander Wolfe OK opener. Wolfe didn’t do much besides a basic assortment of strikes of chinlocks, but it looked good. Woods got a decent pop for being from Florida. – King Constantine def. Blake (w/Murphy) Comedy squash with comedy provided mostly from B&M. Blake had Murphy with him, no…

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Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/06): Stanisluas Zbyzsko Strangler Lewis for World Title

1921  New York City, New York: – Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis to win the World Heavyweight Title 1938  Buffalo, New York: – Don McIntyre defeated Vic Christy for the Montreal World Heavyweight Title  1946  Portland, Oregon: – Al Szasz defeated Paavo Ketonnen to win the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title  1953  Montreal, Quebec,…

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UFC on FOX Chicago live results: Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko

Welcome to our live coverage of UFC on FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This event is headlined by a five-round bout in the women’s bantamweight division as former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm takes on Valentina Shevchenko. In the co-main event, it is a pivotal lightweight bout as Edson…

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Suicide attack on Pakistan election rally kills 21

A senior Pakistan politician was among 21 people killed in a suicide blast at an election rally in Peshawar on Tuesday night. Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Haroon Bilour was about to address supporters when he was fatally wounded in the attack, which injured 65 others. Mr Bilour was taken to hospital but later succumbed to his…

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