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With ‘Digital Media’ as its focus, the exhibition of the Haven Convention 2015 was officially declared open by the esteemed member of the BLW CEC, Reverend Tom Amenkhienan. Following the enlightening tour with Rev. Tom, led by Pastor Goke Adeboye, and other esteemed members of the Haven, delegates present experienced the products and services from a wide-array of exhibitors including ministry departments such as Rhapsody of Realities, the Healing School, the Haven Nation, LoveWorld TV, LoveWorld SAT, LoveWorld Media Transmissions, LoveWorld New Media, Internet MultiMedia, to mention a few.

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President Barack Obama has finally got his own personal Twitter account after six years in office. The leader of the free world used the verified handle @POTUS to announce his arrival on the social media network. He wrote: “Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account.” In his profile, he described himself as: “Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States.” The 65 people he was following included his wife First Lady Michelle Obama, who tweets under the @FLOTUS account, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, predecessors George Bush Snr and…

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A judge has ruled that a Christian-run bakery discriminated against a gay customer by refusing to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage. Ashers Baking Company, based in County Antrim, was taken to court by gay rights activist Gareth Lee. A Belfast judge said, as a business, Ashers was not exempt from discrimination law. Damages of £500 were agreed in advance by both legal teams. The judge said Ashers is “conducting a business for profit”, it is not a religious group. It was found to have discriminated against Mr Lee on the grounds of sexual orientation as well…

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The siblings’ stunned mother, who gave them both up for adoption three decades ago, says their reunion is “basically a miracle”. Two sisters on the first day of a creative writing class – more than 30 years after they were given up for adoption by their mother. Lizzie Valverde, 35, and Katy Olson, 34, were strangers when they enrolled in the course at Columbia University, New York, in 2013. As students introduced themselves on the opening day, Ms Valverde’s description of her background sounded uncannily familiar to Ms Olson’s. Ms Olson told the New York Times she had made efforts…

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An Indian nurse who spent 42 years in a persistent vegetative state after being raped and strangled has died. Aruna Shanbaug was left with severe brain damage and paralysed after the 1973 attack by a ward attendant in the Mumbai hospital where she worked. She was fed through the nose to keep her alive but developed pneumonia six days ago, the hospital said. Her case sparked a debate about India’s euthanasia laws. The Supreme Court had rejected a plea to allow her to die. “Ms Shanbaug died at 08:30am on Monday. She was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on…

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Dean Potter – one of America’s best known extreme athletes – has been killed during a stunt in California. The 43-year-old died while attempting a wingsuit flight from the 7,500 ft (2,286m) Taft Point promontory in Yosemite National Park, a park spokesman said. Graham Hunt also died when their attempt to fly at high speed through a narrow gap in the skyline went wrong. Rescuers found the bodies soon after contact had been lost with the men. No parachutes had been deployed, reports say. Extreme sport pioneer The world of extreme sport has paid tribute to a climber that continuously…

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The wreckage of a US military helicopter that disappeared this week while delivering aid near the Chinese border in Nepal has been found. Six US marines and two Nepali soldiers were on board. There is “no chance” of survivors, Nepali officials say. Tuesday’s 7-3-magnitude quake killed at least 110 people. It came as Nepal was reeling from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake of 25 April which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more. The editor of the Nepal Times, Kunda Dixit, said the helicopter wreckage was found 56km (35 miles) from Kathmandu. Mr Dixit said the helicopter was found…

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