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Nigerian granted divorce over wife’s late meals –
A Nigerian court has recently granted a 57-year-old man a divorce on the premise that his wife was bringing him his meals too late at night, local media reported on Thursday. Olufade Adeyoka recently explained to a courtroom in Lagos that he was fed up, that his wife of 25 years, Olusola, continued to serve him his meals late. In an interview with the Nigerian newspaper ‘Vanguard’ Adeyoka claimed that his wife “had failed in her matrimonial obligations”. This is thought to be the first time a legal divorce has been granted due to problems regarding domestic mealtime arrangements, however Nigeria has seen many abnormal divorce cases granted. [Daily Telegraph]

Pants ‘for superheroes’: Underwear that protects sperm count by blocking smartphone radiation –
Smart underwear designed to protect male fertility from radiation emitted by smartphones and laptops has been unveiled by a British scientist. Described by Sir Richard Branson as “underpants for superheroes”, the Wireless Armour underwear contains a mesh of pure silver woven into the fabric. It shields against 99.9 per cent of electromagnetic radiation, which is emitted from devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, and has been linked to fertility problems by scientists. [Daily Telegraph]
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Modern Family’s Ariel Winter has had a breast reduction –
Modern Family star Ariel Winter has revealed she has undergone breast reduction surgery. The 17-year-old said she made the decision after suffering with back and neck pain as a result of her 32F cups. “It’s amazing to finally feel right,” she told Glamour magazine. The actress, who plays young teenager Alex Dunphy in the TV series, had the surgery in June and reduced the size of her chest to a 34D. [BBC Newsbeat]
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Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2015 Baghdad market truck bomb, Iraq War (2014–present)
  • At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.(Reuters) (Daily Mail)
• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Rojava Revolution
  • The United States believes that ISIL has likely used a sulfur mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week. (Wall Street Journal)

Business and economy

• The government-owned New Zealand coal-mining company Solid Energy goes into temporary voluntary administration, asking creditors to freeze most of its debt. (Radio New Zealand)
• 2015 Chinese stock market crash
  • The People’s Republic of China further devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1 per cent after two previous devaluings. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2015 Tianjin explosion
  • The death toll from the 2015 Tianjin explosion rises to 50. (AP)
• An unspecified-type Egyptian military aircraft crashes due to a ‘technical failure’ near the Libyan border killing four crew members and injuring two others. (ABC via AP)

Law and crime

• Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority
  • Swedish prosecutors drop some charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the statute of limitations expire but will continue to investigate rape claims. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

• Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledges allegiance to the new Taliban chief Akhter Mansour in an audio message posted online. (BBC) (Reuters)

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