DONALD TRUMP: 'My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars'

Real-estate tycoon Donald Trump downplayed his upbringing during a town-hall event Monday morning.

The Republican presidential front-runner was asked if he's ever been told "no."

"My whole life really has been a 'no' and I fought through it," Trump said at the New Hampshire town hall, hosted by NBC's "Today" show. "It has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me."

The billionaire businessman launched his real-estate empire with the support of his father, Fred Trump, who built homes in Queens and Brooklyn. But Donald Trump dismissed the support as "a small loan" of $1 million.

"I started off in Brooklyn. My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. I came into Manhattan and I had to pay him back, and I had to pay him back with interest. But I came into Manhattan, I started buying up properties, and I did great," Trump continued. "I did a good job. But I was always told that would never work."

NBC anchor Matt Lauer, who was moderating the town hall, interjected.

"Let's just put this in perspective. You said this hasn't been easy for you, but 'my dad gave me a million-dollar loan.' That probably is going seem pretty easy to a lot of people," Lauer told Trump.

Trump agreed but said that loan pales in comparison to the size of his real-estate projects.

"You're right, but a million dollars isn't very much compared to what I built," he said. "I mean, I built one of the great companies."

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40-year-old Nigerian, Mr Ojo Obaniyi, makes world's first hand-woven car.

Canada whale-watching: Leviathan II boat sinking kills five

A whale-watching boat has sunk off the coast of British Columbia in western Canada, leaving at least five people dead.

The boat carrying 27 people sank near Tofino on Vancouver Island, the coastguard said. Sea conditions at the time were reported to be calm.

Emergency officials said 21 people had been rescued and one other person was still missing.

The nationalities of the victims are not yet known.

Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO

Processed meats - such as bacon, sausages and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Its report said 50g of processed meat a day - less than two slices of bacon - increased the chance of developing colorectal cancer by 18%.

Meanwhile, it said red meats were "probably carcinogenic" but there was limited evidence.

But the WHO said meat did also have health benefits.

“Some Africans are lazy fools only good at eating, lovemaking and Stealing” – Donald Trump

Once again, US business magnate Donald Trump has expressed his deep disgust for Africans by referring to them as lazy fools only good at eating, lovemaking and thuggery.

Speaking in Indianapolis, Trump who is also the republican Presidential torch bearer reiterated his promise to deport Africans especially those of Kenyan origin including their son Barrack Obama.

Kourtney Kardashian Poses Clothed Next To Nude Photo Of Herself

Kourtney Kardashian looked gorgeous at the gallery opening of "Metallic Life" by Brian Bowen Smith on Thursday night. The reality star appears nude in the photo series, which was shown in Vanity Fair earlier this month.

Powerful Hurricane Patricia Hits Mexico's Pacific Coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday with destructive winds that tore down trees, moved cars and forced thousands of people to flee homes and beachfront resorts.

Hours after making landfall, the storm weakened but still packed winds of 130 miles per hour (210 km per hour). There were no reported casualties and officials said the damage might not be as catastrophic as feared.