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‘Frozen 2’ arrives six years after the original became a smash hit amid the powerful refrain of ‘Let It Go’

Russell Kane made the shocking confession while also telling how his dad made and sold 'illegal weapons' in his local Essex pub

A 15-year-old girl and a truck driver were killed Monday after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed, reigniting a debate over infrastructure safety in the wake of last year's deadly disaster in Genoa. Two vehicles plunged into the fast-flowing Tarn river after the bridge between the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres, 30 kilometres north of Toulouse, gave way. The bridge collapsed after the suspension cables snapped, crashing into the waters of the Tarn, with only a small portion left exposed above the river. Читать дальше...

PARKINSON’S disease is a progressive neurological condition that can make daily tasks difficult for the person affected. While there is no cure for the condition, spotting the warning signs can help to slow down the symptoms, and one early warning sign to watch out for is changes in your handwriting.

BBC WEATHER has forecast “fresh snowfall” for Europe as the north and west stay “cooler” and conditions begin to look “yet more unsettled”.

HUNDREDS of life-saving bleed control kits have been given to London bars and pubs to help stab victims. The UK’s horrific knife crime epidemic has prompted the City of London Police to distribute a total 320 kits to prevent more lives being claimed. It comes as London remains in the grips of a horrific spate […]

WASHINGTON: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah “is a living symbol of wisdom and compassion… being the only personality in the world that the UN has recognized as a humanitarian leader of the world,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. Delivering his speech about Kuwait and its generosity at the Kuwait-America […]

Tata Steel says 3,000 jobs will go in its European business, which includes the UK and Netherlands.

Although this is not as drastic a step as hiking uranium production, it confirms the slow demise of the 2015 international deal

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Brooklyn-based chef Joseph Yoon found a whole new culinary world in the preparation and ingestion of bugs:

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The decision reverses four decades of U.S. policy

Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) – Minor is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Food Banks throughout our boundaries for its 2019 Fill-a-Fridge Food Drive.
Bins will be set up and clearly labelled at local arenas throughout  from Friday December 6 to Sunday December 8, 2019.
We would ask that every family donate a non-perishable food item when they go to the rink.
Our target is to fill 20 fridges by arena in support of the local Food Banks and those that rely on their services.

Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have “transformational benefits” for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, says the UN’s partner sanitation body, the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council). Ahead of World Toilet Day, which is marked annually on 19 November, WSSCC’s acting Executive Director, […]

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20  (Part Two: Dundee Chess Club) The 2nd of 5 events takes place at Dundee Chess Club on Tuesday 26th November 2019, 7:30pm. This is also part of the J.R.Chalmers Grand Prix events so points are up for grabs! Dundee Championship Holders 2018: Declan Shafi (Castlehill) & David Findlay (Dundee). FORMAT: 5…

Millions of Americans move overseas every year, some for love, some for jobs and others to embrace new cultures. Here’s how you can join them.

1. US says Israeli settlements no longer considered illegal in dramatic shift  The Guardian
2. US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal  BBC News
3. Trump administration no longer considers Israeli West Bank settlements 'inconsistent with international law'  The Independent
4. US says Israeli settlements on West Bank are not illegal  Financial Times
5. Pompeo talks Hong Kong, Israeli settlements in West Bank in press briefing  Fox News
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1. Trump administration says Israel’s West Bank settlements do not violate international law  The Washington Post
2. Palestinian journalists protest against wounding of colleague  Al Jazeera English
3. Pompeo announces reversal of longstanding US policy on Israeli settlements  CNN
4. Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. Says  The New York Times
5. Pompeo talks Hong Kong, Israeli settlements in West Bank in press briefing  Fox News
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The Los Angeles County Democratic Party has criticized Cenk Uygur, the founder and host of “The Young Turks” who announced a congressional run last week, over numerous “shameful” comments he’s made in the past. The party added that the candidate “does not belong in Congress.”

Former vice president Joe Biden still opposes legalizing marijuana, claiming that it could be a gateway drug.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the US was overturning its long-standing position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank by no longer viewing them as "inconsistent with international law".

When firms design the initial pay package for a new CEO, they focus on that person's tolerance or aversion to risk-taking. Research and corporate governance practices generally recommend compensating a risk-averse CEO with more performance-based pay to incentivize risk taking.