At Least 16 People Dead in Uganda Floods

Kampala - Flooding in Uganda has claimed at least 16 lives, the Red Cross said, as the region reels from weeks of rain.

Floods, landslide in Uganda claims 26 lives - Red Cross

Some there have resisted the government’s attempts to have them relocated to lowlands elsewhere, saying they find it hard to vacate their ancestral lands.

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross said on Monday as authorities urged people in affected areas to relocate.

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross said on Monday as authorities urged people in affected areas to relocate.

Kenya story building collapse: 10 dead, 20 inured, 30 missing - Police

Nairobi Police Chief Philip Ndolo said four bodies were recovered from the scene Sunday including that of a child, while a fifth person died in a hospital. According to authorities, that brings the ov

Factcheck: a Labour government would not mean an extra murder a week

Tory research claims party’s opposition to stop and search would lead to a crime surge

Q&A: What are the political parties saying about crime during the election?

The parties differ in their approach to law and order.

Q&A: What are the political parties saying about crime during the election?

The parties differ in their approach to law and order.

Big change in number of children arrested in Lancashire

Arrests of children in Lancashire have been reduced by 81 per cent in eight years.

READERS’ LETTERS: Many factors go into sentencing criminals

Sir, – As a person who was concerned with the Scottish criminal justice system for some 50 years as defence counsel, advocate depute, sheriff and part time High Court judge, I think that I am entitled to comment on the editorial The Courier story entitled “Disappointing term for sexual abuser” (December 5).

Habitual offender caught with country-made pistol

The Shivajinagar police on Saturday arrested a 22-year-old habitual offender for allegedly carrying a country-made pistol and two live cartridges. Based on a tip-off, the police intercepted him near R

Three youth go on a robbing spree, arrested within 24 hours

They strike at six persons within eight hours

Delhi Fire tragedy: Court sends property owner, manager to 14-day police custody

The police have booked the two accused under section 304 and 308 of IPC at Sadar Bazar police station.

Kampong Speu police arrest eight suspects over armed snatch thefts

Eight snatch theft suspects, including two women, who were armed with swords and sticks when committing crimes, were arrested by Kampong Speu police on Sunday in the province’s Chambak village in Samrong Tong district’s Voasar commune. Kampong Speu provincial police chief Sam Samuon told The Post on Monday that police arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown in Samrong Tong district.

Hyderabad rape-murder: Watch the CCTV footage that helped police solve crime

CCTV footage from near a toll plaza where a Hyderabad woman doctor was gang-raped was a crucial lead that helped the police identify the four men who brutalised the woman and later killed her.

Algeria Youth Scorn 'Dinosaur' Old Guard Ahead of Polls

Algeria's contentious presidential election campaign is highlighting the deep gulf between young people at the heart of a street protest movement and an aging elite they see as clinging to power. The poll, set for Thursday, will see five candidates,

The student movements at the vanguard of Chile's protests are allied with former student leaders now serving in Congress

Chile’s months-long uprising was led by student activists protesting neoliberal reform, galvanized around the seemingly trivial issue of public transit fare-hikes.

Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction lies a democratic transition, via a successful general election scheduled for May 2020. The other path would lead the country to instability, ethnic violence, and possibly a return to repressive authoritarianism. For the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong, broad-based economic growth. The government has built on those gains, investing in infrastructure development and expanding social services, such as health care and education. Moreover, since April 2018, when Ahmed peacefully took power following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, the government has been restoring political and economic freedoms. Ahmed lifted the country’s state of emergency, ordered the release of thousands of political prisoners, allowed exiled dissidents to return, removed bans on political parties, and unblocked previously censored media.

Will Algeria disrupt internet access as election day nears?

With protesters taking to social media to spread information about what is happening on the ground, the Algerian authorities repeatedly resorted to disrupting access to networks and social media platforms.

A Duel on a Sinking Ship

Foreign observers find it difficult to understand the developments of the Lebanese situation and its sudden turns. This is not surprising. Lebanon is not a normal democracy, to which the known rules of such system apply. Lebanon’s democracy is bizzar

Electrician, accomplice, allegedly stab Lagos couple, kill wife

Deji Lambo A yet-to-be-identified electrician on Sunday allegedly attacked the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria, Gildas Tohouo, at his residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. It was ga...

Armed men kill Maersk MD’s wife at Ikoyi residence

Gildas Tohouo, managing director of Maersk Line, was attacked at his residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos on Sunday night. Maersk is the world’s biggest shipping company. A source

Nigerian arrested for confining 3 female MUBS students

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Court remand police officer in prison over alleged murder of truck driver in Ondo

37-year-old trigger happy police sergeant Idowu Omosuyi who murdered a truck driver at a checkpoint in Uso, Owo area of Ondo

Just In: Gunmen attack business man, murder wife in Lagos

A business mogul has been critically wounded and the wife murder in a suspected armed robbery attack in their highbrow Lagos home. The victim is...

Boris Johnson pledges to 'look at' abolishing BBC licence fee

Boris Johnson has said he is "looking at" abolishing the BBC licence fee.

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

Jo Swinson admits revoking Article 50 'doesn't look likely' as Lib Dems unveil second ref plan

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has admitted the best chance of stopping Brexit is through a second referendum rather than pursuing the party's divisive policy of revoking Article 50.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

Dengue fever in the Cayman Islands: More local cases reported

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials with the Cayman Islands Public Health Department continue to report locally transmitted dengue fever cases, according to local media.  Three additional autochthonous dengue cases have been reported during the last two weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed dengue cases since in October that were contracted locally to seventeen, with nine …

Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.

Health Ministry springs to action after first confirmed polio case in nearly 30 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The Health Ministry has mobilised available measures to contain the possible re-emergence of the polio virus that was eradicated in Malaysia almost three decades ago. After confirming the infection of a three-month-old boy in Tuaran, Sabah, the ministry tested 661 people in...

Malaysia’s first polio case in 27 years is a child who wasn’t vaccinated. Here are 3 things to know about the incurable virus, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - The incurable virus mainly affects young children, and invades an infected person's brain and spinal cord, which can lead to permanent disability and death in serious cases.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

First polio case in 30 years reported in Malaysia

First polio case in 30 years reported in Malaysia

Woman missing from Castlebar found safe and well

Gardaí said no further action was required.

Mayo garda appeal issued over missing person

Gardai in Mayo are appealing for information to help them trace a missing person.

Suspects questioned by Mayo gardaí after brothel discovery

​​​​​​​OPERATION Quest – a national garda operation targetting the illegal sex trade – has resulted in a number of people in Mayo being questioned on suspicion of paying money for sex.

Lessons learned from man’s death have improved safety, inquest hears

Tony McDermott died during loading incident at warehouse in Co Kildare

Not negligent in teen death

British Columbia's police watchdog has concluded two Langley RCMP officers were not negligent in their response to a report of a teenage boy who was in distress after consuming a large quantity of drugs.

Catalonia Hotels & Resorts partners with Beonprice for digital transformation

BARCELONA - Catalonia Hotels & Resorts has selected Beonprice as its strategic solution for Revenue Management, as the hotel group undergoes significant digital transformation. The hotel chain – which operates 72 properties and more than 10,000 rooms – chose Beonprice as the technology company shared its commitment to innovation and offered a clear vision for how the hotel group can maintain its competitiveness through a dynamic Revenue Management strategy. Utilising Beonprice’s Artificial Intelligence technology, Catalonia Hotels & Resorts will be able to

Keeping up with industry changes the only way to manage connectivity expenditure

There are many connectivity options that businesses can invest in today, but cost remains a major concern for most, says Vishal Barapatre, CTO at In2IT Technologies.

Age of the rental: SOC as a service, IaaS, DaaS, HaaS

Challenging economic forecasts and complex local and global political outlooks has companies focused on sustainability, says Patrick Reeves, managing executive at Axiz.

Madrid-based Fintech StudentFinance Raises $1.27 Million in Seed Round Led by Seedcamp

StudentFinance, a Fintech firm launched by the founders of Uniplaces, recently revealed that it had secured €1.15 million (appr. $1.27 million) in seed fundin

Payments Role In Innovating Appointment-Based Businesses

Boulevard discusses the unique needs of salons to elevate their one-to-one client relationships with technology that can also widen their margins.

I Want That On A T-Shirt

Artists on Twitter say that their work is regularly stolen by armies of bots that generate t-shirts from popular designs—and they’ve got the receipts to prove it....

Monopolies don't just threaten the future of America — they change how we watch TV, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - "If you want a vision of the future of show business, imagine Mickey Mouse's giant yellow shoe stamping on a human face — forever.". Read more at businessinsider.sg

Monopolies don’t just threaten the future of America — they change how we watch TV

“A lot of people talk about our crisis of capitalism,” Matt Stoller announces early in the latest episode of “Pitchfork Economics,” “but what’s really going on is a crisis of monopoly.”

Ad support is bad support

Streaming services outmanoeuvring broadcast television By Amna Khan A girl sipping her tea on a rooftop covered with fairy lights, staring romantically into the skyline d

Complications of advertising

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, the trouble is I don’t know which half.

Abyssinia Bank makes one billion birr profit

Bank of Abyssinia, one the private banks in Ethiopia, makes the biggest gross profit in the Bank’s history, 1.02 billion birr (close to $32.8 million at the current exchange rate), for the financial year concluded June 30, 2019.

Universal Insurance mulls new capital raising to boost capital base

Universal Insurance Plc is considering raising new equity funds to bolster its operations and strengthen its capital base ahead of deadline for ...

Analysis: FCMB is running out of time

Despite some of the transformations currently being recorded in the bank, success and consistency seem to be eluding it.

Irish skincare company Integumen raising £1.4m from share placing

Company to use funds to help boost revenues as it looks to double size of its laboratory

NTMA to borrow less next year as repayments in focus

Agency sold €15.4bn of long-term bonds this year, at the lower end of its full-year target

Tata Motors plans to add 100 new passenger vehicle outlets by FY 20 end

Tata Motors is looking to increase its penetration in the domestic passenger vehicle segment with entry into the premium hatchback segment.

Tata Motors to add another 100 sales outlets for PVs

Auto major Tata Motors plans to add 100 sales outlets for passenger vehicles by the end of the current fiscal as it aims to enhance its reach in the country, a senior company official said.

Hero MotoCorp bikes set to get costlier by Rs 2,000 from January 1

Auto manufactures have increased prices owing to the transition cost for migrating to the BS-VI platform

'EV charging biz to grow at 50 by 2022 in India'

Power and energy management firm Delta Electronics expects its electric vehicle charging business in India to grow around 50 per cent per annum in the next three years with more car makers bringing their EVs into the country, according to a senior company official. The company, which has

SAIL reworks marketing strategy to draw high volume sales in November

Company clocks 36% YoY rise in volume sales to 1.40 million tonnes

City regulator toughens up financial accountability rules after scandals

Tougher accountability rules have today been extended to cover around 47,000 firms as the financial watchdog seeks to clean up the City’s reputation.

Tougher financial accountability rules come into force in UK

Asset managers, independent financial advisers and hedge fund managers are lable for bans or nines

Banks to quiz borrowers about Netflix, private school

Lenders should be asking customers to prove they can save money for loans by cancelling their Netflix subscriptions under new responsible lending guidelines.

Elizabeth Warren Built the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It Became a Revolving Door.

When Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) began staffing up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2010 and 2011, she did something that appeared, at first blush, to be highly counterintuitive. Instead of limiting staff to those with extensive background in consumer activism and regulatory policy, she chose

Shareholders in revolt over EOH pay policy

EOH is in the cross-hairs of shareholders over executive pay, with an astonishing 65% of shareholders voting against the group’s remuneration policy and its implementation at Thursday’s AGM.

NTMA to borrow less next year as repayments in focus

Agency sold €15.4bn of long-term bonds this year, at the lower end of its full-year target

Fed’s repo action for year-end crunch point oversubscribed

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s operation to inject cash into the financial system over the end of the year was oversubscribed on Monday, indicating that participants are still hungry for funding to take them into 2020.

Rupee climbs

But so does debt It has been a rough ride for the PTI government in terms of the economic issues it has had to face. The slide of the rupee against the US dollar, record inflation, ri

Analysis: FCMB is running out of time

Despite some of the transformations currently being recorded in the bank, success and consistency seem to be eluding it.

Abyssinia Bank makes one billion birr profit

Bank of Abyssinia, one the private banks in Ethiopia, makes the biggest gross profit in the Bank’s history, 1.02 billion birr (close to $32.8 million at the current exchange rate), for the financial year concluded June 30, 2019.

Buk Buk Southern Hot

Nashville-style hot chicken from the former owners of 127 Days.

Hotel Hit Squad: There’s more to Wright’s Food Emporium than the food – not least self-catering cottages perfect for families

Hattie Garlick visits the restaurant at Wright’s Food Emporium, a popular deli, and reviews the homemade food, as well as the self-catering cottages.

The UK’s First Ever Yorkshire Pudding Festival Launches Next Year

The ‘first ever’ Yorkshire pudding festival is coming to the UK, and you don’t even need to pay anything for the privilege

The rise and rise of the first African-American woman distiller and operator of a nationally distributed vodka

For almost six years since she released Black Momma Vodka, Vanessa Braxton has been a major force in the spirit industry in the United States. In 2013 when she introduced her ultra-premium vodka brand, she made history as the first African-American woman owner and operator of a nationally distributed vodka. She is also the founder of...

Take on Fuchsia Urban Thai new spice challenge before the New Year

Chef Sangwon’s Spice Challenge will have a mixture of spices from UAE and Thailand

Hotel Hit Squad: There’s more to Wright’s Food Emporium than the food – not least self-catering cottages perfect for families

Hattie Garlick visits the restaurant at Wright’s Food Emporium, a popular deli, and reviews the homemade food, as well as the self-catering cottages.

Buk Buk Southern Hot

Nashville-style hot chicken from the former owners of 127 Days.

Home of the Week: Getting creative in Clarence

Buffalo native Alycia Ripley has a lot of nice things to say about the home that her mother, Maria Rizzo, has created in Clarence.

Home sweet home for the Christmas holidays

Arriving home in Dublin Airport, I practically ran off the plane. Knowing I needed to sleep in order to defeat the jetlag and so on and so forth, I had intended on napping en route, but there was absolutely no hope as my flight had the potential to be six hours of total torture. Had I not been so excited...

The UK’s First Ever Yorkshire Pudding Festival Launches Next Year

The ‘first ever’ Yorkshire pudding festival is coming to the UK, and you don’t even need to pay anything for the privilege

House Democrats, USTR nearing deal to pass modified USMCA agreement -WSJ

House Democrats and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are nearing a deal to pass a revised version of the United States-Mexico-Canada ...

Labor Union President Confirms Trump and House Democrats Have Reached Deal on USMCA: Report

The president of the largest federation of unions in the country said Monday that the Trump administration and House Democrats had reached a deal on President Trump’s landmark USMCA trade deal after months of negotiation.AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who represents a key party in negotiations, told

House Democrats still studying proposed changes to North American trade pact: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are still studying proposed changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade pact, and there was no agreement to announce it yet, a senior Democratic aide said.

Democrats Close to Agreement With White House on New NAFTA

Congressional Democrats and the White House are on the cusp of an agreement on revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Tentative deal on trade pact

House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.

Call for more councils to publish details of donations given to councillors

Councils are being criticised for not publishing details of any political donations given to thei...

10 of 31 local authorities publish political donations given to councillors

Fingal and South Dublin County Councils are the most transparent in the country, while Kerry and Westmeath are the worst performing.

General Election leaves schools in budget limbo

Election "purdah" rules mean schools face a rush to get their budgets ready for next year

FAI, Shane Ross and Sport Ireland called to emergency meeting

Ex-president of FAI says association’s liabilities could be ‘close to €80 million’

Will States relax the rules on busking?

STREET entertainers will be allowed to use amplifiers while performing if proposals to relax Jersey’s busking laws are approved by the States this week.

Global weapons sales up; US leads market

The global arms industry continues to grow with total sales up 4.6% last year, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday.

Two Turkish firms in world's top arms makers see their turnover surge in 2018

Arms sales of two Turkish firms listed in the sector’s largest 100 companies increased in 2018 as they managed to maintain their rankings in the list, a...

SIPRI: Global arms industry sales up 4.6% worldwide, U.S. companies dominate Top 5

For the first time since 2002, the top five spots in the ranking are held exclusively by U.S.-based arms dealers.

Quarter of world's arms sales from European companies: SIPRI

The UK, France, Italy, and Germany were Europe's biggest arms sellers last year but remain behind Russia and the US.

China tech/Lenovo: battle standard

Beijing should remember that all armies depend on their supply lines

ACWA Power establishes new business unit in KSA

Nejree, an online sneaker retailer in the GCC, has raised $4 million in pre-Series A funding led by Alkhaila Investment Company, and Teejan Technologies Company. The new capital is expected to further fuel the Saudi-based startup’s expansion into new markets and investment in technologies to enhance online customer experience. The fund will also help to increase inventory,

QNB to embrace digital transformation

Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of QNB said yesterday that Qatar’s banking sector is well capitalised, with high asset quality and robust profitability. The capital adequacy ratio stands at 17 percent, well above Basel III guidelines. Asset quality remains high with non-performing loans (NPLs) at 1.9 percent, one of the lowest in the region. Profitability remains solid with returns on equity (RoE) over 15 percent, he said while addressing The Euromoney Qatar Conference.

Corporate appetite in MENA grows in 5 years – Arabnet Report

Mubasher: The entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been grabbing global and regional attention, with higher investor appetite and interest in the region’s startups, according to Arabnet report. The “State of …

Saudi Arabia Backs Investment in Wireless Sensors to Forecast Floods, Weather Conditions, Natural Disasters

Two Saudi investment funds have revealed financing a promising wireless environmental sensor project. This step comes in line with the Kingdom’s attempt to support and bolster technical innovations and exerted efforts by private financing entities to

QCB set to announce FinTech strategy

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E  Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani said yesterday that the central bank is working on the banking industry’s financial technology (FinTech) strategy, in cooperation with leading financial institutions and financial technology companies. The strategy, where the central bank would contribute to creating a modern regulatory environment that supports innovation and market stability, will be announced soon, he said.

Crowley Webb brings blue-collar vibe to renovated digs

Crowley Webb has come a long way since its founding 33 years ago. What started as a small firm with an office on lower Franklin Street in...

Longtime Edmonds resident leaves legacy at new senior center

Rose Mary Specht’s family donated her 25 solar credits from the PUD to the Edmonds Waterfront Center.

Bakery owner 'devastated' by demolition, says city must police absentee landlords

As Susan Adamucci drove her 12-year-old son to school last Wednesday, she heard on the radio that a building was in peril in downtown Buf...

Popular country pub The Battleaxes given a zero food hygiene rating

The new owners are working to make improvements

Why your boss should let you work from home

Lancashire has one of the lowest percentage of employees working from home and it is about time the county’s businesses had a rethink argues CEO Toby Harper

Bakkt Launches The First CFTC-Regulated Option on Bitcoin And Cash-Settled Futures

Bakkt, the Bitcoin Futures trading platform of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has just announced that it's rolling out cash-settled Bitcoin futures

Bakkt Launches 1st Regulated BTC Options as CEO Enters US Senate

The Intercontinental Exchange’s digital asset platform Bakkt launched the first regulated Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures.

OKEx to Launch Crypto Options Trading Later This Month

Crypto exchange OKEx on Monday announced its plan to launch a crypto options trading platform.

Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx to Launch Options Trading This Month

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it will launch crypto options trading on Dec. 27.

OKEx Prepares to Launch USDT-Margined Perpetual Swap Trading, Announces TMMR Risk Management Feature for Spot Margin Trading

OKEx, the leading global cryptocurrency futures exchange platform has announced that it is going to soon launch its USDT Margined Perpetual Swap Trading

Scrooges ban tenants from putting Christmas wreaths on their doors

They have been deemed a fire hazard.

Perthshire villagers rally round to save Christmas lights after vandals wreck them

The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Kennoway despite vandals wrecking the village's festive lights.

Bakery owner 'devastated' by demolition, says city must police absentee landlords

As Susan Adamucci drove her 12-year-old son to school last Wednesday, she heard on the radio that a building was in peril in downtown Buf...

Accidental house fire warning as more than 500 blazes reported in Scotland

More than 500 accidental house fires were recorded across Scotland during the festive season last year, according to new figures.

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Accidental house fire warning as more than 500 blazes reported in Scotland

More than 500 accidental house fires were recorded across Scotland during the festive season last year, according to new figures.

Over 500 Scottish homes ravaged by fire during 2018 Christmas period as SFRS warns of danger of cooking while drunk

MORE than 500 Scottish homes were ravaged and four people killed by fire during the festive season last year. The worrying statistics were released today by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as …

Disabled mother, 51, and her nine-year-old autistic son face a homeless Christmas after Hoover tumble dryer blaze destroyed their flat

Lisa Camilleri, 51, from Shenley, Hertfordshire, was waiting for the three-year-old Hoover dryer to finish its cycle last month when she heard a 'loud bang' and her electricity tripped.

People banned from keeping cars at 'fire trap' flats but they can still live there

EXCLUSIVE: The Decks development is fitted with the same material that contributed to the devastating fire at The Cube student block in Bolton last month

Scrooges ban tenants from putting Christmas wreaths on their doors

They have been deemed a fire hazard.

New Zealand is a far more multicultural place today – its mainstream media is not

Commercial media, a business that requires public trust and goodwill, is in a tough financial position right now. Gaurav Sharma says that's in part because of its poor job of reaching immigrant communities, in the first of a new monthly column for The Spinoff. Let's start with a test, about refer

Support smaller think tanks in Japan

Hundreds of smaller think tanks and personal offices — essentially small to medium-sized enterprises — around the country may hold the key for Japan's rebirth.

Beyond cricket and curry: India could be the next big thing

The India-Australia relationship has been a bit stuck - but it doesn't have to be that way.

Grant Duncan: Ardern still has much work to do

Grant Duncan, Massey University

India makes modest progress in Human Development Index, fares poorly in gender equality

In India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16. The steady progress was due to nearly three decades of rapid development, which had seen a dramatic reduction in absolute poverty, along with gains in life expectancy.

Drivers on busy Ayrshire road affected as car hits sheep on A76

A driver is believed to have struck a sheep on the busy A76 and ended up overturning the vehicle, which has caused major tailbacks.

Angus McDondald’s diners shocked at seeing drug-driver, 55, careering airborne on busy street

A drug-driver who sped off from an Angus McDonalds restaurant and went airborne after careering through a bollard in the middle of busy street had been put off the road for 21 months.

Safety first following Nelson road safety operation

Please attribute to Tasman Road Policing Manager Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews:

Where Bicyclists, Doormen and Tourists Battle for Turf

New York City bicyclists say people who walk across bike lanes need to pay attention. But doormen at high-end hotels worry about collisions as lanes expand.

Police: Tesla on Autopilot When It Hit Connecticut Officer's Cruiser | Breitbart

A Tesla vehicle on autopilot reportedly hit a state police cruiser on the highway in Connecticut over the weekend, according to authorities.

Intel's 6-year-old Haswell Pentium processor is making a comeback - but why now?

Seemingly this is a move to help deal with the well-documented production issues which have plagued Intel.

Ryzen 9 3950X vs. Core i9-9900KS Gaming, Feat. Tuned DDR4 Memory Performance

Today we're comparing the Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i9-9900KS in a massive number of games, using one of G.Skill's most premium 16GB memory kits, the Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 CL14. For those of you spending $600+ on a CPU, purchasing top end DDR4 memory doesn't seem like a stretch, so here's a head to head comparison between AMD and Intel processors using manually tuned timings.

NVIDIA Registers Hopper GPU Trademark – A Next Generation MCM GPU?

The folks over at Videocardz have verified a rumor we published almost a month back about NVIDIA's upcoming GPU, called Hopper. This is now no longer a rumor and strictly in leak territory, although the only thing confirmed at this point is the codename: Hopper. I will say this right at the start that its …

What Is USB4 And Do You Need It?

USB is still one of the most important pieces of technology in the 21st century. They charge your devices, they carry around your folders filled with files you hardly use or look at, and they help to transfer things between devices. But a new USB type is on its way and its going to change everything up. Here's what...

Upgraded Chuwi UBook goes for Surface Go’s throat

Chinese hardware manufacturers CHUWI have surprisungly upgraded their Chuwi UBook 2-in-1 to create a more cost-effective Surface Go alternative. Originally unveiled through the company’s Kickstarter for the 2-in-1 system, which raised an impressive $450,000, the UBook has always been pitched as a competitor to Microsoft’s Surface Go. With a smart change in components, Chuwi is …

How Audio Design Enhances Diablo 2

The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra's community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. The following excerpt comes from author David L. Craddock's Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels, available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle ahead of its December 10, 2019 publication date.

Review: Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard is the sequel to the greatest video game ever to feature a frog, who is also a detective, in the history of the human race. Until now, that is. As of December 9, 2019, there’s a new c...

Taking flight as Microsoft Flight Simulator returns to the skies

Once a mainstay of Microsoft's gaming business, it's now been 13 years since the last Microsoft Flight Simulator. Now with Asobo Studio at the helm, Microsoft are looking to right that wrong, doing so

The Best STEM Christmas Gifts For Kids

It can feel like the holiday toy-buying gets a little out of hand this time of year. We want to see our kids’ faces light up on Christmas morning, but we don’t want to drown in a sea of plastic to make it happen. That’s why adding a couple of STEM toys into the mix can be such a great middle ground. Kids are...

Gifts for musicians: affordable Christmas present ideas for music-makers (which they'll actually use)

Buying gifts for musicians can be a hard task. Whether you're shopping for a guitarist, drummer, Dj or producer, we've selected some great gift ideas that won't break the bank.

December patch now available for the Galaxy A5 (2017), J5 (2017), and more

Samsung has released the December 2019 security update for the Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy A8 (2018), and Tab A 10.5 in select regions. The company has been rather quick so far in pushi

Galaxy S10 Android 10 update rollout halted in Israel

It seemed too good to be true when Samsung started rolling out the Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series a couple of weeks back, a full month before the year ends. We have been using Android 10

Android 10 stable update for the Galaxy Note 10 is coming soon

Android 10 stable update for the Galaxy Note 10 is coming soon, The community manager at Samsung’s official forum in South Korea has confirmed it.

[Update: Now available] OnePlus TV update brings Netflix along w/ further fixes

The second OnePlus TV update is now rolling out with support for the streaming service Netflix, while also bringing a number of other fixes.

Upcoming Galaxy A51 will get quarterly security updates

Even though the Galaxy A51 is yet to go official, Samsung has listed the device in its Android security update bulletin and scheduled it for quarterly security updates. Yes, the Galaxy A51, despite be

2020 Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior pricing: from $62,990 drive-away, in showrooms now

Nissan Navara Warrior will undercut the Ford Ranger Raptor by up to $20,000, is thousands less than a HSV Colorado SportsCat and shadows Toyota HiLux Rugged X.

Buy/Drive/Burn: Japanese Two-doors for a New Century

Last time on Buy/Drive/Burn, we took a look at three two-door mid-market offerings from American brands for the 2001 model year. Most people hated such a Sophie's choice. Perhaps things will be a bit better today when we cover the same market segment with offerings from Japan.

Final Euro NCAP results ends with eight five stars

Eight of the 12 models tested earning the maximum five-stars

Ford Ranger Sales Are Creeping Up On Chevrolet And Toyota

Ford has rightly fixed a wrong by bringing back its midsize Ranger pickup truck to the North American marke...

Chevrolet Camaro Discounts Are Even Better This Month

Despite being a fantastic muscle car, the Chevrolet Camaro still lags behind its chief rival, the Ford Must...

Great deal: Get a pair of Microsoft Surface USB-C-to-USB adapters for just $9.98

Unlike most of the Surface devices, the new Surface Pro X and Surface Go only come with an USB-C port, so your existing USB-A based accessories cannot be connected directly. To solve this problem, Microsoft last year released Surface USB-C-to-USB Adapter which adds standard USB functionality to your USB-C port to connect flash drives, keyboards, …

Best Microsoft Surface Deals for Christmas 2019

Whether Pro, Laptop, Studio or otherwise, grab one of these top Surface deals while you can.

Upgraded Chuwi UBook goes for Surface Go’s throat

Chinese hardware manufacturers CHUWI have surprisungly upgraded their Chuwi UBook 2-in-1 to create a more cost-effective Surface Go alternative. Originally unveiled through the company’s Kickstarter for the 2-in-1 system, which raised an impressive $450,000, the UBook has always been pitched as a competitor to Microsoft’s Surface Go. With a smart change in components, Chuwi is …

This waterproof smartphone has a little feature that every phone should have

Wireless charging, big battery, triple camera, the whole lot

Monday deals: Galaxy Smartwatch $269, Anker accessories from $15, Xiaomi Mi Streamer $30, more

Monday's best deals include the Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch for $269, Anker accessories from $15, and the XIaomi Mi streaming media player hits a new low.

Apple to launch iPhone 9? I can't wait

The rumored new iPhone SE 2 is rumored to enjoy the name iPhone 9. What could be more perfect?

Monday Apple Rumors: 2020 iPhone May Sport Larger Battery

Monday's Apple Rumors include one of its TV+ shows getting Golden Globe nominations, FCC approval for the Mac Pro and more.

iPhone 11 GPS all wonky? You're not alone, it seems

It's rare for there to be an iPhone launch without some sort of problem rearing its head. This time, it appears to be GPS-related.

New Apple products predictions 2020

We explore the rumours and discuss which new Apple products might appear next, including new iPhones, iPads and Macs and their release dates. Find out what Apple is coming out with in 2020.

iPhone XS captures rocket blastoff, proving there's life in the old dog yet

Apple may have moved on to iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, but last year's iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are still very capable camera phones. And this photo of a rocket proves it.

COMPLETE Harry Potter collection is ONLY £20.99 in this MAGICAL Christmas gift deal

Get all seven Harry Potter books for crazily cheap. Just apply this magical deal code and bag the perfect Christmas gift

Walmart Apologises For Sweater Featuring Santa With Cocaine Habit

The festive season is a busy time for Santa Claus. The whole world, one night, a f*ck-load of presents - how does he keep the energy up?

Christmas 2019: Best festive movies to watch at home

From the best of the crop to plenty of festive cheesiness

Random: Remembering When One Company Ruined Christmas For Some NES Owners

A chastity belt, but for your console

How to Watch Love Actually Free Online

16 years on Love Actually is still the ultimate Christmas romcom. Here's how to watch Love Actually for free online or on any device.

'Japanese Messi' On Being Booed By Barca Fans

A player who has been dubbed the "Japanese Lionel Messi" by many went up against his former club FC Barcelona on the weekend, and was greeted with boos from sections of the Camp Nou. The star, who is loan from Real Madrid, has since discussed the jeers he

Barcelona leave Lionel Messi out of squad for Inter clash

Barcelona have left Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique out of their squad for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Inter in San Siro.

Reports: Cristiano Ronaldo regrets Juventus move after Ballon d’Or snub

The latest word around the rumour mill is that Cristiano Ronaldo regrets moving to Juventus from Real Madrid, after he lost out on winning the Ballon d’Or award in both 2018 and 2019.

Messi to miss Barca's Champions League trip to Inter

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will not make the trip to Italy for the Champions League game against Inter Milan, the Spanish club has confirmed.

Cristiano Ronaldo 'regrets' leaving Real Madrid and makes Ballon d'Or claim

The Portuguese forward joined Juventus from Madrid in 2018 and helped his side win the Serie A last season but reportedly wishes he had stayed at the Bernabeu

One of the country's best forwards stars at first-ever women's AFL Europe Combine

Donegal star Geraldine McLaughlin caught the eye, as did recently-retired Kerry ace Sarah Houlihan and Dublin’s Lauren Magee.

Lithuanian-born Kerry goalkeeper shines brightest at AFL Combine in Dublin

20 hopefuls participated in the two-day testing event in UCD.

Lithuanian-Born Dingle Goalkeeper Impresses AFL Scouts

Lithuanian-born former Kerry minor Deividas Uosis caught the eye of scouts at the AFL Europe Combine held in UCD this past weekend. 

Sligo snap-up journeyman American midfielder Will Seymore

Sligo Rovers have continued building for the 2020 SSE Airtricity Premier Division campaign with t...

Boost For Waterford Camogie As Dan Shanahan Appointed As Coach

Waterford camogie have received a huge boost with the news that county legend Dan Shanahan will take up the reins as head coach.

Is League of Legends’ next champion Sett? Here’s everything we know

A juggernaut named Sett may be League of Legends' next champion

Tekken 7 Adding Sumo Wrestler Favorite Ganryu and New Muay Thai Fighter Fahkumram

Tekken 7 reveals and dates a handful of new DLC characters. Check out trailers for Ganryu, Leroy Smith, and the mysterious Fahkumram!

New Crash Bandicoot Game May Be Announced This Week

A new Crash Bandicoot game may be announced this week, as several happening are suggesting. The announcement may come during The Game Awards

King of Cards Adds a Fun Card Game on Top of Everything That Already Makes Shovel Knight Great

Shovel Knight: King of Cards is the perfect reason to jump back into Yacht Club Games’ ever-expanding shovel-verse.

Shovel Knight: King Of Cards Review (Switch eShop)

The closing chapter of five years of shovelry

Women's hockey talking points: 'Female coaches can break into men’s game,' says Buckingham's Zak Jones

Buckingham coach Zak Jones says the growth of female hockey coaches at the top of the domestic scene is healthy for the sport and it won’t be long before more women are making inroads into the men’s game.

Sligo snap-up journeyman American midfielder Will Seymore

Sligo Rovers have continued building for the 2020 SSE Airtricity Premier Division campaign with t...

Lithuanian-Born Dingle Goalkeeper Impresses AFL Scouts

Lithuanian-born former Kerry minor Deividas Uosis caught the eye of scouts at the AFL Europe Combine held in UCD this past weekend. 

American midfielder Seymore joins Sligo Rovers

Liam Buckley says the 27-year-old has all the attributes to succeed in the League of Ireland.

Socceroos lose last link to ‘golden generation’ as Milligan retires

The Socceroos have lost the final link to Australia's 'golden generation' with captain Mark Milligan announcing his international retirement. One of just The Socceroos have lost the final link to Australia's 'golden generation' with captain Mark Milligan announcing his international retirement.

Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones wish Kirk Douglas a happy 103rd birthday

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are celebrating Kirk Douglas' 103rd birthday.

John Lennon's sons post throwback family photos on 39th anniversary

Sean and Julian Lennon paid tribute to their dad

Troian Bellisario Shares Epic 'Pretty Little Liars' Reunion Pic - See It Now!

We love a good Pretty Little Liars reunion, and this one was REALLY, really good!

Double trouble! Grandmother, 93, and her grandson, 27, take Instagram by storm with hilarious costume scenes including Toy Story and Ancient Rome

Pauline 'Granny' Kana and Ross Smith, from Ohio, have amassed 2.7million Instagram followers and 892,000 YouTube subscribers thanks to their amusing matching costumes.

Raheem Sterling’s emotional speech at Great Gatsby themed 25th birthday party

It looks like no expenses were spared.

'Peloton wife' Monica Ruiz speaks out for the first time to say she feels 'really lucky' that people have been 'so nice' since the controversial ad aired as she says the SNL skit that mocked the 'sexist' commercial was 'hilarious'

California-based actress Monica Ruiz was seen walking her dog in Los Angeles on Sunday, left. She played the wife in the controversial Peloton holiday commercial, right.

Bette Midler faces a backlash for sharing a snap of three teenage girls looking at their phones in an art gallery - and told she's being 'creepy' for trying to shame them

Hocus Pocus star Bette Midler, 74, shared an image to Twitter of three girls sitting on a bench at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, saying 'What's wrong with this picture?'.

Toya Wright And Robert Rushing Tour Amsterdam And End Up In The Red Light District And The Museum Of Prostitution – Check Out The Pics And Videos!

During the past week, Toya Wright, Robert Rushing, Reginae Carter, and more pals spend some fantastic days in Dubai. This was just after Nae

K. Michelle Gets Vulnerable In New Photo Where She Shows Off Her Post-Surgery Body And Speaks About The Healing Process

It looks like K. Michelle is back on track to being healthy and happy, and she is now entirely comfortable in her body -- or at least, more than she

Jamie Foxx Reunites With Ex Kristin Grannis & Daughter, 11, For Family Outing At NFL Game — Pic

Jamie Foxx reunited with his ex, Kristin Grannis and his 11-year-old daughter, Annalise, at a recent NFL game.

Final two celebs confirmed for Dancing with the Stars as full line-up revealed

Mary Kennedy and Aidan Fogarty have been confirmed as the final two celebrities for Dancing with the Stars as the full line-up is revealed.

The FINAL two contestants for Dancing With The Stars have been revealed

It brings the total number of contestants for the show to 11

Dancing On Ice 2020 kicks off as Love Island's Maura Higgins glitters in gold

Who will be crowned this year's champion?

Maura Higgins explains why she might not be tuning into Love Island next year

Maura also revealed that the Dancing On Ice contestants share a WhatsApp group.

Maura Higgins explains why she might not be tuning into Love Island next year

The reality TV star also revealed that the Dancing On Ice contestants share a WhatsApp group.

Marko explains why Red Bull didn't reach target of five wins in 2019

After initially targeting five wins for the 2019 F1 season for his team Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, advisor Dr Helmut Marko explained why the side hasn't reached this objective, as Max Verstappen took three victories for the Bulls.

Unless Honda provide a good engine it won't be enough for Verstappen next season

Honda proved many critics wrong in 2019, but Jacques Villeneuve has been critical of their engine power. The Canadian believes Honda will lose power if they try to make their engines last more than seven races.

Binotto disappointed Ferrari "still don't have the quickest car" in F1

Despite going on a three-race winning streak after the summer break and on an incredible streak of pole positions, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks the Scuderia still didn't have the quickest car on the grid.

Alex Albon was "happy with Formula E" before Toro Rosso called...

Alex Albon reveals that he was satisfied to take a drive in Formula E last year before receiving the call up to Toro Rosso for the 2019 season. Albon had signed with Nissan to race in the all-electric series in season five, but quickly gave that up when Helmut Marko offered him an F1 chance.

Monday's Formula 1 news roundup: Lewis Hamilton, Helmut Marko, Daniel Ricciardo

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest Formula 1 news on Monday, December 9.

Glenda Jackson praised for stunning 'masterclass' in Elizabeth Is Missing

Jackson's performance in the one-off BBC drama has earned plenty of plaudits.

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I haven't played a nice guy in a while'

Plucked from obscurity by Ken Loach, the Scottish actor has gone from working-class kid to star of the UK’s favourite drama. Now, he’s in a new thriller – and, for once, without an English accent

The Boys finally releases new blood-splattered trailer for season 2 after leak

The trailer accidentally came out last week ahead of schedule, but now the action-packed preview clip is here to stay.

Peter Kay 'in talks with the BBC' following break from showbiz

Car Share co-star Sian Gibson has previously teased sitcom could return

Steve Harvey announces wrong Miss Universe category winner and we're all wincing

There he goes again.

Brockhampton to play Birmingham show

American rap collective Brockhampton will bring their European tour to Birmingham next year.

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien Announces First Live Shows As EOB

After launching his solo project EOB with the ambient instrumental "Santa Teresa" this past fall, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien kicked off his album rollout last week with the nine-minute epic "Brasil." The EOB album — which O'Brien has been talking about since 2016, and which features the likes of Laura Marling, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, and O'Brien's Radiohead bandmate Colin Greenwood among many other contributors, and which was produced by Flood and mixed by Alan Moulder — is supposedly coming early next year. And now he's announced his first live shows promoting it. So far O'Brien is just playing four shows, his first under the EOB moniker. They'll be club shows in major North American cities: Toronto, Chicago, New York, and LA. They're happening in February, so maybe the album will be out by then? He's teased one more single and then an early 2020 release, so it could happen. Then again, these gigs are billed as a prelude to a full-scale tour later in the year. EOB's live band will

tours announced: Silversun Pickups, Cheap Trick, Innovative Leisure Weekender, more

Plus: Soulwax, Tame Impala/Perfume Genius, Ed O'Brien (Radiohead), Pee-Wee Herman, John Prine, Richard Thompson, and more tour news.

Crowded House to bring first European tour in 10 years to Birmingham

Crowded House has reunited for the band's first European tour in more than 10 years - and it's coming to Birmingham.

Laura Jane Grace shares top 10 albums of 2019; Against Me! add dates

Laura Jane Grace toured with The Devouring Mothers and Against Me! in 2019, and her favorite albums of the year include Purple Mountains, Sturgill Simpson, King Princess, and more.

Sonakshi Sinha's Cute Birthday Wish For Father Shatrughan Sinha Proves She's A Daddy's Girl!

Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha turns a year older today. On his 73th birthday, his daughter Sonakshi Sinha dropped a cute birthday wish for him on her Instagram page.

Sushmita Sen Announces Her Comeback In Films After 10 Long Years With A Heartfelt Note

Former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen has announced her comeback to the silver screen after a hiatus of almost 10 years. Sushmita was last seen in Anees Bazmee’s No Problem in 2010 alongside Anil Kapoo

Shah Rukh Khan Gives Sweetest Reply to Indonesian Actor Who Thanked Him After Grabbing Best Actor Award - Watch Viral Video

Shah Rukh Khan is winning hearts on the internet with his sweetest reply to the Indonesian actor.

Kartik Aaryan: I Have Been In A Relationship And Got Attracted To Someone Else

Kartik Aaryan is indeed in a happy place as both his work and love life are in the headlines! In his recent tete-a-tete with a media portal, when Kartik was quizzed if he has been attracted to someone else, while being in a relationship, he actor rather gave a startling reply and said Yes.

Saif Ali Khan On Mean Comments During His First Few Auditions: 'People Felt I Looked Like A Girl'

In his latest interview with a leading entertainment portal, Saif Ali Khan opened up about how he had to battle different perceptions which were created for him during his initial days in the film industry.

Fans claim that Juice WRLD predicted his own death with eerie lyrics

The lyrics were written in tribute to other rappers who died young.

Rising US rap artist Juice WRLD dies at 21

Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD, one of a wave of young artists who earned attention on streaming platforms before breaking out as chart-toppers and social media celebrities, died Sunday at the age of 21, according to local authorities.

Rapper Juice Wrld dies aged 21 after a ‘medical emergency’ at a US airport

Rapper Juice Wrld has died following a ‘medical emergency’ at a US airport, just days after completing a sold out Australian tour.

Sting pays tribute to Juice WRLD

Sting says that Juice WRLD's hit single Lucid Dreams is his all-time favorite reworking of Shape of my Heart, following the emo rapper's death.

Rapper Juice Wrld dies at 21 after seizure

US rapper Juice Wrld, who had a hit with the song Lucid Dreams, has died after he reportedly suffered a seizure at a Chicago airport; he was 21.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Returns For Season 3 in January

Hell hath no fury like a teenage witch absolutely ready to wreck shop.

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Returns For Season 3 In January

Hell hath no fury like a teenage witch absolutely ready to wreck shop.

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Part 3 Returns The Fourth Week In January

Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina returns for its third season on January 24th.

Netflix reveals Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 will return next January

What's up witches, Netflix have revealed Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will return for its third season on January 24. Just 46 days to go.

Netflix Announces 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' Season 3 Release Date

“Welcome to Hell.”

Marvel's Multiverse is the Next Stage of the MCU's Evolution, Feige Says

Kevin Feige promises the Multiverse will become an integral part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and shape the future of the superhero franchise.

Early Professor Hulk Concept Reveals A Leaner, More Mark Ruffalo Design

Concept artist Jerad S. Marantz has shared one of his takes on Smart Hulk from Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame, which depicts a leaner Banner.

Wonder Woman Spinoff? Patty Jenkins Has One 'All Mapped Out'

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins revealed she developed a spinoff film focused on the DC Extended Universe's Amazons of Themyscira.

Marvel Phase 4: more revealed on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow and The Eternals

Over the weekend, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige revealed more about its Phase 4 plans.

Scarlet Witch Will Finally Get Her Big Title In WandaVision

This weekend is CCXP, Comic Con Experience São Paulo, and during a recent panel there MCU head honcho Kevin Feige dropped some fascinating details about Marvel’s upcoming slate of programming and movies. Alongside some exclusive footage that hasn’t yet been released online, there was some interesting conversation...

You Can Watch ‘Pee Wee’s Big Adventure’ With Pee Herman in Texas

'THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT!'

Oi Frog and Friends! review – a wild time for fans of rhyme

Jumpy new student Frog overcomes his starting-school nerves in this exuberant musical adaptation of Kes Gray and Jim Field’s picture books

Be a freewheeler! It's 50 years since Easy Rider, but the route the characters rode, from LA to New Orleans, still offers a unique insight into the soul of America

Easy Rider turned actors Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper into the coolest superstars on the planet in 1969. Jeremy Taylor hops on a Harley and rides the road their characters took - the epic Route 66.

‘Birds of Prey’ Director Cathy Yan on Her Cinematic Influences and Building an All-Female Superhero Team [Set Visit Interview]

While visiting the set, we were part of a Birds of Prey director interview with Cathy Yan, who spoke about building the first all-female DC superhero team.

Holiday Gift Guide 2019: Blu-ray gifts for film fanatics

From a kaiju bonanza to the definitive assemblage of a decades-spanning TV classic, these are the Blu-ray gifts your friends and family will be very happy to receive this holiday season

Watch: David Ehrlich’s 25 Best Films of 2019 Video Countdown

As Film Twitter quarrels over who or what did or didn't get nominated for a certain award, it's always a refreshing breath of air towards the end of the year to

Holiday Gift Guide 2019: Blu-ray gifts for film fanatics

From a kaiju bonanza to the definitive assemblage of a decades-spanning TV classic, these are the Blu-ray gifts your friends and family will be very happy to receive this holiday season

HBO’s New Mel Brooks Documentary Looks Pretty Great

HBO will air a new documentary this Friday titled “Mel Brooks: Unwrapped,” which features “candid conversations and mock interviews” between Brooks and former creative director for the BBC Alan Yentob going back to 1981.

Apple TV Plus gets first award nomination – and 14 go to a single Netflix movie

The Morning Show's Billy Crudup has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Critics' Choice Association.

When They See Us misses out on Golden Globe nominations and fans are fuming

What were they thinking?

Highlights from Prof Fagiolini lecture - Israel, May 2019

הרצאתו של פרופ' פג'יוליני, על טיפול בדיכאון, תל אביב, 5 במאי, 2019

Opioid relapse is more likely when risks seem OK

Tolerance for risk may indicate a higher chance for relapse among people getting treatment for opioid addiction, research finds.

Embrace healthy habits if you want your brain to tackle stress efficiently

stress, healthy habits, tips for healthy brain, how to manage stress, stress management tips, ways to boost brain health at TheHealthSite.com

Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Possible Oral Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s

Aptinyx initiates Phase 2 trial for new NDMA receptor modulator designed to treat Parkinson's-related cognitive impairment.

Study reveals how Diabetes drug promotes healthy aging

Washington - Doctors commonly prescribe metformin to help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar levels. The drug increases insulin sensitivity through its effects on glucose metabolism.

Even light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk

In a study conducted in Japan, even light to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with elevated cancer risks.

Japanese study links even light alcohol consumption with a higher risk of cancer

The increased risk was also found in both men and women and regardless of other drinking/smoking behaviours, and occupational class.

Moderate Drinking May Increase Cancer Risk

A new study from Japan found that compared to nondrinkers, people who had two drinks a day for 40 years had a 54% higher risk of cancer.

Air pollution exposure worsens lung function in current, former smokers

A study finds that poor air quality may reduce breathing capacity by 2.5 percent.

Want to live longer? Exercise vigorously every day TheHealthSite.com

Exercise, exercise health benefits, exercise lower risk of heart disease, women's health, running benefits, cardiovascular disease at TheHealthSite.com

The father of Tipperary ICMSA president Pat McCormack has died

Council passes vote of sympathy to Thomas McCormack

Agnes C. Bennett

Agnes Christine Bennett, of Poynette, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the age of 84.

Michael Healy-Rae hospitalised after fire breaks out at Kerry office

Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in his office and shop this morning.

Michael Healy-Rae TD brought to hospital after fire at Kerry shop

Healy-Rae is understood to be okay but is being checked due to the potential effects of smoke inhalation.

Deaths

CHOCTAW Tripp, Suzanne: 58, accountant, died Dec. 6. Memorial services 3 p.m. Saturday (Lehman, Wellston). MIDWEST CITY Cummings, Bill: 73, Tinker Air Force Base production manager specialist, died Dec. 6. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday (Barnes Friederich, Midwest City). NICHOLS HILLS Olney, Nancy Covington: 73, died Dec. 3. Memorial services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Chapel at Crossing Community Church, Oklahoma City (Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper, Oklahoma City). OKLAHOMA CITY Fors, William John Jr., M.D.: 82, cardiologist, died Dec. 3. Memorial services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church (Smith & Kernke N May, Oklahoma City). Gossmeyer, Benjamin: 80, died

Russian troops enter Raqqa city for first time during Syrian War

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The Russian Armed Forces have entered the city of Raqqa for the first time during this nearly nine-year-long war, a number of activists in northern Syria reported on Monday. According to the reports, the Russian Armed Forces entered Raqqa to distribute humanitarian aid to the people in the war-torn city. The military delivered two thousand food kits to Raqqa residents. Military doctors have also arrived in the city, who are ready to provide assistance to all in need. “The infrastructure in Raqqa was completely destroyed during the liberation process conducted by the US-led international coalition,” an officer at the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Controversial Parties, Vladimir Varnavsky, told reporters. “Thousands of civilians became victims of indiscriminate air and artillery attacks,” Varnavsky added. “The city has not yet finished the work of clearing debris and clearing the area, and there is a shortage of clean water, medicine and food.”

Massive US military convoy arrives base in western Iraq: media

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – A massive U.S. military convoy reportedly arrived in western Iraq this week amid recent attacks carried out near their installations inside the country. According to Al-Sumaria TV, the U.S. military convoy consisted of 500 vehicles that entered Iraq from neighboring Jordan. The U.S. military convoy reportedly reached their final destination at the ‘Ayn Al-Assad Base in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province. No further details were released regarding the alleged U.S. military convoy. Last week, a rocket attack was reported near the ‘Ayn Al-Assad Base in the Heet District of Al-Anbar – no one claimed responsibility for the projectile fire.

Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad Airport

Six soldiers were wounded by the Katyusha strikes, and Iraqi forces discovered a rocket launcher and defused rockets nearby

2 Turkish Soldiers Killed while Defusing Bomb

At least two Turkish soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded on Monday while attempting to defuse an improvised explosive device, officials said. The device exploded in a village near the town of Idil, in the mainly-Kurdish populated Sirna

Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD — Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a series of rocket attacks in recent weeks. Iraqi security forces discovered a rocket launcher and some defused rockets nearby after searching the area …

U.P. to set up 218 fast track courts for speedy disposal of cases of sexual crimes against women, children

State has 42,389 pending cases of sexual offences against children and 25,749 cases of rape and sexual crimes against women

UP Cabinet gives nod for setting 218 fast-track courts for rape, crimes against minor

At present, the state has 81 fast-track courts to hear cases related to women, Pathak told PTI.

Uttar Pradesh to set up 218 fast-track courts for crimes against women and children

Currently 42,389 cases of sexual offences against children and 25,749 cases of rape and sexual crimes against women are pending in the courts.

Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days

The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.

Plea in Supreme Court seeks psychological help for Jammu and Kashmir children

Many detained during lockdown: activist

Hyd rape case: SIT to probe killing of four accused

The Telangana government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of four accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in "retaliatory" firing by police last

Telangana HC orders bodies of Hyderabad accused to be preserved till December 13

The Telangana High Court on Monday ordered to preserve the bodies of the accused in the Telangana doctor's rape and murder case till December 13.

SC to hear PIL over setting up SIT into Hyderabad encounter case tomorrow

Telangana police said on Friday that the accused were killed in an exchange of fire with police

Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days

The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

Human rights campai­gners warned of a deepen­ing cultur­e of impuni­ty as police take the law into their own hands

Robbery suspect pulls knife when confronted by store owner: Oak Bay police

Oak Bay police say a robbery suspect pulled a knife when he was approached just after noon Saturday by the owner of a store at Eastdowne Road and Dalhousie Street. The man had taken food items.. . .

Investigators want motorists’ videos of UPS truck shooting

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement appealed Monday for anyone who witnessed or has video of last week’s shootout between police and...

Two masked, armed men rob East Washington Avenue business, police say

Two masked and armed men confronted employees of PL$ Check Cashing as they were arriving to work Monday morning and demanded cash, according to an incident report.

Man (28) arrested over double ATM theft in Antrim

A 28-year-old man has been arrested over the theft of a double ATM from a Tesco supermarket in Antrim town last week.

Police bust alleged $1.6M car theft ring that exported high-end vehicles out of Canada

Four people have been charged after police busted a $1.6-million car theft ring that spanned across southern Ontario and allegedly exported high-end stolen vehicles out of Canada.

Nirbhaya rape case: Tihar jail hunts for hangman

With no hangman in Tihar, the jail authorities have approached other prisons in the country to provide them with a hangman.

Nirbhaya Case: Tihar Jail Says 'Have No Hangman' As Convict Asks For Mercy Plea Withdrawal

With the recent national outrage over the Hyderabad gangrape and the Unnao rape victim attack, the demand for speedy hanging of convicts of the Nirbhaya case

Uttar Pradesh to set up 218 fast-track courts for crimes against women and children

Currently 42,389 cases of sexual offences against children and 25,749 cases of rape and sexual crimes against women are pending in the courts.

Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days

The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.

Out on Bail, Honeypreet Insaan Meets Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Sirsa Jail

The meeting between Honeypreet Insaan and Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Sirsa jail continued for about one and a half hours.

Watch: Muslim Waqf Chips Away at Temple Mount Increasing Pressure on Retaining Walls

The Herodian engineers constructed the enormous, almost rectangular platform above the slopes of the hill known as the Temple Mount, by building a substructure consisting of a series of vaulted arches in order to reduce pressure on the retaining walls

How the Temple’s Destruction Created Competitors Instead of Teammates

Jewish educator Charlie Harary explains the connection between the Jewish destiny and the destruction of the Temple.

Russia, UN, Syria Rebuild Pagan Temple of Baal in Palmyra: Third Pre-Messiah Gateway

The site hosted many monumental projects including the Temple of Bel (or Ba’al). The temple was built on the site of a prior pagan temple dating back to the third millennium BCE.

GENESIS 26:4

Why are the children of Avraham compared to the stars? The poetess Chana Senesh was born in Hungary in 1921 and in 1939 she emigrated to what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. Senesh was a brave heroine who volunteered to leave her beloved Palestine in 1944 in order to fight with the partisans…

Palestinian PM Calls Jesus a “Palestinian Guerrilla Fighting Occupation”

Shtayyeh conveyed the greetings of President Mahmoud Abbas to the people of Birzeit, saying “The tree that we light today is our tree, as Maryam Al-Batool (Mary the virgin) is the only woman mentioned in the Qur’an by name so she is our lady.”

China and America: A political war!

This news reminded me of the American writer George Friedman, who said that America’s strategy with China would not be direct confrontation, but would be rooted in the spirit of democracy and economic liberalism as opposed to the political weight of central decisions made in Beijing.

Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction lies a democratic transition, via a successful general election scheduled for May 2020. The other path would lead the country to instability, ethnic violence, and possibly a return to repressive authoritarianism. For the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong, broad-based economic growth. The government has built on those gains, investing in infrastructure development and expanding social services, such as health care and education. Moreover, since April 2018, when Ahmed peacefully took power following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, the government has been restoring political and economic freedoms. Ahmed lifted the country’s state of emergency, ordered the release of thousands of political prisoners, allowed exiled dissidents to return, removed bans on political parties, and unblocked previously censored media.

[Pankaj Mishra] India’s problems bigger than Modi

A new narrative about India is suddenly emerging. Until very recently, India appeared to be a great democracy as well as a rising economic power, a potential partner of the West in its policy of containing China. Writing in Time magazine in 2015, no less a moral and political authority than Barack Obama hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India’s “reformer-in-chief” who “reflects the dynami...

NATO-China: New relationship challenges

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Last week, leaders of its 29 member states gathered for a two-day summit in London. And for the very first time, the group in its joint statement named and mentioned China. As Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, has…

The student movements at the vanguard of Chile's protests are allied with former student leaders now serving in Congress

Chile’s months-long uprising was led by student activists protesting neoliberal reform, galvanized around the seemingly trivial issue of public transit fare-hikes.

Former 'Islamic State matchmaker' Tooba Gondal deported from Turkey to France as part of repatriation attempt

A former London university student accused of being an Islamic State recruiter has been deported from Turkey to France, alongside her two children, as part of an attempt by the Ankara government to repatriate foreigners who joined the terror group. Tooba Gondal, who lived in Walthamstow before travelling to Syria in 2015, is among four former IS members flown to Paris this morning with their seven children. Gondal is a French citizen but had permanent British residence until the Home Office issued an exclusion order in 2017.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters.

Isil 'matchmaker' who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France

Turkey has deported to France the “Islamic State matchmaker” who lured a British teen bride to Syria as part of a drive to send foreign fighters back to their countries of origin. Tooba Gondal, 25, is among 11 French nationals that Turkey repatriated early on Monday, according to France's Centre

Isil 'matchmaker' who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France

Turkey has deported to France the “Islamic State matchmaker” who lured a British teen bride to Syria as part of a drive to send foreign fighters back to their countries of origin.

Unemployment high on list of Arab youth’s major concerns

ANKARA: Turkey sent 11 French “foreign terrorist fighters” back to France on Monday, the Turkish interior ministry said. “Eleven French citizens have been deported to their home country,” it said in a statement. Ankara has lambasted Western countries for refusing to take back their citizens who left to join the Daesh group in Syria and Iraq. It says it has some 1,200 foreign

Turkey deports 11 French relatives of 'terrorist' suspects

Turkey has sent 11 French relatives of suspected "terrorist fighters" back home, the Turkish interior ministry said Monday, the latest in the country's renewed push to deport foreign jihadist insurgents. "Eleven French citizens have been deported to their home country," it said in a statement.  A judicial source in France confirmed that four women and their seven children had arrived in France early on Monday.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters. Turkey's Interior Ministry, which made the announcement, gave no details. France's Foreign Ministry declined to comment, but diplomatic sources

Turkey deports 11 French suspected IS members

ANKARA, TURKEY (AP) - Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the Islamic State group, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

Turkey deports 11 French suspected ISIL members

Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Berkeley cell phone law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a free speech challenge brought by a trade group against a regulation issued by the California city of Berkeley that requires cell phone retailers to tell customers of certain radiation risks. The justices left in place a July 2019 decision by the San Francisco-based

US Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion restriction

The United States Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion, turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians.

Supreme Court declines to hear Kentucky ultrasound law

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Kentucky law that obligates doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women who seek abortions, even if patients object.

Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

Counter Attack Solution for All Problems in AP?

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Sessions began today this morning in Undavalli. The Principal Opposition Party, TDP has announced its intention of raking 13 issues in this session but the Ruling Party, YSR Congress seems to have some other ideas. The Ruling Party has no answers except for counter-attacking TDP with unrelated issues, the Opposition Party alleged.

Chandrababu Naidu, TDP legislators protest outside Assembly against high onion prices

As the price of onions has sky-rocketed, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs and MLCs led by their party president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu staged a protest near the Fire Station outsi

‘Onions cost ₹135 a kg at Heritage Foods’

Naidu has no moral right to criticise govt. on onions: YSRCP MLA

Political parties deplore government’s decision to hike APSRTC bus fare

Activists of BJP and TDP stage protests in Kurnool and Chittoor, terming the move ‘anti-poor’

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu protests against onion price hike

This action by the police led to a verbal altercation between them and TDP leaders.

Reps decry eight NAF crashes in four years, grill CAS

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has criticised the Nigerian Air Force for the incessant crashes recorded recently, leading to the loss of lives and aircraft. The Chief of Air...

Updated: Incessant military air crashes in Nigeria frightening — Gbajabiamila

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimaila has regretted the incessant military air crashes in the country, describing it as frightening.

Reps to proffer “lasting solutions” to NAF crashes

The House of Representatives has said it is set to proffer “lasting solutions” to the incessant air crashes experienced by the Nigerian Air Force

Breaking: Nigeria has suffered over 8 air crashes since 2015 — Gbajabiamila 

 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimaila has regretted incessant military air crashes in the country, placing the number at 8...

NDDC: N’Delta Assembly warns against moves to shortchange Delta of MD position

NDDC: THE Niger Delta Peoples Assembly, NDPA, a pressure group in the Niger Delta region, has warned that any attempt to shortchange Delta State from...

DOJ argues Congress can't take non-legislative steps against Trump on emoluments

The Department of Justice argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that the only way for Congress to take action against President Trump over alleged violations of the Constitution’s

Democrats Ask Skeptical Panel to Allow Emoluments Challenge

With a seemingly impossible hurdle to jump, Democrats argued Monday morning before the D.C. Circuit that they can sue President Donald Trump for ignoring the Constitution as foreign governments poured money into his pockets. 

Impeaching Trump for Obstructing Congress Would Harm Checks and Balances

For Congress to impeach President Trump for abuse of Congress would be an abuse of power by Congress. So despite the partisan opinions of the Democratic academic experts, Congress should not include abuse of Congress among its list of impeachable offenses.

Sotomayor Skewers Louisiana Policy for Appeals Scandal

Eliciting a statement of concern from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a case stemming from a suicide note that described a secret court policy in Louisiana targeting the poor.

Senate acquittal would be nothing but a stay of execution for Trump

The Senate may not convict Trump, but he faces big trouble in the court of public opinion.

Mother tells inquest of moment she was told her daughter, 14, wouldn't survive MRI scan anaesthetic hours after they happily played cards together

Alice Sloman had the scan at the Torbay Hospital in Devon. But when it became clear something was wrong during the procedure Alice was rushed to Bristol Children's Hospital for critical care.

Woman, 24, died after battling with anorexia for ten years while being treated by the NHS, inquest hears

Maria Jakes (pictured), 24, who died last September, was one of five anorexia patients in the east of England to die during NHS treatment between 2012 and 2018.

Mom embarks on weight loss journey, drops nearly 60 pounds to 'be the legs' for disabled son

A British mom whose son will likely never talk or walk due to a rare condition affecting his brain lost nearly 60 pounds in a bid to “be the legs” for her child. 

Man born without arms or legs forced to prove he can't work three times a year

Kevin Donnellon, 58, was one of the children affected in the thailidomide tragedy which saw approximately 2,000 babies born with malformed limbs as a side effect of a sedative drug

Harrowing warning of mum after son, 17, died from Tramadol overdose

William Horley, 17, died last year, after overdosing on the painkiller Tramadol

Eight-year-old climate activist climbs lamp post to protest outside COP25

Greta Thunberg may have found her successor.

Greta Thunberg asks media to focus on other young climate activists

The 16-year-old said people from the global south, especially indigenous communities, need to be heard on how they are affected by climate change.

Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists

MADRID — Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists. The 16-year-old Swede has drawn huge crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year.

Greta Thunberg asks media to focus on other young climate activists

The 16-year-old said people from the global south, especially indigenous communities, need to be heard on how they are affected by climate change.

Greta Thunberg asks media to focus on other young climate activists

The 16-year-old said people from the global south, especially indigenous communities, need to be heard on how they are affected by climate change.

Courier readers can donate £5 to charity for chance to win jewellery worth £1,200+

Courier readers are being offered the chance to own treasures they helped harvest in a nationwide charity appeal which has already raised over £20,000.

Charity auction raises £60,819

MORE than £60,000 was raised during the charity auction for the Jersey Christmas Appeal.

They crammed that cruiser

Generous residents "Crammed the Cruiser" in Lake Country over the weekend.

Blackpool dolls house has raised funds for charity

A dolls house has a new home for Christmas after being sold for £120 and raising funds for charity.

Donations made at funeral of Walsall wingsuit champion gone 'missing'

Donations made at the funeral of a wingsuit champion who grew up in Willenhall have gone "missing".

Tesco shares soar as investors salivate over potential sale of Asian division

Analysts believe the sale of the Thailand and Malaysia division could bank Tesco up to £7.2bn.

Tesco shares jump on possible sale of Asian business

Share price soars as grocery chain announces review of its Asian operations

Tesco leads FTSE 100 risers as it weighs up Asia sale

Shares in Tesco rose more than five per cent in early trading as investors welcomed reports that the company is exploring a sale of its Asian businesses.

A2 Milk wanted a change agent but was rattled by Hrdlicka's speed

The sudden departure of a2 milk chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has shocked investors but the discord between her and the board rendered the CEO continuing in the job impossible.

M&S shares jump after Goldman Sachs hikes rating

Shares in Marks & Spencer jumped this morning after investment bank Goldman Sachs hiked its stock rating following improvement in the retailer’s troubled clothing and home division.

DAI Flippens SAI 3 Weeks After Multi Collateral DAI Launch

The total amount of SAI (single collateral DAI) that was converted to DAI has exceeded 50 percent of outstanding supply. At this rate, we could see nearly all SAI migrating to DAI by the end of 2019. Maker has been exceptionally healthy, faring well even as ETH and BAT prices continue to fall, December 9, 2019.

Crypto Is Money: Dai Stablecoin Support Arrives on Coinbase Debit Card

If you can spend cryptocurrency in mainstream society, then crypto is money -- at least so says the tech's biggest proponents.

Ethereum Developers Are Creating a Revolutionary Open Financial System: Report

To combat failing fiscal policies, currency manipulation and a shadow banking system that continues to feed fee-grabbing financial intermediaries, Ethereum developers are building tools that reimagine how money flows and how financial services are provided.

Dev says MakerDAO attackers could turn $20M in Ethereum into $340M almost instantly

A software developer claims to have found a way in which to make an "incredibly profitable" but "expensive" attack to steal all the Ethereum available in MakerDAO.

Provable Things launch pTokens

pTokens, the world’s first token to enable decentralized finance interoperability between any…

Late payments: Firms wait twice as long for cash in 2019

The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses are being stretched by customers failing to pay them on time, according to a [...]

SMBs’ Late Payments Pain Spreads Across Borders

Kenya, South Africa, Romania, the U.K. and Australia are all struggling with late invoice payments to small businesses, new data reveals.

Lender Amigo's chief executive quits after less than five months in charge

The chief executive of high interest rate lender Amigo, Hamish Paton, has resigned this morning after less than five months in the job.

How a few common financial mistakes are costing small businesses

Stats and experts reveal that a few common mistakes in financial management are often proving to be heavy for small businesses all around. Some of the issues ar...

We’ve crunched the numbers – nationalisation would be a bargain

Our research shows nationalisation would pay for itself in seven years, says David Hall, visiting professor at the University of Greenwich

Donations made at funeral of Walsall wingsuit champion gone 'missing'

Donations made at the funeral of a wingsuit champion who grew up in Willenhall have gone "missing".

Tayside businessman accuses Mongol Rally team-mate over missing charity money

A global adventure in a good cause has ended up in a court battle over allegations of missing charity money.

Perthshire villagers rally round to save Christmas lights after vandals wreck them

The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Kennoway despite vandals wrecking the village's festive lights.

Courier readers can donate £5 to charity for chance to win jewellery worth £1,200+

Courier readers are being offered the chance to own treasures they helped harvest in a nationwide charity appeal which has already raised over £20,000.

Fundraiser launched for children of Bristol mum who died suddenly in her sleep

'Carrie was very loved and a bubbly and outgoing person.'

Julia Louis-Dreyfus: “Saturday Night Live Had Sexist Work Environment”

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus says the environment on "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) was very sexist during her tenure.Although there were plenty of "incredibly funny" people on the show, the "Veep" star

Jennifer Beals on Returning to The L Word and Why Bette Declares “Death Is Coming”

Jennifer Beals spoke with us about the iconic Showtime series, its revival, and bringing "visibility to a community under attack."

You have to fall in love with life, says Kevin Hart after serious car crash

The comedian suffered major back injuries in the accident.

Kiernan Shipka and Yara Shahidi Discuss the Anxiety and Hope That Come From Turning 20 in 2020

The Gen Z wunderkinds talk with National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson about what it means to come of age in the first year of the new decade.

Byte Me #10: Very old dildos, deadly lipstick, and a tanned asshole

Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3

How the cloud, an army of drones, and 3D mesh is saving the world's vital infrastructure

Bridges in major cities are crumbling and in desperate need of inspection. Technology convergence offers a light at the end of a rickety tunnel.

Extending security to the cloud

Citrix SD-WAN Integrated Firewall complements your trusted firewall investment and strengthens overall security infrastructure, says Kurt Goodall, technical director at Troye.

MOBI to Develop Mobility Payments Network for Machine-to-Machine Transactions Based on Blockchain 

MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, is exploring blockchain for use in a new digital mobility ecosystem that could make transportation safer, more affordable, and more widely accessible. According to reports from Bloomberg on December 8, the non-profit organization is developing a blockchain-based payment network that allows for machine-to-machine transactions.

Local developer deploys machine learning to accounting tool

Syncrony Digital wants to develop a machine learning component for its GreenLine financial close platform. 

PIXEL: Port-IoT for environmental leverage

Carlos E. Palau, Universitat Politècnica de València, profiles PIXEL, a revolutionary European R&D project that concerns Port-IoT for environmental leverage

A2 Milk chief executive resigns

More than a billion dollars has wiped off the value of New Zealand's biggest company this morning following the surprise resignation of A2 Milk's chief executive. In a market announcement, Jayne Hrdlicka said she had not anticipated the amount of travel involved when she took up the role 18 months ago. Jayne Hrdlicka would be replaced by the former chief executive Geoff Babidge, while the company began a global search for her replacement. The company, which is dual listed in New Zealand and Australia, opened sharply lower at the open this morning, wiping more than a billion dollars off its market value. The shares were trading about $14.30 in the first 15 minutes of trading, from $15.17 on Friday, with a market value of $10.52 billion, compared with $11.63b on Friday.

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Tullow Oil plunged after the CEO and the exploration director suddenly quit. The company also halted its dividend and reduced its production guidance.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration

Tullow Oil, a British oil company, tanked on Monday morning after the company announced the resignation of its CEO and exploration director as well as cutting its production guidance. Tullow’s board also suspended its dividend.

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration

Tullow Oil, a British oil company, tanked on Monday morning after the company announced the resignation of its CEO and exploration director as well as cutting its production guidance. Tullow’s board also suspended its dividend.

A2 Milk wanted a change agent but was rattled by Hrdlicka's speed

The sudden departure of a2 milk chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has shocked investors but the discord between her and the board rendered the CEO continuing in the job impossible.

Zahradil 'conflict of interest' probe may flounder

The European Parliament's internal body, designed to sanction MEPs for conflicts of interests, has failed to deliver any meaningful verdicts. Some are hoping a future proposal for a new independent ethics body will help hold MEPs accountable.

EU gets another female leader with 34-year-old Finnish PM

Appointment means all leaders of parties in Finland’s ruling coalition are women.

Finland is about to get the world’s youngest Prime Minister

At just 34 years old, Sanna Marin is about to make history as she becomes the world’s youngest prime minister.

Greens demand Zahradil conflict of interest probe

The Greens are demanding an internal investigation by the European Parliament into Czech MEP Jan Zahradil following a story by this website on possible conflicts of interest in his role as lead negotiator on the EU trade deal with Vietnam. "These allegati...

Finland’s Sanna Marin to become world’s youngest prime minister

At just 34, the Finnish social democrat will be confirmed as the new leader on Tuesday

Shipments of Wearables Surged 94.6% in 3Q19 [Report]

Worldwide wearables shipments surged 94.6% in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest IDC report.

This Dividend-Paying Chip Stock Could Switch Up a Gear in 2020

Secular end-market growth should be a catalyst for chipmaker Analog Devices in the new year.

Silicon Labs Executing On Its IoT Opportunity, With Infrastructure Likely To Get Better In 2020

IoT continues to drive Silicon Labs' growth, and particularly its strong wireless portfolio, which saw better than 20% growth in the third quarter. Infrastructure is being held back by weakness in the

Xiaomi Is The World's Fourth Largest Smartphone Maker

According to the official introduction, Xiasomi has become the world's foruth largest smartphone maker after Samsung, Apple, and Huawei.

SailPoint: Potential Tailwind Ahead, But Expect Some Sales Execution Issues

The broader data privacy trends in particularly US and Europe will drive growth for SailPoint going into FY 2020.We see SailPoint's platform as a painkiller for enterprises to navigate the complexitie

School secretaries to hold national one-day strike and escalate their industrial action

The one-day strike in January will be followed by a work-to-rule from the secretaries, trade union Fórsa said.

Charlie Parker: ‘We can attract good people’

IT is a ‘bit of a myth’ that the government finds it difficult to attract ‘good people’ to fill front-line roles – the real problem is inadequate support once they arrive, the government’s chief executive has said.

Ending right to block private schools hailed as a win over 'red tape'

Residents will lose the right to object to the building of new private schools under planning laws designed to "fast-track" development in the independent sector.

Artificial intelligence could wipe out 13,000 legal sector jobs

The adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence could lead to the UK legal sector shedding 13,000 jobs, according [...]

General Election leaves schools in budget limbo

Election "purdah" rules mean schools face a rush to get their budgets ready for next year

Tullow’s shares go down by 50 percent as CEO resigns over poor performance in Ghana

The shares of Tullow Oil Plc on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) dropped by over 50% as its CEO, Paul McDade resigned due to the poor performance in its Ghana operations.

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration

Tullow Oil, a British oil company, tanked on Monday morning after the company announced the resignation of its CEO and exploration director as well as cutting its production guidance. Tullow’s board also suspended its dividend.

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Tullow Oil plunged after the CEO and the exploration director suddenly quit. The company also halted its dividend and reduced its production guidance.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

A British oil stock tanked 60% after the shock resignation of the CEO and head of exploration

Tullow Oil, a British oil company, tanked on Monday morning after the company announced the resignation of its CEO and exploration director as well as cutting its production guidance. Tullow’s board also suspended its dividend.

Caltex indolence invited takeover bid

Dozy oversight of cruising management has all but goaded a bidder out of the woodwork.

Installing A Video Card: The Kotaku Review

Long ago, when I was much younger and had more free time, I would pull apart old PCs and build new ones. It was fun. I didn’t know what I doing and over time I learned what RAM was and what a motherboard is. Then I stopped doing that, bought some consoles and only bought pre-made PCs at Walmart that I would use...

Why You Need To Replace Your Surge Protectors

If you’re using surge protectors in your home, you might want to consider replacing them, especially if you can’t remember when you bought the ones currently in use....

Is 64GB in an iPhone enough? I think so, and I'll tell you why

Apple has been accused of scrimping on storage by continuing to sell a 64GB version of its flagship iPhones. But 64GB is plenty for me, and here's why I think it might be plenty for you, too.

Last Week's 10 Biggest Posts

You wanted: Everything coming to Netflix Australia in December, tricks to speeding up Android phones, how much money you need to save by the time you're 35. Kick off your Monday by checking out the ten most popular posts from last week....

Someone Spent 24 Hours In VR The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

YouTuber SwankyBox is a huge fan of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, the classic N64 RPG. As a kid he would play it for hours and hours and hours, exploring every inch of the world and also just chilling out and watching the sunset. So he recently decided to experience Ocarina Of Time in a brand new way, using...

Top 5 Chromebook Laptops to Have in 2020

Laptops vary in brand, features, specifications, and price. If you are having a hard time which brand to buy, consider the Chromebook laptops.

Best Budget Laptop Deals: Christmas Deals Under £300

If you're looking for an amazing deal on a laptop, you're in the right place. We've rounded up 15 cheap laptops under £300, including Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

If you thought HP was stopping deals after Cyber Week, think again

It’s pretty unbelievable how much amazing tech you can get during the weeks leading up to and right after Thanksgiving. Because, let’s be honest, while you’re spending time with y…

£260 Price Crunch on the iPhone X in time for Christmas for today only

In this one day only deal pick up the Apple iPhone X SIM-free at a massively discounted rate in Amazon's last minute Christmas deals promotion.

LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen, long-term test: Two screens good, but beware bulk and battery life

The LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen is an interesting and affordable alternative to a folding-screen handset, but it does have some significant drawbacks.

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLA Prototype Strips 2 Days Before Official Reveal

A little over six years have passed since the original Mercedes-Benz GLA (X156) was unveiled as the smallest crossover in the Mercedes-Benz lineup and its replacement's reveal is just around the corner.

Buy/Drive/Burn: Japanese Two-doors for a New Century

Last time on Buy/Drive/Burn, we took a look at three two-door mid-market offerings from American brands for the 2001 model year. Most people hated such a Sophie's choice. Perhaps things will be a bit better today when we cover the same market segment with offerings from Japan.

2020 BMW M550i, X3 M40i and X4 M40i get a power bump

BMW announces a power increase for some of its Model Year 2020 vehicles - The 2020 BMW M550i xDrive and 2020 BMW X3 M40i and X4 M40i xDrive

New Aston Martin DBX: pricing for South Africa confirmed…

Aston Martin South Africa has confirmed its new DBX will be priced from R3,6-million when it launches locally early in 2020.

2020 Hyundai Creta to don Palisade inspired design

The 2020 model update from the Hyundai Creta will push the segment forward, say sources

History of Diving Museum

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

RuneScape patch updates farming and herblore elements, notes here

A new patch has been released for RuneScape by Jagex that is focused on improving farming and the game's herblore as well as a number of other changes and fixes. These changes apply both to the PC ver

Design Week’s Christmas gift guide for designers

From books and stationary, to tech and experiences, here’s a selection of everything the design enthusiast in your life could possibly want for Christmas.

'Hour of Code' Demystifies Computer Programming for Kids

'Hour of Code' is a fun way to introduce children (and even adults) to the world of computer programming. So, how do you get involved?

‘Universal Lego Sorter’ Uses AI to Recognize Any Lego Brick

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Anthony Joshua could fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in next bout

Anthony Joshua could fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in his next bout, according to his promoter, Eddie Hearn.

Deontay Wilder: WBC champ rates atop Joshua in Metro's heavyweight ranking

Deontay Wilder, WBC champion, has beaten Anthony Joshua to first spot in the recent heavyweight ranking that has the Brit reduced to third.

Anthony Joshua: heavyweight champ vows to beat Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury

Anthony Joshua, heavyweight champion, has relished the challenge of fighting Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury after his victory over Andy Ruiz.

Deontay Wilder Attacks Anthony Joshua After His Win At 'Clash On The Dunes'

According to Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua did nothing impressive in his last fight against Andy Ruiz Jr at 'Clash on the Dunes'. Read on for more information.

Anthony Joshua ‘definitely’ wants to defend heavyweight titles in Nigeria after defeating Andy Ruiz

Anthony Joshua has confirmed he would “definitely love” to defend his heavyweight titles in Nigeria after defeating Andy Ruiz in their rematch. The IBF, WBO and WBA champion recovered from a

What would you like to see revealed during The Game Awards 2019?

This week sees the annual return of industry ceremony/advertising bonanza The Game Awards, as Geoff Keighley takes to the stage once again to hand out gongs for some of 2019's greatest games, in between developer chats and performances by a...

Sonic "May Make An Appearance" At The Game Awards 2019, Says Geoff Keighley

"There could be something fun"

A new Crash Bandicoot game may be revealed this week

Activision may once again be teasing a new Crash Bandicoot game reveal.

Feature: 6 PS4 Announcements to Expect During This Week's State of Play

Resident Evil 3! Untitled Goose Game! Ghost of Tsushima?

Bioshock is back, says 2K Games

Yes, the rumors are true: 2K Games is working on yet another entry in the BioShock series. Come on, you knew 2K Games wasn’t about to let one of its most acclaimed franchises stagnate forever. Today, 2K announced the founding of Cloud Chamber, its newest development studio. This team of storytellers has begun work on the next […]

Kieran Tierney's Arsenal absence explained as former Celtic star suffers blow

The left back has been left out by Freddie Ljungberg but it isn't down to his quality.

Bristol City star sends Manchester United defender message after big derby win over Manchester City

He has been out injured since the start of the season

Darren Randolph could be on his way back to the Premier League in January

Republic of Ireland international Darren Randolph could be on his way back to West Ham to solve the Hammers recent woes between the sticks.

Kalvin Phillips set for Leeds return against Hull

Phillips sat out Leeds’ win at Huddersfield on Saturday through suspension.

Kalvin Phillips set for Leeds return against Hull

Phillips sat out Leeds’ win at Huddersfield on Saturday through suspension.

Giants injury update: Daniel Jones will miss more than just Eagles game with ankle injury | Latest prognosis

Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones was already ruled out for Monday night’s game in Philadelphia against the Eagles on Saturday, but Jones’ absence could be prolonged due to a right high-ankle sprain.

Colts kicking struggles continue as Vinatieri heads to IR

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Vinatieri kept trying to kick through the pain. Now, he's about to face perhaps the most agonizing decision of his 24-year career. The Indianapolis Colts announced...

Falcons’ Ridley, Trufant suffer season-ending injuries

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley and cornerback Desmond Trufant will miss the rest of the season after getting hurt in a win over Carolina. Coach Dan...

Seahawks’ Penny to miss remainder of season after knee injury

The second-year running back injured his ACL early in Sunday night’s loss to the L.A. Rams.

NFL ICYMI: Jimmy G's defining performance; calls hurt Pats

Jimmy G. seems to be heating up just as Tom Terrific appears to be slowing down

Ex-NFL GM Says Dak Prescott Will Sign Massive $400M Deal With Cowboys

(Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) Say what, now??? The Dallas Cowboys are 13 games into the 2019 season and the…

Tom Brady, New England Patriots, booed off field by their own fans during Chiefs game

The New England Patriots were booed off their home field Sunday as they headed off for halftime down 13 to the Kansas City Chiefs, reports said.

NFL coach hot seat tiers: Cowboys' Jason Garrett, Browns' Freddie Kitchens could be fired next

Who will be the next NFL coach to get fired in 2019?

The 49ers are a revelation but the NFL's ridiculous seeding could kill them

San Francisco have been excellent throughout the season but could still end up as a lower seed than the woeful Cowboys due to the league’s stubbornness

Week 14 NFL overreactions: The Super Bowl LIV chase is wide open; Broncos found their QB

Several teams have a legitimate shot at winning a title. The Broncos finally have their quarterback. It's time to overreact to Week 14.

PUBG is testing a new system to stop safe zone camping

That act of camping may be technically legal in PUBG, but it makes for a boring game overall. The PUBG team is looking to nip that problem in the bud, as they’ve begun testing a new mode called Blu…

In praise of slow gaming

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a game that my MacBook can’t even look at sideways with it it turning into a steaming slagheap of aluminum and silicon. The RPG, in it’s PC and Mac iteration…

PUBG's New 'Inner Blue Zone' Could Mean the End of Campers

Who goes camping in December, anyway?

Dreamscaper puts a nightmarish twist on action-RPGs

In the action RPG Dreamscaper, you play as Cassidy, a young woman dealing with difficult issues in her life by battling monsters in her dreams.

What we played in December: 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' and 'FIFA 18'

This month, Engadget's editors dove into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, FIFA 18 and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition.

Kara Tointon dons dressed down look on date night with fiancé

The former EastEnders actress looked worlds away from her usual glam as she enjoyed a date night in Soho with fiancé Marius

Dancing On Ice 2020 kicks off as Love Island's Maura Higgins glitters in gold

Who will be crowned this year's champion?

Naughty Boy Kisses Nicole Scherzinger Under Fur Blanket In Cozy Photo

Nicole Scherzinger and Naughty Boy are currently both working on The X Factor: The Band and have taken cozy photos together. Scherzinger shared two images within one post to her Instagram account ...

Ready To Pop Lisa Haydon Sets Fitness Goals; Hits The Gym In Her Last Trimester- Pictures Inside

Actress Lisa Haydon is setting fitness goals with her recent Instagram post. Inching closer to welcome her second kid, the actress continues to follow her fitness regime thoroughly. Posing in a gym, the diva inspired all the soon-to-be-mommies to adopt a healthy routine during their pregnancy

X Factor’s Nicole Scherzinger looks amazing as Scots rugby hunk Thom Evans supports her with cuddle amid romance rumours

NICOLE Scherzinger and Scots rugby ace Thom Evans added fuel to romance rumours as he was spotted embracing her while supporting her musical show last night. The 41-year-old X Factor judge was spot…

I Will Bring Home Grammy- Burna Boy

While fans of Burna Boy expressed fears amidst joy about him winning a Grammy award, he has showed optimism that he would move past the nomination level.

Burna Boy confidently says he is going to win his Grammy nomination (video)

Burna Boy has allayed the fears of his well-wishers, who are fervently hoping that he would become the first Nigerian to move past the nomination level, and actually bring the award home.

Singer, Ric Hassani hits over 8m streams on Spotify in 2019

Nigerian alternative Afropop singer, Ric Hassani has garnered more than eight million streams for his music on Spotify in 2019.News...

Ghanaians react to celebrities’ failed ‘Meet and Greet’ with Cardi B

American rapper, Cardi B’s arrival in the nation’s capital has really left most celebrities and Ghanaians alike in pains as some of them were snubbed in a supposed ‘meet and greet’ with her at the Kempinski hotel. Self-acclaimed Ghanaian celebrities like Afia Schwarzenegger, Akuapem poloo, Hajia4real, and others who could not meet the international star […]

Davido says he was working on a song with Juice Wrld before his sudden death

Davido took to his Instastory channel to mourn the death of American rapper Juice Wrld. He also used the opportunity to disclose that he had a music project in the works with the rapper, before his untimely death.

Jeff Dunham to play Birmingham show

Record-breaking, global comedy superstar Jeff Dunham will bring his new headline tour to Birmingham next year.

‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Stranger Things’ & 15 More Of The Biggest TV Shows Of The Last Decade

From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Stranger Things,' these are the biggest TV shows of the decade.

Grease, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan and more: New shows announced at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for 2020

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced nine new shows, including Grease, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan and more.

iN VIDEO: 'Marriage Story' tops Golden Globe Award nominations with 6

NEW YORK - Noah Baumbach's divorce portrait &ldquo;Marriage Story&rdquo; leads the 77th Golden Globes with six nominations including best picture, drama

Eddie Murphy says women find It ‘sexy’ that he has 10 kids

You probably know a lot about Eddie Murphy. You probably know that he's been in a ton of classic movies, from Beverly Hills Cop, to Coming to America.

As AI moves into content creation, researchers aim to battle its biases

As artificial intelligence generates more of the words we read every day, a USC Viterbi research team seeks to better understand and one day help to eliminate bias against women and minorities.

Advanced technology may indicate how brain learns faces

Facial recognition technology has advanced swiftly in the last five years. As University of Texas at Dallas researchers try to determine how computers have gotten as good as people at the task, they are ...

Google proposes hybrid approach to AI transfer learning for medical imaging

Researchers at Google study the role transfer learning plays in the development of highly accurate medical imaging machine learning models.

Researchers use machine learning to better understand conversations about death

Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen amid serious and life-threatening illnesses.

Nvidia trains AI to transform 2D images into 3D models

Nvidia Research and others collaborated to create the DIB-R framework that can predict 3D properties from 2D images to create 3D models.

In pics: Ranbir Kapoor is obsessed with making this heart emoji for the paps

Actors have their particular gestures to make whenever they step out for a public appearance. Sara Ali Khan greeting paps with a namaste, Alia Bhatt s

Protest against 'Panipat' in Jaipur, Deepika flaunts her new look, Disha looks stunning in a bikini, Sara flashes her sweet smile, Vaani's workout video

Protest against 'Panipat' in Jaipur, Deepika flaunts her new look, Disha looks stunning in a bikini, Sara flashes her sweet smile, Vaani's workout vid

Disha Patani Raises The Tempertaure With A Sultry Black Bikini Picture

Disha Patani is one of the hottest divas in Bollywood. Not just her acting but Disha has stolen many hearts with her fit body. The actress, who is also a fitness fanatic, often posted her hot pictures

Photos: Sara Ali Khan flaunts her infectious smile as she sizzles in a black and white shimmery babycon dress with a bow

Sara Ali Khan might be just two films old but the diva has already carved a niche for herself in the industry with her spectacular performances on the

STUNNER OR BUMMER: Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Vedhika Kumar Or Sunny Leone?

Meet the ladies who kept the fashion quotient high and those who turned off the heat

How long breast milk can sit out on the counter versus how long you can store it in a refrigerator or freezer

Being hooked up to a breast pump is a reality for many new mums. But like any other milk in the fridge, your breast milk can, and will, go bad.

Related stories about postpartum care:

Business Insider - If you're not going to use refrigerated milk within 4 days, freeze it right away. To avoid wasting milk, freeze 2 to 4 ounces per container.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

Telltale signs that your eggs have gone bad and you shouldn’t eat them

Expired eggs can cause salmonella infection

Boy, two, is regularly mistaken for a DOLL because of a rare condition that causes his skin to shed every day

WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: Michal Winton, from Derby, has harlequin ichthyosis which causes plates of thick dry skin. His mother said strangers are surprised to see he is a real boy when he moves.

Christmas puddings: Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chocolate, chestnut and prune cake

Try this luxuriantly rich alternative to Christmas pud, heavy with buttery nuts, prunes and dark chocolate

Hong Kong protesters lead in popular choice for TIME Person of the Year 2019

The demonstrators with 89% votes polled as 'yes' have emerged the current favourite among people across the world who are voting to validate them as the people wielding the most influence in the past 12 months.

Britain’s young people are radicalised and registered. Will this be our election?

Our generation is even more politicised than in 2017, and the spike in registration is a reason to hope that change is coming, says gal-dem opinions editor Micha Frazer-Carroll

‘Outspoken and committed’: SA mourns ANC veteran Ben Turok

ANC veteran Ben Turok’s career has been anything but dull.

Let's discuss BBI, not fight

Many Kenyans are simply intolerant of ideas outside their tribal ideology and act on the slightest information.

Why did the Sun publish a far-right conspiracy theory?

The tabloid swiftly deleted its dubious exclusive linking Labour to a shadowy ‘network’ of postmodern hard-left extremists, says author Daniel Trilling

Seventh suspect arrested over killing of fireman in centre of Augsburg

A seventh and final suspect was also arrested after a deadly attack on a passer-by in Augsburg on Friday evening.

Nigerian arrested for confining 3 female MUBS students

crime

Police found not negligent in tragic OD death of Metro Vancouver teen

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says police officers were not negligent when they were initially unable to locate a Langley teenager as he overdosed from drugs.

Woman, 23, 'set on fire by neighbour after she fought off his rape attempt'

The victim is fighting for her life after she suffered 50 per cent burns when she was doused with kerosene and set alight at her home in Bihar in east India

Mother, 25, who was stabbed to death near her home 'while trying to break up a road rage fight' as police quiz man, 27, on suspicion of murder

The victim, named locally as Levi Davis, pictured, who is thought to be a mother-of-two, was knifed in Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, at around 8.30pm.

Joshua v Ruiz does little to gloss over fight for rights in Saudi Arabia

Some locals say things are changing but evidence suggests they are doing so slowly

Amid flurry of Saudi reforms, mocktails on order in execution square

For decades, criminals in Saudi Arabia were lined up after Friday prayers at a central Riyadh plaza and beheaded by sword in a gruesome public spectacle overseen by the religious police. Such jarring contrasts are accompanying the rapid social changes under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, like lifting

Amid flurry of Saudi reforms, mocktails on order in execution square

RIYADH (Reuters) - For decades, criminals in Saudi Arabia were lined up after Friday prayers at a central Riyadh plaza and beheaded by sword in a gruesome public spectacle overseen by the religious police.

Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Trump's shameful deference to Saudi Arabia

His muted response to the Pensacola attack should sound alarm bells

#changethestory: Retribution poisons well of freedom | Cape Argus

This year was a traumatic year in which every imaginable political nightmare reared its ugly head, writes Lorenzo Davids.

Let's discuss BBI, not fight

Many Kenyans are simply intolerant of ideas outside their tribal ideology and act on the slightest information.

‘Outspoken and committed’: SA mourns ANC veteran Ben Turok

ANC veteran Ben Turok’s career has been anything but dull.

Aisha Buhari, World Bank and the Nigerian condition

About the time First Lady Aisha Buhari was again emerging from 'the other room' to deliver one of her seasonal tirades against the system ...

ED’s homeboys..Machete terrorists enjoy Mnangagwa protection: Goreraza

If I was the President, there would not be a single Mushurugwi breathing right now. I would have ordered that they not

Bamber Bridge man admits having indecent images of children

A man is facing a custodial sentence after admitting making and distributing indecent images of children.

Man faces trial over death of boy in hit-and-run outside school

Harley Watson died in hospital after a vehicle ploughed into children who were leaving Debden Park High School in Loughton on December 2.

UK serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

Convicted burglar McCann (34) had been freed after a UK probation service error.

'Classic psychopath' and serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

Over 15 days, he abducted, raped and assaulted victims aged between 11 and 71 in Watford, London and the North West on England.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

He must serve a minimum term of 30 years.

’A big blow to the city.’ Iconic NoDa restaurant owner shot, killed

One of the owners of Charlotte-staple Brooks’ Sandwich House was shot and killed while opening up the restaurant early Monday morning, police say.

19-year-old shot in leg during Everett-area invasion robbery

Two males reportedly entered the victim’s home and demanded money. Then shots were fired.

Sweden: Multiple Dead as Gang-Related Shootings Continue

Two people were fatally shot outside a nightclub in Norrköping, Sweden, as gang violence continues to plague the country

Driver strikes mom and kid in East Harlem, killing 3-year-old boy

Bertin DeJesus was in his stroller when a Ford F-150 driven by a 59-year-old man struck him and his mom near First Avenue and 116th Street about 9:35 a.m.

Officer shoots, wounds man following traffic stop, chase

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A man was shot and wounded by police over the weekend following a vehicle chase in South Florida, authorities said. An officer attempted to make a traffic stop for a moving violation early Sunday morning in Hallandale Beach, police spokeswoman RaShana Dabney-Donovan told news outlets. The driver refused to stop and …

In view of multiple protests, entry, exit of Delhi’s 3 metro stations closed

Entry and exit at Udyog Bhawan, Lok Kalyan Marg and Central Secretariat metro stations were closed on Monday.

JNU Protest: These Metro Stations Resume Operations After Brief Shutdown

"Three metro stations in Central Delhi which were closed for over four hours following Delhi police directive now open," the (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ) said in a statement.

JNU students lathi-charged by police during march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Heavy deployment of police was in place ahead of the JNU students’ march towards Rashtrpati Bhavan in protest against the hostel fee hike.

Police resort to lathicharge during JNU student march to Rashtrapati Bhawan

When the students reached a cordoned area, they tried to jump the barricades and were lathicharged by the police

JNU protests: Students take out demonstration march, traffic hit in South Delhi

JNU students took out the protest march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan demanding an appointment with the president, who is also the visitor of the university, to seek his intervention in the hostel fee hike issue

Wallsend woman banned from keeping animals after claiming sex change led to her neglecting pets

Julie Ann Greenwood's cats were found covered in fleas by RSPCA inspectors

His mum showed him nothing but unconditional love... he terrorised her for years to feed his drug habit

'I can't keep living like this'

These Homes for Mentally Ill Adults Have Been Notoriously Mismanaged. Now, One Is a Gruesome Crime Scene.

Oceanview Manor Home for Adults, a psychiatric group home at the center of a yearslong legal battle over the rights of people with mental illness, is now the scene of a criminal investigation involving the death of a resident and the arrest of another.

Lifeguard's spy cam for boys

Warning: The contents of this story may be disturbing to some readers.

Grandmother, 60, is jailed for more than two years for blackmailing man in his 60s out of £30,000 over brief 'sexual encounter' that cost him his marriage

Lorraine Cox (pictured), 60, was jailed for two and a half years at Newcastle Crown Court following the cruel blackmail.

FG to sign MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta January - Minister

The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rol...

FG to sign MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill in January...

FG to sign MoU on Ajaokuta Steel in January 2020 — Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Federal Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace

ICPC discovers projects in Imo without contract agreement

A team of the federal constituency Project tracking in Imo state, led by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC.

Boris Johnson is least trusted politician, says John McDonnell – video

The shadow chancellor says he agrees with DUP's Arlene Foster that Johnson is 'a prime minister whose word cannot be trusted'. McDonnell compares Johnson to Donald Trump during a speech outlining Labour's plans for the first 100 days if the party wins the general election on 12 December

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along...

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along Kawli-Kaita highway

Police dismantle kidnappers’ camps, arrest suspect in FCT

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect

Wanted notorious kidnapper arrested for abduction of two teenagers in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command on Monday says it has arrested a wanted notorious kidnapper, Aliyu Sani in connection with the abduction of two...

ISWAP executes two soldiers, policeman in new video

INSURGENTS believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), released a video showing the execution of two

Unemployment high on list of Arab youth’s major concerns

DUBAI: The Arab world will face three major shifts in the next decade, adding fresh urgency to the task of tackling corruption and extremism across the region, the UAE’s minister of Cabinet affairs and the future said on Monday at the 12th Arab Strategy Forum (ASF) in Dubai. The three shifts will include a new economic reality, a revolution in information production, and an

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

DUBAI: The quality of youth is said to determine the kind of future a nation will have. Experience shows that high levels of youth participation in a country’s workforce and political discourse can have a positive impact on societal development. Sadly, only a few Arab countries offer their youth these opportunities.

National Day has significant meanings in minds of citizens and residents: Qatar Post Chairman

Doha: The Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Postal Services Company Faleh Mohammed Al Nuaimi, said that the celebration of the National Day has significant meanings in the minds and hearts of all citizens and residents of the State of Qatar.

Once propped up by Qatari high-rollers, Saudi city prays for truce

Jackhammers and cranes gather dust at half-built Qatari-funded hotel sites in a Saudi city hit hard by an abrupt diplomatic rupture, but signs of thawing cross-border ties are reviving economic hopes.

Once propped up by Qatari high-rollers, Saudi city prays for truce

Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Jackhammers and cranes gather dust at half-built Qatari-funded hotel sites in a Saudi city hit hard by an abrupt diplomatic rupture, but signs of thawing cross-border ties are reviving economic hopes. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has downplayed the dispute with

Man jailed over plot to attack Israeli embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year. The state security court ruled that Khaled Abu Raya ...

Jordan jails man over plot to attack Israel embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year.

Jordan jails man over plot to attack Israel embassy

Man who plotted to attack Israeli embassy in Amman sentencd to 8 years in prison.

Palestinian ex-prisoners recall torture in Israeli detention

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - It was supposed to be a normal Wednesday for Samer Arbeed and his wife, Noura, picking up and dropping off the children, eating leftovers for lunch, and working on a sink-load of dishes.

Terror Roundup: Two Separate Stabbing Attempts in Hebron

Other terror-related incidents that took place in Israel yesterday included a rabbi who was pulled out of his vehicle and beaten by Arabs in front of his kids in the central city of Lod.

FG Hopeful Of Securing $500M AFDB Fund For Technology Innovation

The federal government is optimistic of securing a $500 million AFDB fund for technology innovation in the country, Trade and Industry Minister, Richard Adebayo has said.

FG targets $500 AfDB loan to boost technological innovation

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adebayo, said the Federal Government has initiated moves to secure a $500 millon (AfDB) fund

Obaseki inaugurates EIRS, EDOSACA, Waste Mgt boards

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the newly constituted boards for the Edo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs...

Lagos to eradicate wastes generated from construction, demolition

The Lagos State government has launched the Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste (CDDW) of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)

FG to sign MoU on Ajaokuta Steel in January 2020 — Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Federal Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister Tuesday

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw significant scrutiny amid several ongoing controversies involving Trump and Russia.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit Washington, US confirms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday -- the Russian's first visit to Washington since a controversial 2017 meeting with US President Donald Trump, the State Department announced. The brief statement about the meeting, to be held at the State Department, said Pompeo and Lavrov would "discuss a broad range of regional and bilateral issues." On Friday, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the meeting was being "prepared" for Tuesday.

US confirms visit by Russian foreign minister

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday -- the Russian's first visit to Washington since a controversial 2017 meeting with US President Donald

Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

Both leaders met along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Russia and Ukraine leaders, in first talks, agree to exchange prisoners

PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region’s status for future talks.

Mumbai: Chopped-up remains of girl found in suitcase. Father was the murderer

Foul smell emanating from the suitcase of a man traveling in an auto in Thane near Mumbai, led to the revelation of a spine-chilling crime. Choosing to stay with the man of her choice, cost a woman her life - once again.

Woman, 23, 'set on fire by neighbour after she fought off his rape attempt'

The victim is fighting for her life after she suffered 50 per cent burns when she was doused with kerosene and set alight at her home in Bihar in east India

Policeman accused of rape flees to Tanzania

Police suspect someone is leaking information on their search for him.

18 yo Pregnant M’sian Teen Mercilessly Beaten By BF’s Gang As He Refused To Take Responsibility

Even though she was five months pregnant, the victim was completely trashed and left by the road dripping with blood. Reported in Harian Metro, the 18-year-old teen was tortured by her own boyfriend, also 18, along with his two friends in the alley behind Vocational College Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The…

Mother, 25, who was stabbed to death near her home 'while trying to break up a road rage fight' as police quiz man, 27, on suspicion of murder

The victim, named locally as Levi Davis, pictured, who is thought to be a mother-of-two, was knifed in Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, at around 8.30pm.

Teen potheads caught smoking in police car

While most drug users would run away or cringe in fear at seeing a police car, this group of marijuana users in Quezon City turned one into a hotbox for their pot session.

4 held for ‘pusoy’ in Candon

CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur- Police arrested yesterday four persons who were caught in the act engaging in illegal gambling in Bgy. Calongbuyan, Candon City.

Alert jail guard foils smuggle of contraband

AN ALERT Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) guard foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband inside Navotas City Jail (NCJ) by passing through steel grills of the extension facility yesterday before dawn in Navotas City.

Juice Wrld Reportedly Took Multiple Percocets To Evade Police Prior To Death

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Retired cop killed in QC buy-bust

Anti-scalawag operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed early Monday morning a recently retired policeman in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City.

Rushden stabbing: Levi Davis 'killed after car crash'

Mother-of-two Levi Davis died during an argument after a collision on Saturday, police say.

Mother, 25, who was stabbed to death near her home 'while trying to break up a road rage fight' as police quiz man, 27, on suspicion of murder

The victim, named locally as Levi Davis, pictured, who is thought to be a mother-of-two, was knifed in Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, at around 8.30pm.

Man arrested after woman seriously injured in Newton Mearns house as cops probe 'disturbance'

The 41-year-old woman was raced to hospital.

Two men rushed to hospital after Rutherglen murder bid as forensic cops seal off pub

TWO men were rushed to hospital after a Rutherglen murder bid – as forensic cops seal off a local pub. Police confirmed that two men, aged 27 and 51, were badly hurt on East Kilbride Road las…

Woman rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after Newton Mearns ‘disturbance’ as man arrested

A WOMAN was left with “serious injuries” as a man was arrested after a “disturbance” in Newton Mearns. Cops confirmed they were called to a property on Castle Road in the to…

Trial of garda accused of assaulting RTÉ cameraman hears protestors became 'extremely aggressive'

The trial has started of a garda charged with the assault of an RTÉ cameraman who was reporting on demonstrations by an “anti-Islamisation” group and “anti-racism” groups.

Garda denies assaulting RTÉ cameraman at Dublin protest

Sean Lucey accused of hitting Colm Hand, who was covering ‘anti-Islamisation’ event

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Banks must stick to their core functions

Diversification into long-term financing, insurance, mutual funds and share broking have affected their performance

An Industry in Transition: ThinCats Exits P2P Lending to Focus only on Institutional Money

Last week, P2P property lender Landbay announced it would no longer accept retail money as it moved away from the peer to peer lending model. Managing P2P inves

Hungary’s Central Bank Issues Warning stating that Traditional Lenders Might Be Forced Out of Market Due to Competitive Fintech Firms

Some of Hungary’s financial institutions might be forced to exit the market as they may not be adequately prepared to continue to compete with challengers fro

The tough task of drawing up a structure and norms for a social stock exchange

Social enterprises may have to balance between improving the lives of people and earning returns

DBJ to on-lend $5 billion to MSMEs

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be on-lending $5 billion to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) over the next 12 months. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, at the launch of...

Financial sector clean-up: Government of Ghana waiting on Parliament's approval for GH¢15.6billion bailout

The government of Ghana says it is on course to secure Parliamentary approval for GH¢15.6 billion bailout for the financial sector clean-up.

FG: All agencies, ministries must publish details of financial activities daily

The federal government has directed that all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) must publish a daily statement of their financial activities

Buhari inaugurates treasury portal, says Nigerians can now monitor govt spending

The Federal Government has launched the Open Treasury Portal, with the hope of making public the daily treasury statement on how monies that come into government coffer are being spent. This was...

Buhari orders Accountant General publish daily treasury statement

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to publish a Daily Treasury Statement that will provide information...

FG launches digital platform to publish daily financial transactions of agencies, ministries

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Open Treasury Portal to promote transparency and track spending in the public sector.

Councillors raise whopping £25k for local charities after taking on three peaks challenge

The proceeds were donated to homelessness charity Big Change and the We Love MCR Charity

Local activist helps raise $20,000 to support LGBTQ+ youth

Within 10 hours, a local activist helped raise $10,000 to support transgender youth. In less than a week, the amount raised has doubled.Mike Morrison felt compelled to kickstart a fundraising campa…

A child loses their home every 8 minutes despite parents 'doing everything they're supposed to'

Penny Walster, a hub manager at Shelter, says many families and individuals are caught in a 'perfect storm' of homelessness, which has seen people who work in schools and hospitals turn to the charity for help

Hundreds spend the night in sleeping bags on Times Square

Jim O’Shea and Dan Niland sat atop a bright blue mat inside a secured pedestrian plaza in Times Square on Saturday, playing cards as they prepared for the night ahead.

Mums forced to 'live on energy drinks so kids can eat' on estate

Residents of an estate in North Wales are facing heartbreaking decisions

China’s advanced type PCL191 multiple rocket system in strategic proximity to Taiwan – reports

A report in the latest issue of Modern Ships praises the Chinese multiple launch rocket system called the Type PCL191 as the most cutting-edge piece of weaponry capable of firing both rockets and ballistic missiles. The modular launcher appears to be based on the AR3 system intended for the export market. Unlike other weaponry on display in Beijing during China’s National Day military parade on 1 October, the Type PCL191, dubbed by CCTV as “a self-propelled rocket launcher with precision strike capability”, traveled up and down the streets of the capital loaded on the back of heavy-duty trucks almost anonymously, the report has it. It also gives an in-depth description of the system’s capacity saying it can carry eight 370 mm (14½ inch) rockets – each with a range of 350 km (220 miles) – or two 750 mm Fire Dragon 480 tactical ballistic missiles, capable of flying up to 500 km. According to PLA Daily, an MLRS brigade was stationed with the 72nd Group Army in Huzhou, in the province of Zhejiang on China’s eastern…

China’s Cutting-Edge PCL191 Multiple Launch Rocket System in Strategic Proximity to Taiwan – Reports

The new PCL191 system is understood to be capable of destroying multiple strategic targets such as airports, command points, and supply bases. One of the locations it is reportedly stationed at now is Xiamen in Fujian Province, just a stone’s throw away from Taiwan.

Meet the "Blue Magpie": Taiwan's New Domestically-Made Fighter?

Here's what we know.

Israeli defense firm unveils new versatile military drone

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense firm, Elbit Systems, unveiled a new addition to its military drone line called MAGNI Unmanned Aerial System, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Monday. Citing a statement by the company, Sputnik reported that  MAGNI was developed to give soldiers and vehicle crews additional “situational awareness capabilities” in the form of a mobile intelligence gathering platform. “We wanted to give infantry a tactical eye-in-the-sky”, Erez Meir of Elbit’s Multi-Rotor business unit said. According to Elbit, the 2.5-kilo drone MAGNI can be launched in less than a minute, providing the vehicle’s crew with vision of the battlefield from above even in nighttime conditions allowing it to spot enemy units. The received surveillance information can then later be shared via a connection to the Battle Management Systems (BMS), developed by Elbit, which allows different military units to better coordinate their actions. MAGNI is capable of flying for around half an hour without landing…

China's Plan for 6 Aircraft Carriers Just 'Sank'

China reportedly is slowing its plan to acquire two aircraft carriers for each of its regional fleets. Instead of speeding ahead with the development of a six-carrier fleet -- two each for the

Amazon's NHS Collaboration Will See the US Company Get Access to Medical Data for Free

It turns out that the government's deal with Amazon to provide medical date for Alexa to parrot at people is a bit shit for the NHS.

Amazon is getting free access to NHS medical data

As fear mounts in the UK at the prospect of the NHS being sold in part or in whole to the US, the government has decided to give Amazon access to National Health Service data for free.

NHS data is a goldmine. It must be saved from big tech

Health datasets play a vital role in medical research. The UK could be losing a valuable public resource, says James Meadway, associate fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Research

An Apparel, Footwear Group is Pushing for Amazon's Inclusion on Government's Annual "Notorious Markets" List

The U.S. Trade Representative’s 2019 blacklist of intellectual property abusers might include a striking new name: the $1 trillion e-commerce goliath that is Amazon. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is considering adding some of the foreign offshoots of Jeff Bezos’ e-c

Airtel scraps expiry dates on data, voice as subscriber numbers continue to grow

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - Airtel Kenya has launched no expiry data and call rates that will allow customers to spend as low as 1 bob for 5MB data and to make calls at 2bob

7 Low-Risk Mutual Funds to Buy Now

An array of low-risk mutual funds spanning multiple asset classes are currently available to investors. Here are seven worth a look.

First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund: Our Top Pick Among MLP CEFs

FPL has presented a strong performance in 2019 despite continued weakness in MLPs and the midstream energy industry.We think the fund has value considering current discount to NAV  and potential rebou

Eurex Strengthens European Bond Market with New Product

Eurex will improve its offering by launching EUR-denominated fixed income ETF options starting today

The Phantom Metric: What Really Drives U.S. Equity Valuations?

Investors continue to question whether US equity valuations are too high, particularly for growth companies and versus other global markets.The risk premium is a good gauge of market sentiment.Valuati

Analysts Claim Indirect Investment in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain helps Manage Massive Risks

There has been an extra amount of negative sentiment directed towards cryptocurrencies in the last few weeks as Bitcoin slowly winded down from $8500 to $6800 over the course of a month. Many wealth managers believe it is better to gain exposure to this space by investing in publicly listed companies that are working with blockchain and multiple cryptocurrencies, reported by LifeHacker, December 8, 2019.

Robotics Researchers Have A Duty To Prevent Autonomous Weapons

Robotics is rapidly being transformed by advances in artificial intelligence. And the benefits are widespread: We are seeing safer vehicles with the ability to automatically brake in an emergency, robotic arms transforming factory lines that were once offshored and new robots that can do everything from shop for...

Sponsored Content: Keep it Quiet: Overcoming the Latest Challenges in EMC Regulation

Consumers and companies alike require high quality electronic equipment to support everyday lives and more of these devices are now wireless enabled, writes ROHDE & SCHWARZ.

How a Risky Court Decision Can Give China the Lead in 5G Technology

In spite of the lingering trade discrepancy in advanced technology products, the United States stays as the worldwide trendsetter for telecommunications and networking. U.S. firms are presently battling against Chinese state-influenced companies such as Huawei, for one, that will identify if the American dominance continues into this 5G technology generation.

Local developer deploys machine learning to accounting tool

Syncrony Digital wants to develop a machine learning component for its GreenLine financial close platform. 

The physics-based firm that helped spawn the IVF revolution

How Research Instruments went from micro-manipulators to IVF and is now backing a brand-new physics-innovation prize, as James McKenzie explains

Currency in circulation rises to Rs 21 lakh crore as on March 2019: Anurag Thakur

India Business News: Currency in circulation peaked to over Rs 21 lakh crore at the end of March 2019, having dipped to a mere Rs 13 lakh crore at the end of fiscal 2016-

Central GST collection falls short of budget estimate by 40% during Apr-Nov

The minister said that as many as 999 cases were registered till October in the current fiscal for GST evasion and Rs 8,134.39 crore has been recovered.

Central GST falls short of budget estimate by 40pc in April-November

CGST collection during Apr-Nov stood at Rs 3.28 lakh crore against budgeted estimate of Rs 5.26 crore.

CGST falls short of budget estimate by 40% in April-November

In 2018-19, the actual CGST collection stood at Rs 4,57,534 crore as against the provisional estimate of Rs 6,03,900 crore for the year

CGST collections miss target by 40% in Apr-Nov.

‘Registered 999 cases of GST evasion’

EANS-DD: Josef Manner & Comp. AG / Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant to article 19 Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

personal data:

NERSA to hold Eskom RCA public hearings in Feb 2020

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has announced the timelines to process Eskom’s RCA application for the 2018/19 financial year.

SSM to offer big discounts on compounds

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 9 — The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) will offer discounts up to 90 per cent for the settlement of compounds imposed on registered corporations from January 1 to April 30, next year. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the...

Swedbank revamps management after money laundering probe

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedbank (SWEDa.ST) said on Monday its chief risk officer was leaving as the Swedish bank’s new CEO revamps its structure to regain customer trust after a money laundering scandal sent its shares down 40% in the past year.

Tougher financial accountability rules come into force in UK

Asset managers, independent financial advisers and hedge fund managers are lable for bans or nines

Universal Credit changes coming into force in 2020 for 12million people

The end of the five year freeze will bring relief to the 10million benefit claimants - 2.5million of whom are on Universal Credit - who've struggled at the hands of inflation for years

Child poverty figures show much more needs to be done

The New Zealand Maori Council has called the latest childhood poverty statistics released by the Children’s Commissioner as appalling for a first world nation and has called upon the Government to do more. Matthew Tukaki, the Councils Executive Director has also indicated that a good per head of population proportion within the data shows that Maori and Pacific communities are most affected.

10 Tax Moves to Make Before 2020

Time is running out to get yourself set up for success when tax filing season starts up early next year.

Lies, damn lies and superannuation

It’s fair to say that Industry Super Australia (ISA) has a vested interest in raising the superannuation guarantee (SG) from the current 9.5% to 12%, since this would result in more funds under management to ‘clip-the-ticket’ on, and more fee revenue.

Late payments: Firms wait twice as long for cash in 2019

The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses are being stretched by customers failing to pay them on time, according to a [...]

'Some stuff we receive is disgraceful': Charity asks public to stop donating soiled or dirty items

Members of the public who donate to homeless charities this Christmas are asked to refrain from handing in soiled duvets and underwear or blankets which have previously been used by dogs and are covered in hair.

Home sweet home for the Christmas holidays

Arriving home in Dublin Airport, I practically ran off the plane. Knowing I needed to sleep in order to defeat the jetlag and so on and so forth, I had intended on napping en route, but there was absolutely no hope as my flight had the potential to be six hours of total torture. Had I not been so excited...

Perthshire villagers rally round to save Christmas lights after vandals wreck them

The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Kennoway despite vandals wrecking the village's festive lights.

Paddy Clancy column: Leaving coats for the homeless on the Ha'penny Bridge is wonderful, but it's not enough

"Every politician in Leinster House must accept some blame"

Blackpool butcher helps the homeless

Every year up and down the country, Salvation Army centres and churches will be providing a hot Christmas dinner for any homeless person on Christmas Day.

Ending domestic violence through the revival of the Honourable Warrior

In celebration of the annual international campaign, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, community development organisation This Life Cambodia (TLC) released a new ad designed to discourage men from violent behaviour – the “Honourable Warrior”.

Miss Universe 2019: Growing up in Tsolo didn’t stop her from dreaming big

Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019 on Sunday night. Ntombizodwa Makhoba chatted to her just after she was crowned Miss South Africa in August. This is the interview with her that appeared in City Press on August 11 2019:

Miss Universe winner says her skin and hair were ‘never considered beautiful’ when growing up

South African beauty pageant contestant Zozibini Tunzi delivered stirring words about female leadership, climate change and beauty as she was crowned Miss Universe 2019 on Sunday evening. Ms Tunzi,

Disney Spotlights 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl in Latest Marvel Series

The new Disney+ streaming service is spotlighting the activism of a 12-year-old transgender girl as part of the new Marvel unscripted series "Hero Project," which profiles young individuals who are trying to make a difference in their communities.

How This African Woman Beat Global Odds To Become The 2019 Hero Of The Year

It may come across as absurd and preposterous but to this day, there is a stigma around adolescent females in the rural parts of one of the two African countries that were never colonised — Ethiopia. (Liberia is the other one.) In the rural parts of Ethiopia, young girls suffer because they are denied opportunities. And they are denied these opportunities just for being “human”. Yes, in some Ethiopian communities, young girls suffer ignominy and often drop out of school altogether just because of something as natural as menstruation. Yes, as many as half the girls in rural parts of Ethiopia miss school for reasons related to their periods — and that often hampers their education, and by extension, the rest of their lives. What an anomaly! Freweini Mebrahtu — an Ethiopian who has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the US — has dedicated her life fixing that anomaly. And for her efforts, she has been named the 2019 Hero of the Year by CNN.

Beverley Walrond: Barbados loses one of its influential attorneys in family and child law

Barbados is one of the populous and prosperous Caribbean islands with political, economic and social stability, as well as, influential people who are impacting lives tremendously. One of such people is Lady Beverley Walrond, QC. She was a qualified Mediator and has quite a number of experiences outside of legal practice as well. She acted...

Scottish aristocrat and estranged wife disagree where to fight for sizeable estate

An aristocrat and his estranged wife who disagree over where they should stage a fight over money have begun the latest round of an Anglo-Scottish legal battle which has spanned more than four years.

Fife care worker struck off after after posting Facebook message about dead resident

A Fife care home worker has been struck off after posting an insensitive message on Facebook about a deceased resident.

My stepmother told me she wasn’t required to file my father’s will — then she left his house and investments to her kids

‘Her adult children gave me a box of my father’s old family photographs they found in storage.’

Ex-midwife who died after 25 falls 'blamed for attention seeking' by care staff

Frail pensioner Audrey Allen, 80, had suffered from dementia.

RNC, DNC bank on Duo authentication ahead 2020 election

The Republican National Committee is relying on authentication tools and careful social media behavior in order to avoid a devastating data breach like the kind that derailed its Democratic counterparts in 2016. The RNC, which develops and promotes the party’s platform and currently supports President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, is banking on Duo Security, which specializes in multi-factor authentication, to keep state-sponsored hackers out of party accounts, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings. Even if a user’s password credentials are stolen, an extra layer of authentication can ensure that only the legitimate account holder could access his or her communications. Since March of this year, the RNC has paid just over $1,000 per month to Duo, according to FEC filings. The RNC started using Duo in 2016, just days before the election. And it’s not just email account access the RNC is trying to protect — the RNC uses multiple layers of authentication to protect other […]

The Open Rights Group wants answers on General Election data use

Privacy of the ballot box

Social Media Companies Aren’t Even Close to Fixing Their Bot Problem, Report Finds

Researchers with the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence released a report last week showing that – shocker! – it remains as easy as ever to buy followers and engagement on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Warren made at least $1.9 million for past private legal work

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday night released new details about her time doing corporate legal work, a period going back more than 30 years in which she made at least $1.9 million from private clients.

Exclusive: PR software firm exposes data on nearly 500k contacts

iPRSoftware exposed data on 477,000 media contacts, including 35,000 user password hashes, to the public internet via an Amazon Web Services repository.

A truckload giant just filed for bankruptcy, and it leaves nearly 3,000 truck drivers jobless

The trucking “bloodbath” of 2019 is ending on a remarkably sour note.

A truckload giant just filed for bankruptcy, and it leaves nearly 3,000 truck drivers jobless, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Celadon declared bankruptcy on Dec. 9, and that collapse is worrying truck drivers that they may be stranded.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

An American trucking giant is expected to declare bankruptcy — and it may leave more than 3,200 truck drivers stranded and jobless

Celadon is said to be declaring bankruptcy this week, and that collapse may leave thousands of truck drivers jobless and away from home.

Trucking giant Celadon files for bankruptcy after ex-officials charged with fraud

An Indiana trucking company with nearly 4,000 employees said Monday it filed for bankruptcy and will shut down all operations, just days after two former officials were charged in a fraud

Significant Digits for Monday, Dec. 9, 2019

You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Today’s number is 8-feet-2-inches, for the height of Big Bird, the belo…

Tourism Whistler launches new live chat service

WHISTLER, B.C. – Tourism Whistler has recently launched Ask Whistler, a new live chat service providing users with quick access to local resources and resort information to fulfill their in-resort needs. “Ask Whistler evolved after several months of research and planning as we recognized more and more of our guests are looking for information quickly and easily via their mobile devices,” says Kirsten Homeniuk, vice-president of marketing at Tourism Whistler. “With Ask Whistler we are able to elevate the in-resort experience

Warning for new scam

The Penticton RCMP is warning the public about a new phone scam taking place within the South Okanagan.

Dezeen's top 10 accessible designs of 2019

For our review of 2019, Dezeen has selected 10 of the best accessible designs, including a mind-controlled exoskeleton and a series of 3D-printed IKEA hacks.

Dezeen's top 10 accessible designs of 2019

For our review of 2019, Dezeen has selected 10 of the best accessible designs, including a mind-controlled exoskeleton and a series of 3D-printed IKEA hacks.

'Hour of Code' Demystifies Computer Programming for Kids

'Hour of Code' is a fun way to introduce children (and even adults) to the world of computer programming. So, how do you get involved?

Walmart Apologises For Sweater Featuring Santa With Cocaine Habit

The festive season is a busy time for Santa Claus. The whole world, one night, a f*ck-load of presents - how does he keep the energy up?

5 Best Gifts for Mom this Christmas – All You can Get from Amazon

If you’ve found the perfect item to wrap for your dad and siblings but nothing’s for Mom yet, worry no more. We have 5 brilliant gift ideas for you.

Christmas 2019: Best festive movies to watch at home

From the best of the crop to plenty of festive cheesiness

Review: Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard is the sequel to the greatest video game ever to feature a frog, who is also a detective, in the history of the human race. Until now, that is. As of December 9, 2019, there’s a new c...

Percy Pig Advent Calendars Are Filled With Chocolate and We Might as Well Just Give Up on Life

The legendary Percy Pig has a spiffy looking advent calendar that might as well be filled with nothing.

GM Enters $2.3B JV To Further Production Of Electric Vehicles

EV Partnership News: General Motors announced that it is partnering with LG Chem to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles.

General Motors pulls out of Russian car assembly business with Avtovaz deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s biggest automaker Avtovaz said on Monday it would buy out General Motors (GM.N) from their joint venture producing vehicles in Russia under the Chevrolet brand, effectively ending GM’s presence in car assembling in the country.

EU opens subsidies for electric battery push

The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Monday approved billions of euros in subsidies from seven member states as Europe seeks to make up lost ground in batteries.

Jaguar's I-Pace software update boosts the range by 12 miles

Your luxury EV has learned something from its time on the track.

Volvo XC40 Recharge – EV influenced by Tesla Model 3

Volvo's first electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge, wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't for the arrival of the Tesla Model 3. Volvo's chief technology

Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ gets nominated for multiple Golden Globes awards, including best TV series

The Golden Globes are today announcing their nominations and it turns out Apple has a chance to make a splash this awards season with The Morning Show. Apple’s flagship original show received multiple nominations across a couple of categories, most significantly as a candidate for best TV series drama. Stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon […]

The Morning Show gets the first Apple TV+ award nomination, but not a big one

It's taken just two months from launch to the first Apple TV+ award nomination. The Critics Choice Association made the announcement, but Apple may not ...

The new Mac Pro gets FCC approval ahead of launch [update: rack mounted model too]

Update: The new Mac Pro model aimed at rack mounting also passed FCC clearance today, ahead of the computer going on sale tomorrow. Apple previously announced that a ‘optimised version for rack deployment’ would be released in the fall. The Mac Pro has appeared today on the FCC registry site, with its regulatory testing information […]

MacBook Pro Diary: A glitch with the restore, but an informative one at least

My MacBook Pro problems had one more episode in store for me: after getting the repaired machine back from Apple, there was a glitch after restoring it from a clone. I cloned the original SSD to an external drive using Carbon Copy Cloner. When I got the repaired machine back, it was effectively a brand […]

Tim Cook is in Japan, meeting app developers aged 13 to 84

Tim Cook is in Japan at present, and tweeted about his meeting with local app developers aged 13 and 84. "What a treat to reunite with Masako san ...

Australia's Holden Colorado Pickup Spied Testing In Michigan

Spy photographers caught a camouflaged right-hand-drive Colorado pickup near GM's proving grounds in Michigan, identifying it as the new Holden model.

VW Caddy Spied Playing In The Snow Again

New spy photos of the Volkswagen Caddy show the bite-sized van completing cold weather testing as development on the revamped model continues.

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA shown in design sketches ahead of this week's debut

Mercedes-Benz released a design sketch to preview the next-generation GLA. It's scheduled to make its debut exclusively online on December 11.

Final Euro NCAP results ends with eight five stars

Eight of the 12 models tested earning the maximum five-stars

Mercedes EQA Spied With Production Body And Lights

The EV high-riding model will ride on the MFA II platform, which will be shared with the combustion-powered GLA.

Huawei to Enter the Windows 10 on ARM Ecosystem? - Gizchina.com

Chinese tech giant Huawei appears to be interested in creating SoCs for the Windows 10 on ARM Ecosystem. The company would be advantaged by their maturity

Executive explains why Snapdragon 865 skips integrated 5G modem and 7nm EUV manufacturing process - Gizmochina

Qualcomm has recently officially unveiled its flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 865 SoC, alongside its mid-range Snapdragon 765G/ 765 processor which are manufactured using TSMC 7nm and Samsung’s 8nm processes. But questions arise as to why Qualcomm used two different processes and why the SD865 chip didn’t feature an integrated 5G modem, unlike the SD765G. And …

Huawei announces that more devices will get HarmonyOS in 2020

Huawei has announced that it plans to bring HarmonyOS to more devices in 2020. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the firm said that it has no plans to ship it with smartphones and tablets at this time.

Don't expect to see the Snapdragon 865 in many value flagships in 2020

With Qualcomm selling the Snapdragon 865 exclusively with a 5G modem, the chipset will be limited to 'true' flagships. Most value flagships will be powered by the Snapdragon 765 instead.

MediaTek may supply Samsung with 5G chips for low-end smartphones - Gizmochina

According to a new report, MediaTek might be supplying Samsung with 5G chipsets for its low-end range of smartphones in the near future. The former has already formed partnerships with various other brands like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi and may now also supply the South Korean tech giant for its affordable range of smartphones. MediaTek …

Review: Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard is the sequel to the greatest video game ever to feature a frog, who is also a detective, in the history of the human race. Until now, that is. As of December 9, 2019, there’s a new c...

How Audio Design Enhances Diablo 2

The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra's community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. The following excerpt comes from author David L. Craddock's Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels, available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle ahead of its December 10, 2019 publication date.

The Best STEM Christmas Gifts For Kids

It can feel like the holiday toy-buying gets a little out of hand this time of year. We want to see our kids’ faces light up on Christmas morning, but we don’t want to drown in a sea of plastic to make it happen. That’s why adding a couple of STEM toys into the mix can be such a great middle ground. Kids are...

Taking flight as Microsoft Flight Simulator returns to the skies

Once a mainstay of Microsoft's gaming business, it's now been 13 years since the last Microsoft Flight Simulator. Now with Asobo Studio at the helm, Microsoft are looking to right that wrong, doing so

Walmart Apologises For Sweater Featuring Santa With Cocaine Habit

The festive season is a busy time for Santa Claus. The whole world, one night, a f*ck-load of presents - how does he keep the energy up?

"May Backfire": Ian Chappell Warns Australia On Playing 2 Day/Night Tests vs India

Ian Chappell believes Cricket Australia's plan of playing two Day/Night Tests against India in the 2020-21 tour Down Under "may backfire".

Playing two day-night Tests against India may backfire: Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell

India last month played its first-ever pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata where they clinched a domineering victory against Bangladesh.

Kohli asks butterfingers India to get a grip on catching woes

New Delhi - For someone who often leads by example, India captain Virat Kohli is appalled by the team's sloppy fielding against West Indies and wants them to fix the problem in the build-up to next year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Kohli asks butterfingers India to get a grip on catching woes

For someone who often leads by example, India captain Virat Kohli is appalled by the team's sloppy fielding against West Indies and wants them to ...

India find T20 pulse with Shivam Dube's promotion to No.3

The allrounder backed up his swagger with performance, and his elevation also showed India were ready to step out of their comfort zone | ESPNcricinfo.com

Community sports roundup: Locals lift WWU women’s soccer

The Western Washington University women’s soccer team is on to the NCAA Division II national semifinals, and a pair of Snohomish County products played significant roles in the Vikings getting there.

Lakewood and Darrington athletes receive all-league honors

A look at the Lakewood and Darrington athletes who were named to their respective all-league teams.

Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for Dec. 2-8

The Athlete of the Week nominees for Dec.. 2-8. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced on next week’s Prep Focus page. Each weekly winner will be included in an Athlete of the Month poll.

Hot Tickets: What to watch this week in prep sports

Among the highlights is an MP-Jackson boys basketball clash of defending Wesco champions.

Arkansas hires Sam Pittman as new football coach

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The University of Arkansas has hired Sam Pittman as its next football coach.

Eberechi Eze scores brace as QPR beat Preston 2-0 in EFL Championship

Eberechi Eze was Queens Park Rangers hero when they defeated Peston North End by 2-0 in an EFL Championship game played at Loftus Road. The midfielder for the second time in a week improved his goalscoring form.

EPL: Iheanacho Reacts After Second Goal In Two Games (Photos)

Super Eagles star Kelechi Iheanacho has hailed his teammates following Leicester City's 1-4 win over Aston Villa in a Premier League tie, Sunday. 

Semi Ajayi scores in West Brom's 5-1 in over Swansea

Semi Ajayi was on target as West Brom defeated Swansea City by 5-1 to return to the top of the Championship table. Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi opened the scoring after Kyle Bartley gave the Nigerian a headed assist.

African players in Europe: Salah and Keita drive Liverpool towards title

Liverpool's confident march towards a first English title since 1990 continued with Mo Salah and Naby Keita both on target in the 3-0 win at Bournemouth.

Preview: Wigan Athletic vs. West Bromwich Albion - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Wigan Athletic's clash with West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, including a prediction, team news and predicted lineups.

Autohub opens first Ssangyong-Changan dealership in Metro Manila

Visit the new Ssangyong-Changan Otis dealership operated by Autohub Group located in Manila

Gerard Detourbet, creator of the Renault Kwid and Duster, passes away

Gerard Detourbet was a mathematics professor who joined Renault in 1971 and helped bring to life most of firm's successful cars in emerging markets

Toyota RAV4 beats Mazda3 as Japan's Car of the Year 2019-2020

JCOTY awards RAV4, Skyline, Wrangler, and Dayz/eK for 2019-2020 season

RIP Four-speed Ultradrive, Soon to Be Dead at 32

The Pentastar-stamped unit — seemingly older than Kirk Douglas' dad — meets its maker after a lengthy career managing power in a dizzying array of models.

Jaguar I-Pace Gets 12 More Miles Of Range From New Software Update

Jaguar I-Pace owners can go to their local dealer for a software update that improves a variety of things, including the regenerative braking.

A Free Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Dynamic Theme Steps Out of the Shadows on PS4

Holiday theme available now

Xbox Gameplay Chart: Halo MCC Soars up the Ranks

The popularity of Halo Reach is clear; it only joined the Master Chief Collection last week, but has already caused the MCC to soar up into the top five.

Sora from Kingdom Hearts is not in Smash Bros. claims leaker

Leakers have ruled out a host of popular picks for the fifth Smash Bros. DLC character, including Lloyd Irving and Master Chief.

A New BioShock Has Been Announced, Almost Certainly a PS5 Game

Won't be out for a long while

Play as Snoop Dogg in NHL 20 on PS4 with Latest Free Update

Items, commentary, and more

Cork to meet Tipperary in Munster Ladies Football semi-final

Holders Cork will play Tipperary in the 2020 TG4 Munster Senior Championship semi-final, with Kerry to play 2019 runners-up Waterford on the other side of the provincial draw.

Boost For Waterford Camogie As Dan Shanahan Appointed As Coach

Waterford camogie have received a huge boost with the news that county legend Dan Shanahan will take up the reins as head coach.

Final 10 In The Running For RTÉ Sportsperson Of The Year Revealed

RTÉ have revealed the final 10 names on the shortlist of the 2019 Sportsperson of the Year award. Shane Lowry looks like the early favourite.

Leinster captain Sexton ruled out for Northampton visit to Dublin

Jonathan Sexton has been ruled out of Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup meeting with Northampton Saints this weekend but the full extent of his knee injury has yet to be determined.

Lithuanian-born Kerry goalkeeper shines brightest at AFL Combine in Dublin

20 hopefuls participated in the two-day testing event in UCD.

Tom Brady injury update: Patriots QB says he's 'fine' despite elbow being heavily wrapped

Brady assumes he will be on the injury report this week with an elbow injury, but he claims he will play in Week 15 against the Bengals.

Tom Brady focused more on Patriots' miscues rather than referees

Patriots QB Tom Brady wasn't focused on miscues by the referees as much as on the ones by his own team after Sunday night's loss to the Chiefs.

Tom Brady Posts Simple Message After Loss To The Chiefs

Patriots' star QB Tom Brady offers an optimistic message after New England's ugly loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Seahawks’ Penny to miss remainder of season after knee injury

The second-year running back injured his ACL early in Sunday night’s loss to the L.A. Rams.

Tom Brady, New England Patriots, booed off field by their own fans during Chiefs game

The New England Patriots were booed off their home field Sunday as they headed off for halftime down 13 to the Kansas City Chiefs, reports said.

Sizing John to make long-awaited return on New Year's Eve

The nine-year-old completed the rare treble of the Irish, Cheltenham and Punchestown Gold Cups in 2017

Cheltenham hero Sizing John set to return after two-year absence

Jessica Harrington’s 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Sizing John is set to make his return from a two-year absence at Punchestown on New Year’s Eve after pleasing connections in a post-racing workout at the County Kildare circuit on Sunday.

Davy Russell hoping for weekend return after illness

Davy Russell hopes to return to the saddle this weekend after falling ill at Punchestown on Sunday.

Cheltenham Festival pointers we learned from the weekend's horse racing action

There was plenty of quality action on Saturday and Sunday

Sporting Life pick out five betting highlights for the week ahead

Every week throughout the year, Sporting Life will pick out five highlights so you never miss a beat.

I Never Liked New Year's Eve . . . Until My Family Started Celebrating With a Memory Jar

I'd never been a huge fan of New Year's Eve. The expectations were always too great, and I'd always end up feeling disappointed. It wasn't until I was married

Reign Disick, 4, Asks Santa For A Puppy For Christmas In Sweetest Video Ever — Watch

Reign Disick was captured passing along his Christmas wish, asking for a puppy for the upcoming holiday.

Shaleen Surtie-Richards on her new role in Arendsvlei: 'It is the beginning of Janice's new hell on earth'

Shaleen Surtie-Richards needs no introduction. On Wednesday the veteran actress made her debut on 'Arendsvlei' with a bang.

Miss Universe on her special relationship with her dad: “I’m a daddy’s girl”

YOU spoke to newly crowned Miss Universe, Zozibini Tunzi, before she left to compete at the Miss Universe competition in Atlanta, USA. In the interview, Zozi reveals the special bond she has with her father.

Angels Of The North's Sammyjo wants her mental health battle to inspire others

She's now a proud girlboss and wants to inspire others.

Might Bite may go back over hurdles after Aintree mishap

Nicky Henderson looking at going back to smaller obstacles after early exit in the Many Clouds Chase on Merseyside

Thistletrack may swerve King George for Paisley Park rematch

Thistlecrack could renew rivalries with Paisley Park in the Marsh Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday week as an alternative to running in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase.

Japan stars in Hong Kong racing; Maximum Security wins Grade I Cigar Mile

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Japan won three of the four Group 1 races in Hong Kong on Sunday, while a potential new superstar blazed through the Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies back home in top weekend horse racing action around the globe.

Keeper Hill among 22 on course for Caspian Caviar Gold Cup

Warren Greatrex feels the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup could be the right race for Keeper Hill after the recent Haydock winner was among 22 five-day confirmations for the valuable handicap chase at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Kentucky Derby 2020 Radar: Baffert uncorks Azul Coast

Horse Racing news: Kentucky Derby 2020 Radar: Baffert uncorks Azul Coast.

Bhumi Pednekar Says ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’ Is The Best Script She Has Read In A While

Bhumi Pednekar’s film choices have always been about pushing the envelope. With her next project, ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’, Bhumi is set out to do the same. Bhumi says that she is proud to be part of a women-led film such as this, and is one of the best scripts she has read in a while.

Pati Patni Aur Woh Box-Office Collection Day 3: Kartik Aaryan-Bhumi-Ananya Panday Starrer Has A Solid Weekend

After having a phenomenal Saturday by collecting Rs 12.33 crores on Day 2, Pati Patni Aur Woh starring Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday has had a solid weekend overall. The film manages to mint a total of Rs 35.94 crore making it Kartik’s biggest 3-day opener by far

Pati Patni Aur Woh BO Collection Day 3: Ananya-Bhumi-Kartik’s Film Continues to Soar, Mints Rs 35.94 Crore

Pati Patni Aur Woh Box Office Collection Day 3: Ananya Panday-Bhumi Pednekar-Kartik Aaryan starrer emerges latter's biggest third-day opener, collects Rs 35.94 crore

'Panipat': Post protests, Jaipur theatres stop screening Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon starrer

Several theatres here stopped screening Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Panipat' on Monday, amid criticism by Jat groups over the film's portrayal of Bharatpur'

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif meet Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

The 'Dabangg 3' actor Salman shared the picture along with Sheikh Hasina and 'Ek Tha Tiger' co-star Katrina Kaif on Instagram on Monday.

Build your confidence & stop telling me ‘I’m ‘Too-Known’ – Sarkodie

Ghana’s finest contemporary rapper, Sarkodie for once has added his voice to the popular perception about him that his life is built on pride and arrogance. To the best knowledge of Sarkodie, it’s high time those with the erroneous perception about him considered building self-confidence. To him, anyone with self-confidence thinks differently perhaps in a […]

Why Should You Wear “Church” Clothes To Meet A Stripper? Ghanaian Celebs Are Too Parasitic – Shatta Wale Mocks GH Celebs(+Video)

Multiple  Award- winning Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has subtle shaded popular TV and radio personalities who swamped Kempinski Hotel on Sunday afternoon to meet Cardi B for a meet and greet session. The likes of  Hajia4Real, Afia Schwarzenegger, Moesha Boduong, Efia Odo, Wendy Shay, Nikki Samonas, Ameyaw Debrah, Becca amongst others were invited by the […]

I had a little dilemma in Ghana; but still had fun – Cardi B

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar known to many as Cardi B name would be on the lips of Ghanaian entertainment lovers for long after the little

You are not a cheap celebrity – Cardi B tells Afia Schwar

Award-winning rapper Cardi B born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar has begged controversial presenter and self-acclaimed queen of comedy Afia Schwar

Cardi B concludes maiden Africa shows but why are Ghanaian celebs unhappy with her?

Harnessing the power of social media, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, professionally known as Cardi B, became an internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos went viral on Vine and Instagram. Having released her ‘Bodak Yellow’ tune to global acclaim as well as her ‘I Like It’ which is heavily digested in African states including...

Davido says he was working on a song with Juice Wrld before his sudden death

Davido took to his Instastory channel to mourn the death of American rapper Juice Wrld. He also used the opportunity to disclose that he had a music project in the works with the rapper, before his untimely death.

Davido Makes Shocking Revelation About Late Juice Wrld

Award-winning Afropop singer Davido has revealed that he was working on a record with late America rapper Juice Wrld. Concise News reports that the Chicago-born rapper died on Sunday at the age of 21, US media reported. The rising artiste, whose real name was Jarad A. Higgins, suffered a medical emergency at Midway International Airport, […]

Zlatan Ibile excited as he hugs rapper Cardi B (photos)

Sensational rapper Zlatan Ibile flooded his official Instagram page with photos he took with the international rapper, Cardi B, during her time at a popular nightclub in Lagos.

I Will Bring Home Grammy- Burna Boy

While fans of Burna Boy expressed fears amidst joy about him winning a Grammy award, he has showed optimism that he would move past the nomination level.

Adunni Ade meets Cardi B, says 'I'll rather appreciate a real person than a liar'

Popular Nigerian actress and model Adunni Ade has praised International rapper Cardi B on social media. The actress shared a lengthy post on her Instagram page, talking about the rapper's character.

Music review: The Libertines, Barrowland, Glasgow

There was a time, between 2004 and 2010 to be exact, when the thought of Pete Doherty and Carl Barat reuniting The Libertines seemed about as likely as Mike and Bernie Winters getting back together (there&#8217;s one for the teenagers).

Sorry Jake Gyllenhaal, but the British musical is alive and kicking

With shows such as Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Six and The Boy in the Dress, the musical is in rude health in this country – whether Broadway knows it or not

Tracks of the Week: new music from Stone Temple Pilots, Naked Six and more

Want to hear the world's best new rock tracks? Look this way, then vote for your favourite...

Lil' Red Robin Hood panto hits all its targets

The clever and funny Ross Petty show feels right at home the intimate Winter Garden Theatre

Roger Daltrey Recalls Horror of Who Fan Stampede

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend took part in a December 2019 documentary about a 1979 fan stampede in which 11 Who fans died.

'6 Underground': Ryan Reynolds assembles team in new trailer

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a new glimpse of Ryan Reynolds in 6 Underground.

Netflix Releases Trailer for Ryan Reynolds & Michael Bay's Upcoming Action Flick '6 Underground'

Arriving on Netflix December 13.

‘6 Underground’ Trailer: Michael Bay’s Netflix Movie Has Parkour, Explosions, and Ryan Reynolds

Watch Netflix's final 6 Underground trailer, promoting director Michael Bay's return to original filmmaking and his first pairing with actor Ryan Reynolds.

Ryan Reynolds Is a Non-Playable Character in 'Free Guy'

The film also stars Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery and Jodie Comer.

First footage of Marvel’s The Eternals revealed with Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek

The clip was shown at Brazil Comic-Con this weekend.

Why Disney's 'The Lion King' remake is nominated in the animation category for Golden Globes — even though it probably shouldn't be, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Disney's remake isn't "live action," but its mix of live-action, virtual reality, CGI, and photoreal digital imagery doesn't make it animated either.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

Why Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ remake is nominated in the animation category for Golden Globes — even though it probably shouldn’t be

The 2020 Golden Globes nominations were announced Monday morning in Los Angeles. Among the most surprising nods is that Disney’s “The Lion King” remake is nominated in the best animated film category.

The Morning Watch: ‘Joker’ Cinematography Explained, VFX Artists React to ‘Children of Men’ & More

In this edition, hear Joker cinematography explained by the man responsible for it, visual effects artists react to Children of Men, and more.

Disney announces an Aladdin spin-off based on Prince Anders, gets hit with instant internet backlash

Disney is using their new streaming service to create a lot of new spin-off series. Their latest idea though is a pretty stupid one.

VOTD: Making of the ‘E.T. The Extra Terrestrial’ Christmas Commercial from Xfinity

Check out the making of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Christmas commercial featurette, including a look at the impressive puppet used and more.

The first international week starts at Tomsk Polytechnic on Monday

The first international seminar (International Week’2019) with participation of universities’ representatives from Europe, Asia, the USA start on Monday at TPU; seminar will last a week, scientists and experts will hold open lectures for Tomsk citizens, the head of TPU international programs and grants department Svetlana Rybushkina told RIA Tomsk.

Three Ghanaian medical students receive top award by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation

Three Ghanaian students of optometry have been honored with the William C. Ezell Fellowships. They are Heiz Otchere, Afua Oteng Asare and Eugen Appenteng Osae. They were bestowed the honor at the joint conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Third World Congress of Optometry for (WCO) held in Orlando Florida.Support Pan-African Journalism...

In Nobel speech, Japanese winner Akira Yoshino says lithium-ion batteries will play key role in achieving sustainable society

Yoshino underscores that the development of the batteries can be linked with that of AI, the “internet of things” and next-generation wireless networks.

Equip SHS with Smart Boards to enhance efficiency - Government urged

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Teacher shortage hinders Portuguese teaching in California

The shortage of teachers and the constraints of the education department are affecting the expansion of Portuguese teaching in California, where Duarte Pinheiro, deputy coordinator of the Camões Institute, found fewer students than expected.

West Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin - they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States.

West Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin

A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin -- they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States.

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

When the state of Michigan expanded its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to more low-income residents, its leaders built special features into the plan, different from most states.

Three Ghanaian medical students receive top award by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation

Three Ghanaian students of optometry have been honored with the William C. Ezell Fellowships. They are Heiz Otchere, Afua Oteng Asare and Eugen Appenteng Osae. They were bestowed the honor at the joint conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Third World Congress of Optometry for (WCO) held in Orlando Florida.Support Pan-African Journalism...

Could Obesity Alter a Child's Brain Structure?

Overweight and obese children tend to have a thinner prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain associated with decision-making and problem-solving.

Could Obesity Alter a Child's Brain Structure?

Overweight and obese children tend to have a thinner prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain associated with decision-making and problem-solving.

Falls and Poor Bone Health Top Reasons for High Fracture Risk in Parkinson’s, Study Says

A study traced the elevated risk of hip and other fractures in Parkinson’s patients to falls and weak bones, and recommends assessing this risk regularly.

One-stop-shop: service treats mental illness, neurological, and addiction as 'brain disorders'

A new service that demolishes the “artificial silos” separating mental illness, neurological conditions aims to do for people with “brain diseases” what gold standard comprehensive cancer centres have done for cancer patients.

Pregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes, Hebrew University Study Finds

Gestational diabetes affects between 7.6% and 9.2% of pregnant women in the US and occurs mostly during the last trimester of pregnancy. Such a pregnancy is often concluded with birth by cesarean section.

Air pollution exposure worsens lung function in current, former smokers

A study finds that poor air quality may reduce breathing capacity by 2.5 percent.

Miss Universe 2019: Steve Harvey named right costume contest winner, pageant says of apparent flub

Steve Harvey can’t catch a break when it comes to Miss Universe.

Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe pageant

Miss South Africa, Zozobini Tunzi, won Miss Universe at the pageant held at Tyler Perry Studios Sunday night in Atlanta, Georgia.

Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe pageant

"I want children to look at me and see my face and see theirs reflected in mine," Miss South Africa Zozobini Tunzi said before her win.

Reporter groped by runner on live TV speaks out: 'You violated, objectified and embarrassed me

Reporter Alex Bozarjian was on live TV Saturday morning covering the annual Bridge Run in Savannah, Georgia, when a participant reportedly groped her as he passed by.

Police horse delights shoppers inside PetSmart store

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Louisiana shared video of a police horse going shopping inside a pet supply store, to the delight of staff and customers.

Crisis: Supergirl Reveals What Gives Her Hope in Powerful Speech

As the Crisis on Infinite Earths began to overwhelm every corner of the Arrowverse, Supergirl told Superman what really keeps her going.

Stephen Amell Shares a Heartfelt Message Following Crisis' Big Tragedy

Arrow star Stephen Amell has a message for fans following the shocking ending to part one of the Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 8 – What Did You Think?!

A God walks into a bar and changes Angela Abar's life forever in the penultimate episode of HBO's Watchmen season 1.

'Watchmen' Actor on Why Dr. Manhattan Came Back

Sunday's penultimate "Watchmen" showed viewers the ill-fated romance between Regina King's Angela Abar and the man formerly known as Jon Osterman.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics Launching February 4th, 2020

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics has been confirmed for a February 4th, 2020 release date on PC/PS4/XB1/Switch.

'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

Timothy Ginter, who said he had ‘no knowledge’ of Project Blitz, was listed as co-chair of state branch of group behind the campaign

'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

Timothy Ginter, who said he had ‘no knowledge’ of Project Blitz, was listed as co-chair of state branch of group behind the campaignAn Ohio legislator who said he had “no knowledge” of a rightwing Christian bill mill called Project Blitz is, in fact, the co-chair of the state branch of an organization

Conservative scorecard now a factor in race for NY-27

The state Conservative Party's new legislative scorecard gives Sen. Rob Ortt bragging rights while putting Sen. Chris Jacobs a bit on the de

Horn hears frustration from constituents over impeachment

U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn faced frustrated constituents on Sunday at a town hall meeting, where people voiced anger over impeachment and the lack of accomplishments the divided government has produced this year. “As an independent voter, I think you’re in a lot of trouble if you vote for this impeachment,” Susan Jaslow, of Edmond, told Horn. Ronda Peterson, of Edmond, who identified herself as a conservative, said Congress had been consumed all year with impeaching President Donald Trump. “We want Congress to get back to work for the American people, please,” Peterson said. Horn, D-Oklahoma City, who had earlier reiterated her position that she hasn’t made up her mind on impeachment, told Peterson,

Rep. Sewell’s Voting Rights Bill Passes the House 

The House of Representatives last week passed a bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), meant to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that would make it more difficult for states to discriminate against voters of color. 

Communism claims a ploy to tarnish democratic process, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator P. Waytha Moorthy has expressed disappointment over allegations made by a Terengganu Umno member that communist elements have infiltrated the government. In a statement today, he said such claims are clear efforts to...

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

Suaram wants to engage with home minister for human rights, says buck stops with him

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The home minister should meet and engage with civil society groups on human rights as many related problems fall under his ministry, watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) said today. Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said this year has been a busy one for the...

Anwar’s party faces full-blown schism

Anwar’s party faces full-blown schism

Defeat in Johor is a clear message to Pakatan, says Anwar

Defeat in Johor is a clear message to Pakatan, says Anwar

Russia opposes initiative on expanding Normandy format

The leaders of the Normandy Four states – Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia – are scheduled to meet in Paris, France, on December 9.

Russia and Ukraine leaders, in first talks, agree to exchange prisoners

PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region’s status for future talks.

Russia, Ukraine leaders to meet in Paris

French- and German-mediated talks seek to end 5-year conflict in eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrives in French Capital Paris for Normandy Four Talks - Video

The Normandy Format was created in 2014 to resolve the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The representatives of the Normandy Four states: Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, will participate in the talks. Their last previous meeting took place three years ago, in October 2016.

Putin meets Ukraine's Zelenskiy for first time at Paris peace summit

Russian President Valdimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time on Monday at a summit in Paris that aimed at...

FG to sign MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta

Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill in January...

FG to sign MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta January - Minister

The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rol...

FG to sign MoU on Ajaokuta Steel in January 2020 — Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Federal Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace

ICPC discovers projects in Imo without contract agreement

A team of the federal constituency Project tracking in Imo state, led by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC.

Father calls driver of car that fled scene in Brooklyn of daughter's death 'cowardly'

An off-duty officer was arrested and charged after a two-car crash in Brooklyn left a passenger dead and another person seriously injured.

Driver strikes mom and kid in East Harlem, killing 3-year-old boy

Bertin DeJesus was in his stroller when a Ford F-150 driven by a 59-year-old man struck him and his mom near First Avenue and 116th Street about 9:35 a.m.

4-year-old twins free selves, climb to safety after dad dies in car crash

Authorities say the girls' father was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The accident is under investigation.

Rushden stabbing: Levi Davis 'killed after car crash'

Mother-of-two Levi Davis died during an argument after a collision on Saturday, police say.

YCSO: Man arrested after man with head trauma dies in Cornville

Officials were dispatched to a Cornville home around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday where a 22-year-old man was suffering from a severe head injury.

Princess Margaret's Love Affair with the Island of Mustique

On Mustique, the Princess could be wild and unrestrained—and truly herself.

Yoko Ono Pleads For Change In Gun Laws In The US On John Lennon’s 39th Death Anniversary

John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono has marked the 39th anniversary of the Beatles legend death by revealing she still feels "hollow" and misses him daily.Lennon was shot outside the couple's Dakota Buildin

Hawke sisters divided over will fight

BOB Hawke’s eldest daughter hopes claims the former prime minister dissuaded her sister from reporting an alleged rape by a Labor MP in the 1980s don’t change the way Australians view him.

Chris Cornell’s Widow Is Suing Soundgarden Over Missing Royalty Payments

Vicky Cornell is suing the remaining members of Soundgarden over missing royalty payments.

Pregnancy has been surreal for me, says Kalki Koechlin

She announced that she is pregnant with her first child, with due date in December.

Fowler out, Muhammad Nami in – here are few things you need to know about the new head of Nigeria's revenue-generating agency, FIRS

The Nigerian government has appointed Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman of the country's revenue-generating agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Buhari appoints new FIRS chairman

John Ameh, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has named Mr. Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. He replaces Mr. Tunde Fowler, whose tenure expired on Mon...

Buhari replaces Tunde Fowler as FIRS boss

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, December 9, replaced Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Tunde Fowler with Muhammad Nami.. Nami replaces Tunde Fowler whose tenure expired on Monday. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, said

Nigerians React As Buhari Replaces Babatunde Fowler As FIRS Chairman

The tenure of Babatunde Fowler as the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) ended today, with President Buhari opting not to reappoint him for a second tenure.

FIRS Chairman: Nigerians React As Buhari Nominates Fowler’s Replacement

The tenure of Babatunde Fowler as the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) ended today, with President Buhari opting not to reappoint him for a second tenure.

Help reform children in conflict with law – LRC

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Suaram wants to engage with home minister for human rights, says buck stops with him

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The home minister should meet and engage with civil society groups on human rights as many related problems fall under his ministry, watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) said today. Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said this year has been a busy one for the...

Afghan MPs Approve Law on Protection of Children

Afghan MPs have approved the Law on Protection of Child Rights--the Child Protection Act--on Monday after years of wrangling over the legal age of boys and girls.

Afghan MPs Approve Law on Protection of Children

Afghan MPs have approved the Law on Protection of Child Rights--the Child Protection Act--on Monday after years of wrangling over the legal age of boys and girls.

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

All practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas

Concerned EU weighs response to Turkey-Libya border deal

Brussels (AP) -

EU weighs response to Turkey-Libya maritime border deal

Brussels (AP) - European Union foreign ministers debated Monday how to respond to a controversial agreement between Turkey and Libya that could give Turkey access to a contested economic zone across the Mediterranean Sea.

Graft trial for Syrian President Assad’s uncle opens in Paris

Brussels: European Union foreign ministers debated Monday how to respond to a controversial agreement between Turkey and Libya that could give Turkey access to a contested economic zone across the Mediterranean Sea. The maritime border deal, endorsed by the Turkish parliament last week, has fueled tensions in Turkey’s long-running dispute with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt over oil

Turkey will always defend its interests, Defense Minister Akar says

Turkey is in favor of dialogue with regional actors when it comes to the Eastern Mediterranean, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, adding that the...

Greece and Turkey in War of Words over accusations of Greek army ‘war crimes’

Turkey’s constant efforts to distort historical facts are regretful and sadly expose it. As does its use of inappropriate expressions. We will not follow suit.

PM Khan inaugurates Pakistan's first 'Science and Technology Park'

Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Monday said that those people who abandon their vision do not succeed ever. READ MORE: Hospital management suspends medical

‘Follow your passion’: PM Imran tells success mantra to youth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the youth to follow their passion in order to succeed while addressing an event at the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST).

Follow your passion to succeed, PM Imran advises youth

Premier lauds Fawad Chaudhry for showing "passion for a ministry that no one cared about".

First batch of students graduate from Huawei ICT Academy at Kohat University

By Hamid Khan Wazir KOHAT, Pakistan: In what appears to be great development, the first batch of technologically-trained students has graduated from Huawei ICT Academy at Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST). The HCIA Certification Exam was conducted last week where 66 candidates enrolled in the first batch of training from which 55 took the exam, 48 passed and got the HCIA Certification. This Certification covers network fundamentals like connection methods of popular networks, their construction etc. The academy at Kohat University of Science and Technology located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat District was inaugurated in May 2019 by the Federal Minister Shehryar Khan Afridi and the Director of Huawei’s Enterprise Business Department Wang Xuesong with the aim to deliver technology trainings, encourage students to get certified and develop talent with practical skills for the ICT industry and community.

SDG Hackathon 2019 concludes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Dr Sania Nishtar, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, was the Chief Guest at the concluding Award Ceremony for the SDG Hackathon 2019 and the Women SDG Challenge Cup 2019, a premier tech initiative by Jazz in partnership with Code for Pakistan and OPEN Islamabad, held at the National Incubation Center in Islamabad on December 6, 7 and 8, 2019. Dr Nishtar, on behalf of the government of Pakistan, extended a hand of partnership, friendship, and collaboration, to the private sector and other stakeholders, to explore the unanswered set of questions in the framework of Ehsaas, which is the government’s new welfare program aimed at embracing innovation and helping the marginalized segments of the country. Saif Chi, CEO Huawei Pakistan was also present as a Guest of Honour, and generously provided giveaways for the winning teams. “We truly believe that Pakistan has great talent, a glimpse of which we witnessed today through the amazing ideas that…

Just eight people turn up to get a free cash handout in Ilkeston

It was available to pensioners living in a certain area

Ex-drugs gang member and former homeless man team up to help people living rough at Christmas

One of them was once locked up for his part in a sophisticated plot to pour £40,000 worth of cocaine into central Lancashire.

Bakery owner 'devastated' by demolition, says city must police absentee landlords

As Susan Adamucci drove her 12-year-old son to school last Wednesday, she heard on the radio that a building was in peril in downtown Buf...

Why your boss should let you work from home

Lancashire has one of the lowest percentage of employees working from home and it is about time the county’s businesses had a rethink argues CEO Toby Harper

Scrooges ban tenants from putting Christmas wreaths on their doors

They have been deemed a fire hazard.

Xiaomi takes on Apple in Japan with Mi Note 10 featuring 108-megapixel camera

The Mi Note 10 will cost approximately $486

Xiaomi Is The World's Fourth Largest Smartphone Maker

According to the official introduction, Xiasomi has become the world's foruth largest smartphone maker after Samsung, Apple, and Huawei.

China tech/Lenovo: battle standard

Beijing should remember that all armies depend on their supply lines

China to Lead World in 5G Scale: Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon

According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, 5G technology is expected to create more than 8 million jobs by 2030.

Huawei to roll out Harmony operating system to more products next year, but not phones and tablets

Huawei unveiled its proprietary OS in August as a possible alternative to Google’s Android, as it copes with trade restrictions by the United States that threatens to cut its access to technology made by U.S. firms

Traffic and transportation strategies for the 2020 Games

Innovative traffic and transportation management strategies are being developed to handle the surge in travelers and traffic during the games and the various trial events.

UMTA in the dog house

Proposed common ticket card, urban transport development fund remain on paper

PPP forum on exporting smart transport infra to be held

A forum on public-private partnerships for the export of smart technology-based public transport infrastructure is set to be held in Seoul on Thursday, the Seoul City government said Monday.  Hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the forum will look at emerging trends in smart transport systems, Seoul’s smart transport policies and the municipality’s support for private companies looking to br...

Ghana considering ‘sea bus’ system to fight consistent traffic, here’s how

The Coastal Development Authority in Ghana has said that it is considering a proposal to develop a ‘sea bus’ system to promote transportation between coastal regions.

Delhi fire tragedy: A tale of failed regulation and chaotic urbanisation

The political economy encourages vast, largely unregulated industrial activity, in utter violation of labour, safety and environment laws

Ensure your safety and security while Christmas shopping

These safety tips are aimed at contributing to the safety and security of people during the holiday season.

Better Business Bureau shares tips on how to avoid scams, thefts during holiday season

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is sharing tips on how to avoid popular scams and package thefts this holiday season.

Don’t let unwise December spending result in ‘Januworry’

Legodi cautioned against the services of loan sharks in January

7 easy things everyone can do to stay safer over the holidays

Enjoy your holiday while staying safe.

Shropshire Star comment: True cost of so-called bargains

In recent years, trading standards officers across the region have seized millions of pounds worth of fake goods.

Doug Ford goes back to the well on water bottling ban

The province has extended a moratorium on water bottling operations, but is it just a stall tactic?

Will States relax the rules on busking?

STREET entertainers will be allowed to use amplifiers while performing if proposals to relax Jersey’s busking laws are approved by the States this week.

Liberals move on tax cut for the middle-class in the Commons

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has tabled a motion in the House of Commons to move on the Liberal's promised tax cut for the middle class.

Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax cuts in January 2020

The Liberal government says Canadians would begin to see the impact of a proposed tax cut on their first pay stubs of the new year - as long as the party can get enough political rivals to help them deliver on one of their major campaign promises.

POLITICO Pro Sustainability Insights: Circular batteries boost — Chemicals leaks — COP update

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Swedbank revamps management after money laundering probe

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedbank (SWEDa.ST) said on Monday its chief risk officer was leaving as the Swedish bank’s new CEO revamps its structure to regain customer trust after a money laundering scandal sent its shares down 40% in the past year.

Swedbank cuts management team in revamp after laundering probe

Swedbank said on Monday its chief risk officer was leaving as the Swedish bank revamps its structure to regain customer trust after a money ...

Swedbank rejigs management structure; Baltic banking head leaves

Mubasher: Swedbank announced on Monday that its chief risk officer will leave, in the framework of the Swedish lender&rsquo;s plan to revamp its structure.

HSBC COO to Step Down, Amid Senior Management Changes

There’s been a number of changes to the senior management team at HSBC, which have been made as part of the next phase of the bank’s strategy.

City regulator toughens up financial accountability rules after scandals

Tougher accountability rules have today been extended to cover around 47,000 firms as the financial watchdog seeks to clean up the City’s reputation.

Thefts of defibrillators over weekend is criticised

CCTV footage shows two men stealing defibrillator from outside a shop in Drogheda

Stolen defibrillator found in Louth; One still missing in Wicklow

A potentially life-saving defibrillator, that was stolen from outside a shop in Co Louth, has been found.

'They took everything' - Mario Rosenstock's warning after burglary gang ransacked home as he watched TV

MARIO Rosenstock has told of his shock after raiders ransacked his home while he and his family were watching TV downstairs.

Disabled mother, 51, and her nine-year-old autistic son face a homeless Christmas after Hoover tumble dryer blaze destroyed their flat