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Let us lay the impeachment melodrama aside and address the safety, security and future of the country.

Dem and GOP senators criticized a White House briefing on Qassem Soleimani's killing, which did not specify any "imminent threat" on US interests.

• Senators were given a classified briefing by the White House informing them of the decision to assassinate top military commander Qassem Soleimani last Friday.
• Many of them criticized the lack of evidence specifying an "imminent threat" that Soleimani posed to US interests around the region.
• This exposes a gaping loophole in the Trump administration's decision to kill Soleimani, which has prompted Iranian missile strikes on two military bases housing US troops.
• Sen. Читать дальше...

Bhumi Pednekar took to her Instagram handle on Thursday to share her emotions after attending the screening of 'Chhapaak'.She posted a picture with the inspiration behind the movie Laxmi Agarwal and wrote, "It took me a few hours to settle after watching #Chhapaak. The film leaves you completely overwhelmed. Thank you for making this. A beautiful and important story, full of courage and hope."The movie, directed by Meghna Gulzar, is set to hit the theatres on Friday and just a day before Bhumi got all emotional with the narrative. Читать дальше...

Diamond trading seasonally quiet, but diamantaires in positive mood as they return from New Year break. Dealers waiting for memo sale results to assess holiday season. Concern that US economic growth will slow in 2020 election year. Optimism for mainland China during Jan. 25 lunar festival. Hong Kong retail sluggish. Manufacturers cautious about raising factory production, despite expected 1Q inve...

MEGHAN and Prince Harry have revealed the real reason why they relocated from Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage, after speculation the couple could not stand living in the claustrophobic royal bubble in London.

As the shift away from single use plastic increases, there is a warning that using alternative materials could be causing more damage to the environment.

McLaren's Lando Norris says he has a "strong list" of areas to improve his performance ahead of his second Formula 1 season in 2020

We must teach tolerance, mutual respect and basic decency.

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On Wednesday (8th January), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they will be stepping down from their ‘senior royal’ positions. ‘After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,’ read their statement. ‘We intend […]

Santosh Sahukhala became the first footballer to score 100 goals in league after he netted the equaliser as Chyasal Youth Club played a 2-2 draw against Nepal Police Club in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League here at the Dasharath Stadium today.

'A novel coronavirus could not be ruled out,' says the WHO

Significant hydropower potential may lie in deglacierising areas, new research has suggested, with the authors stating that while dams cannot replace glaciers, they may be able to help

ABC will follow up its successful live staging of The Little Mermaid with a live monster musical — Young Frankenstein.   The...

The normal football thing to say is that you’re only focused on the thing immediately in front of you — the next practice, the next game. But Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t mind admitting he’s thinking about what might come down the road — the possibility of winning his second Super Bowl. “It’s on my [more]

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator also insisted that Britain’s goal to have a full free trade deal by the end of the year was unrealistic.

A missing 14-year-old girl from Crawley has been found safe and well, Sussex Police has confirmed.

Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl from Crawley, who hasn't been seen since Monday (January 6).

You probably didn’t need a reason to have a Mediclaim policy. A significant part of the Indian and world population is falling prey to various critical health conditions, and so, treating them has become increasingly expensive. This is where the help of a reliable medical insurance pitch in. Given that there are so many types…

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex 'step back' from royal duties, rumours abound that they will move overseas

A mum has told how her young son has been left traumatised after he was pulled from his bed to escape a raging fireball outside his house.

Netflix is fascinating because it’s a black box. The company’s a major cultural presence, spending around $15 billion to make films and TV shows in 2019, but we don’t really know why it makes its decisions. Its internal workings are closely-held secrets. It claims third-party estimates of its viewership figures are inaccurate, so we see only what it does, and what it pays to create, and occasionally, when the company feels like it, we see press releases about its greatest successes. One assumes these press releases are honest. Читать дальше...

In the early 1980s, a young Taiwanese student newly enrolled at the London School of Economics heard a knock at her dormitory door. A pair of bedraggled British students were there to ask Tsai Ing-wen if she wanted to subscribe to a newspaper. In the spirit of collegiality, she readily agreed. “It was only later…

In less than five years, Liverpool have gone from eighth place in the Premier League and a mile away from the top European clubs, with no pulling power in the transfer market, to being the best team in the world – with a net spend that equates to a club fighting relegation. The figures on […]