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George Soros foundations now control $18 billion: reports by Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investor George Soros has transferred about $18 billion, the majority of his estimated fortune, to his Open Society Foundations, making them...

3 Delicious Weight Loss Shakes You Have to Try   Are you keeping up with your new year’s resolutions? How about your weight loss goals? Foods that help with weight loss used to be so boring. Salads,...

Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake   More than 100 have been injured and guests are believed trapped inside a partially collapsed hotel.   https://youtu.be/-L6qpsb2FgU   A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of...

Oil tanker spill threatens coastal areas in Greece's capital   A tanker carrying 2,500 tonnes of fuel sank off the island of Salamis on Sunday and local authorities rushed to tackle the contamination. But the spill...

Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt midterm elections   The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in "coordinated" political behaviour and appeared to be fake. Nearly 300,000 people...

US company throws "chip party" to implant microchips in staffers   About 50 employees at Three Square Market – a Wisconsin vending machine company – opt to implant RFID chips in their hands, allowing them to...

Is It Half Empty or Half Full? A Guide to the Best Menstrual Cups by Dale Harris   The Diva, the Keeper, Luna Sounds like the cast of a new hit reality show right? Wrong. While these names incorporate...

  Tracing the tangled tracks of humankind's evolutionary journey Hannah Devlin Science correspondent The path from ape to modern human is not a linear one. Hannah Devlin looks at what we know – and what might be...

Greece welcomes Macedonian move to settle name dispute Helena Smith in Athens   Balkan state considering alternative names such as Upper Macedonia or New Macedonia. Greece...

Taiwan ministry expresses 'deep concern' about Qualcomm's antitrust fine by Jess Macy Yu   TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s economics ministry said it is “deeply concerned” about the antitrust agency imposing a $775 million fine on Qualcomm...

Iran reiterates support for Syria in face of 'foreign aggression' Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent   Senior aide to Iranian supreme leader visits eastern Ghouta and meets Bashar al-Assad. Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior Iranian foreign policy official,...

Prisoners of Greek Islands   Refugee families trapped in Greek Islands are surviving various odds — from tackling violence to rape threats — with the hope that the European Union may agree to assimilate them into...

Hans Asperger 'collaborated with Nazis' in WWII   Asperger's syndrome was first identified by Prof Asperger in 1944   Newly uncovered documents suggest Hans Asperger, the paediatrician whose name describes a form of autism, was actively involved...

A look into how Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' is made   Makers of the ‘fire dragon’ say the humble but resilient materials for the dragon can, with expertise, be sculpted into a mighty creature. Work to...

business NRA Sues Insurance Broker Behind ‘Carry Guard’ Polly Mosendz   https://youtu.be/pK0eFHfUPrw The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA’s Carry Guard insurance program, which was advertised as the...

Who is speed skater Sven Kramer dating? Sven and his GF are so adorable together  Olivia Harvey   If you’ve been keeping up with the 2018 Winter Olympics (the Opening Ceremony was today, but the games started...

Humanitarian crisis looms as flow of Venezuelans into Colombia continues Claudi Pérez Living conditions are tough in border town of Cúcuta, across from the Simón Bolívar bridge. “Imagine a city the size of Barcelona that was...

Liquid water lake discovered on Mars   Scientists say have spotted what they say appears to be a large salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called...

Which Windows programs for more advanced users do you recommend? Jack Schofield   An earlier answer endorsed some programs for people setting up a new Windows PC, but Joakim would like some suggestions for more seasoned users. I’m...

Sacré blanc! Eiffel Tower remains closed as snow disrupts Paris   Traffic chaos in French capital as wintry weather hits country’s north.   The Eiffel Tower...

Read in Spanish Message to the OAS Urgently needed:  An Organization of Democratic American States, ODAS The Venezuelan tragedy continues marching towards civil war under the impotent eyes of the OAS. Yesterday a group of irresponsible governments:...

'Christ was the first exorcist': priest reports rising demand for the ritual Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome   Mexican priest who is teaching the ancient rite in Rome says it still has a place in the modern Catholic...

Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out   It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this...

Oh, Pippa Middleton – you should have gone full Eurotrash. Not be a Sloane married to a stuffed cashmere jumper Hadley Freeman Her honeymoon wardrobe of prissy dresses is the epitome of dull royal conformity. Plus:...