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Daughter of poisoned spy says she's recovering     Yulia Skripal said in statement released on Thursday by British police that her strength is growing daily and expressed gratitude to those who came to her aid. This is...

Five dead after climbing accident in Austrian Alps It was the deadliest climbing accident so far this season in the Austrian Alps, where several dozen mountaineering deaths are reported each summer. Five people were killed and...

Report says half of Africa facing "serious levels of hunger"   Only three of Africa's 54 countries - Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco - are considered to have low levels of hunger, according to a Global Hunger...

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis makes capital comprehensible By Mark Haskell Smith   Yanis Varoufakis, center, when he was Greece's finance minister in 2015. His new book is 'Talking to My Daughter About the Economy,...

The Guardian view on vaginal mesh implants: trust data and patients   Editorial The devices have benefited a large number of women – but thousands have suffered serious adverse effects. The numbers tell their own tale. Thousands...

Exclusive: Banco Sabadell mulls moving top management from Catalonia Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Banco Sabadell (SABE.MC) is considering moving some of its top management from Catalonia to Madrid, a source close to the board said...

Loukoumakis the dog recovers from Greek wildfire   The white poodle-cross had crawled into a brick-built hollow behind a garden barbeque area as the inferno raged around him in the town east of Athens last week. A...

'At home, we couldn’t get by': more Venezuelans flee as crisis deepens Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá, Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Dan Collyns in Lima and Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires As Venezuela falls...

Cleaning snails proves lucrative for Cameroon woman   A female entrepreneur in Cameroon ventures into cleaning and cooking snails and ends up making a fortune out of it.   Snails are mostly sold alive in West African markets...

Elton John Announces 300-Stop Farewell Tour, Retirement   Elton John announces he will retire after embarking on one final three-year, 300-stop world tour, “The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour”.   https://youtu.be/tvvCmO-s3wo ET Canada -  24 Ιαν 2018   Source: YouYube

At least 10 dead, thousands evacuated as massive wildfires hit California   More than a dozen wildfires fueled by powerful winds swept through California, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and forcing the evacuation of...

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...

Jury selection begins in US trial of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo'   The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, which is expected to last four months,...

US: North Korean leader begging for war UN Security Council emergency session condemns North Korea over its nuclear ambitions, with US saying 24 years of negotiations had failed. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley...

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...

Sonnet XVIII by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot...

We’re getting even closer to creating ‘superhumans’ By Matthew Dunn, News.com.au   The human race has come a very long way in a short amount of time, but what is coming around the corner will change everything...

US chefs put northern snakehead on the menu Authorities say the best way to control the invasive species of fish, is to eat them. The northern snakehead, or Channa argus, has joined a tankful of invasive...

New drug approved in Japan can kill flu in one day   Manufacturers of Xofluza say a single pill of the new drug will kill the flu virus in just a day. Scientist Ryosuke Yazawa in University...

Trudeau to talk NAFTA with Mexican president, U.S. vice president while in Peru   LIMA, Peru _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will aim to advance Canada’s position on the North American free trade talks when he...

1,000-year-old China Song dynasty bowl sells for record $37.7m   Bowl, originally designed to wash brushes, breaks record for Chinese porcelain, auction house Sotheby’s says. A 1,000-year-old bowl from China’s Song dynasty sold at auction for $37.7m...

The oil and gas industry must take cybersecurity seriously By Elizabeth Matsangou The very nature of the oil, gas and petrochemical industry means it is exceptionally vulnerable to attack, making robust cybersecurity a matter of life...

South Korean barista wows fans with latte art With meticulous strokes of tiny brushes and spoons, Lee recreates the likes of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night using thick cream stained with food colouring atop...

Flushing out 'zombie cells' could help stave off Parkinson's, study suggests Ian Sample   Possible approach to treating effects of neurodegenerative diseases – and even ageing – revealed by trial. In work that could open a new...