February 2018
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A gang of heavily armed robbers in August 1963 snatched a whooping £2.6 million pounds from a Royal Mail train heading to London from Glasgow but that wasn’t news, actually. Image: Bruce Reynolds During the ill-fated robbery, Jack Mills, who was the train driver, got beaten black and blue with metal bars which injured him…
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The United Nations on Saturday passed a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, but Western diplomats said they were skeptical the Syrian regime would actually end its ferocious assault on the rebel-held suburb of Eastern Ghouta. After days of intense negotiations, Russia agreed not use its veto to scuttle the UN security council resolution, which…
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Warren Buffet believes investors do not need to be brilliant to do well in the financial markets. The Oracle of Omaha made a winning 10-year bet with Protégé Partners in Dec. 2007 that the S&P 500 would outperform a basket of fund of hedge funds. But perhaps more interesting than how a simple index fund…
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Emma Chambers, the British actor best known for her roles in The Vicar of Dibley and Notting Hill, has died aged 53. Image: Emma Chambers A statement from her agency said: “Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work. She brought laughter and joy to many, and will be greatly missed.” Born in Doncaster, Chambers trained…
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A statement from Russian Bobsled Federation president Alexander Zubkov confirms a second Russian athlete has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, just a day before the International Olympic Committee’s executive board is to decide whether to reinstate the country for Sunday’s closing ceremony. Zubkov said on Friday that a drug-test sample that pilot…
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A food bank in Germany has received huge backlash for turning down requests for services from foreigners. Located in the western part of Essen and popular among charity-seekers, the company said it reached a decision to stop serving more foreigners, who make up a growing percentage of its users, because young foreign men often scare away…
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A combo of satellite images released by Digital Globe on 2 December, 2017 and 19 February, 2018 confirms the government of Myanmar is destroying every trace of evidence left in Thit Tone Nar Gwa Son village, a predominantly Muslim community about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Maungdaw, Rakhine state, where mass atrocities were committed.…
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Ten drug suspects were killed by policemen, while 63 others were arrested during close to 50 operations undertaken simultaneously in different Bulacan towns from Tuesday midnight (Feb. 20) to Wednesday midnight (Feb. 21). Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., Bulacan police director, said the slain suspects fired first. A suspect identified only as “Barik” was killed in Guiguinto town,…
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Dear Hollywood, I can’t help notice that there’s something different about you. It started with Carol (2015) bagging six Oscar nominations in 2016. Then it was with Moonlight (2016) with five nominations and three wins. And now, Call Me By Your Name (2017) is in the running for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture this year. But Call Me By Your Name seems to…
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1. The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History. 2. The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile. 3. The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland. 4. The place known as the Garden of England is Kent. 5. The tallest tower in the world…
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Eric Lefkofsky is a Chicago-based serial entrepreneur, founder, and co-founder of many large businesses. Eric Lefkofsky is a trustee of the Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Hospital, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as the World Business Chicago. Eric Lefkofsky is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Steppenwolf…
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The height of bad luck… Your battery is at 2% and you see your boss upload pictures of himself and his family… Wanting to impress him, you quickly comment “cool pics” but auto correct changes it to “cool pigs”… Just as your battery runs out.
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