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Boris Johnson has arrived in Tehran, where he is expected to lobby for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman who has been imprisoned there for nearly two years. The foreign secretary landed in the Iranian capital on Saturday morning, where he will meet his counterpart, ...
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At least 14 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers have been killed and 53 injured in an attack by suspected rebels on their base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said on Friday. António Guterres, UN secretary-general, described the attack on Thursday evening in Semuliki, ...
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Uppsala University (UU) in Sweden released a long-awaited, damning report yesterday about two researchers who published a high-profile study about the dangers of microplastics—particles less than 5 millmeters in size—to fish in Science last year. An investigation by UU's Board for Investigation of ...
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The exchange of fire with Gaza is the latest outbreak of violence in the fallout from the decision by the US president, Donald Trump, to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Most countries around the world have not recognised Israel's 1967 annexation of East Jerusalem and maintain their embassies ...
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IN THE latest—and possibly most alarming—in a recent string of allegations of racism against airlines, two black musicians claim they were downgraded from business class on a British Airways-branded flight in South Africa to make room for a white woman. Thabo Mabogwane and Bongani Mohosana, ...
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Rules for working in a studio
Rules for working in a studio. Don't hide your work. Offer help. Ask for help. Tell the truth. Upgrade your tools. Don't hide your mistakes. Add energy, don't subtract it. Share. If you're not proud of it, don't ship it. Know the rules of your craft. Break the rules of your craft with intention. Make big promises.
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How to Fight in a Victorian Dress
When Mary Robinette Kowal and I were on tour together, she asked me to record something for a charity fundraiser: a video of me performing a karate kata in the Victorian dress I wore for our tour events. Being an author, of course I said yes. Because it immediately made me wonder—what would that be ...
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VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Exhausted fire crews made little headway on Friday in containing the most troublesome of six major wildfires burning in South California as dry winds fanned flames that ravaged avocado farms, racehorse stables and a retirement community.
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A storm fueled by greater awareness about sexual assault and harassment has been gaining momentum in the U.S. ever since a former Uber engineer named Susan Fowler hit "publish" on a post about her jarring experience inside the high-flying rideshare company. So many men have been swept up ...
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These states—Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan—are vastly different in size, budgetary resources, and political makeup. The common denominator has been their commitment to safeguarding their public employees' retirement systems by enacting reforms that are fiscally responsible. These states ...
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Subtle details about a polyelectrolyte's surrounding environment can dictate its structural features and potential applications. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface forces apparatus (SFA) measurements, and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are combined to study the structure of planar ...
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8 emerging trends in container orchestration
Building on our yearly reports on how our customers are using Docker in the real world, we are pleased to share our latest research into the use of orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and Amazon ECS.
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Pulkkanen leads the way in South Africa
Tapio Pulkkanen took no time adjusting to life on the European Tour as he fired a second-round 64 to open up a one-shot lead at the Joburg Open. The Finn claimed his Tour card by winning last season's Road to Oman and while he missed the cut at the UBS Hong Kong Open, he has truly found his ...
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APOD: 2017 December 9 - Stardust in Aries
Explanation: This composition in stardust covers over 8 degrees on the northern sky. The mosaicked field of view is west of the familiar Pleiades star cluster, toward the zodiacal constellation Aries and the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. At right in the deep skyscape is bluish Epsilon Arietis, a star visible ...
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Samsung is offering a killer trade-in deal for the Note 8 and Galaxy S8
If you've been thinking of buying a Samsung smartphone, today is your lucky day. Samsung just launched a holiday trade-in deal that can net you as much as $400 off the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and Galaxy Note 8. To acquire the full $400 discount, you must trade in a device that qualifies for the full ...
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In praise of openness | Vice-Chancellor's blog
My first full term in office has flown by. It has not allowed me to get a full picture of the collegiate university's activities, but it has served to confirm, in my mind, the excellent work that our students, lecturers, researchers, staff and alumni are involved in every day. The past two months have given me the ...
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Teenager Tries To Steal Booze, Despite Everyone In The Supermarket Watching Him
We're not sure if this is a fable of the power of persistence or the power of stupidity.
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