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The family of fugitive Czech mobster Radovan Krejcir has called for better prison conditions for him, claiming his rights have been violated.

I've been pretty impressed by Smithies so far to be honest.

Can't disagree with anything being said about the rest of our pack last week though.

Statistics: Posted by JWarriors — Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:19 pm

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TOKYO—The name of Japan’s new imperial era, Reiwa, was announced on April Fools’ Day with great fanfare and a great big linguistic lie. The official government party line is that it translates as “Beautiful Harmony,” but what it means literally is more Orwellian: “Commanded Peace.”

The acute shortage of social housing units within the government’s stock of properties has meant that last year only one out of every 27 applicants on the waiting list was successful.  In 2018, the Housing Authority allocated 116 properties, which was less than half the number of social housing applications received during this period – which totalled 286.  Looking at the bigger picture, however, the situation is grimmer as the overall number of pending applications has reached 3,172 – 27 times the number of units allocated last year. Читать дальше...

1. Japan Has a New Emperor and a New Era, But a Dark Future  The Daily Beast
2. Japan Would Make Akihito Emperor, but She Called Him ‘Jimmy’  The New York Times
3. Japan Marks The End Of An Era With The Abdication Of Emperor Akihito | TIME  TIME
4. Akihito bows out, ushering in era for Japan's post-war generation | TheHill  The Hill
5. Your Wednesday Briefing  The New York Times
6. View full coverage on Google News

BAGHDAD. - The Islamic State group's elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda video released Monday, acknowledging IS's defeat in the Syrian town of Baghouz while threatening "revenge" attacks.

AMAZON was today accused of harming web users by selling books promoting anorexia. An MP blasted the internet giant for pushing products “which purport to show anorexia as a healthy lifestyle”. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock vowed to challenge the firm over the “alarming and distressing” revelations. Amazon sells several books labelled “pro-ana” which encourage […]

Several weeks back, Colin Marshall told you about an enterprising group of high school students in North Bergen, New Jersey who staged a dramatic production of Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien. And they did it on the cheap, creating costumes and props with donated and recycled materials. The production was praised by Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver alike. […]

G-Eazy hits Jimmy Kimmel with his latest single.
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The 32-year-old midfielder left Derby in the final hours of the January transfer window.

People have been flocking to social media to catch a glimpse of Transport for London's newest traffic reporters - seagulls who have been preening in front of a traffic camera.

President Donald Trump complained Tuesday that European countries are not carrying their weight in the effort to relocate captured Islamic State soldiers after the militant group’s physical territory in Syria crumbled earlier this year.

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – In reaction to today's developments in Latino American country of Venezuela, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said "chaos and violence can, by no means, be a solution to political differences in Venezuela."

"I think he's now right there with the best players in the world every single week who has a great chance to win," Rose told reporters.

Author Balli Kaur Jaswal's follow-up to "Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows" entertains and enlightens with a story of three sisters on a quest.

Omaha Beach is early 4-1 favorite from No. 12 post for Kentucky Derby

Joe Biden argued in a new interview that Congress would have "no alternative" but to begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump if the President obstructed justice in the special counsel investigation.

Revisiting nine economic indicators that Trump once found important.

Spurs transfer news: Norwich to hand Max Aarons a new deal Tottenham target Max Aarons has been brilliant for Norwich City this season. The English youngster has been linked with a move to Spurs, with Kieran Trippier being sold by Mauricio Pochettino, according to the Express. However, the Telegraph reports that the newly promoted side […] The post Newly-promoted side to offer 19-year-old new deal as Tottenham interested in Championship star appeared first on To The Lane And Back | Spurs Fan Blog | Opinions & Transfer News.

Ships and disaster response teams on the ready for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Odisha and West Bengal.

When was your ‘Leeds era’?

Or this weekend, if you prefer. I guess this is the "who's more shopworn" fight, or to establish which one of them may still have something akin to a...

General Motors will have a complete line of electric vehicles and that includes pickup trucks, CEO Mary Barra confirmed today. GM will not cede leadership in trucks or electric vehicles, Barra told investors on a call to discuss first-quarter earnings. Barra said further details on the development of its electric trucks will come later, but...