Sri Lanka: hundreds of families missing after landslide buries three villages
The nation’s worst torrential rains for six years have forced tens of thousands from their homes...
The nation’s worst torrential rains for six years have forced tens of thousands from their homes...
A Japanese official who led the successful bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said on Wednesday the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) plans to investigate the bidding after questions were raised about payments by the bid committee. Media has reported the bid team made payments totaling more than $2 million to a Singapore bank account linked to Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former international athletics chief Lamine Diack. Japanese officials have said the payments were legitimate consultant's fees.
Clovis Christian Elementary and Junior High Principal Linda D'Amour can't say enough about Kokoricha, who has never finished lower than fourth in her five New Mexico bee appearances. [...] 13, Kokoricha aims to reach at least the semifinal round on her final opportunity in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which runs May 22-27 in Washington, D.C., and will air on ESPN beginning May 25. Kochoricha then spends each day getting up around 5:30 a.m., give or take an hour based on how much sleep she got the previous night... Читать дальше...
May you never have to pick between rent and makeup again.
BEAUTY PRODUCTS!!! SO MUCH FUN, RIGHT?!
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There's, like, so many lipsticks and moisturizers and nail polishes and stuff!
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But one should never have to pick between two essentials like lipstick and electricity.
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According to the Daily Mail, scientists in Sweden are working on a “cure” for pedophilia. The trial involves a drug that disrupts testosterone.
Forcing or persuading children to have sex is one of the worst things a person can do to them.
Sexual abuse causes serious emotional and physical harm, and can ruin a child’s capacity to have healthy relationships as an adult.
However, we mustn’t confuse all sexual abuse of children with pedophilia.
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School had been subject of parental rescue efforts.
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled the final version of a long-awaited and controversial rule to extend overtime pay to 4.2 million U.S. workers, which marks one of the administration’s most significant moves to address stagnant wages. The rule, which has drawn intense criticism from business groups and Republicans, doubles the maximum annual income a salaried worker can earn and still be automatically eligible for overtime pay from $23,660 to $47,476 and requires that threshold to be updated every three years. Читать дальше...
Take a moment to pause.... and think.
Stock up on the right gear to maximize your fun while playing in the waves this season.
Warning: The following contains major spoilers from the second season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. If you haven't tuned in yet, you may want to look away. Proceed with...
Officers were today called to a busy road bridge amid concerns for a woman.
Following a season during which the Crane Trust gave tours to 1,711 people and hosted another 300 VIP Crane Experience guests, the trust is introducing a new VIP Excursion Program that will offer unique ways to experience the prairie.
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Juicy cubes of tuna with a crunchy coating of chopped walnuts are cooked on skewers accompanied by thick rings of zucchini and plump, ripe grape tomatoes. Brown rice with chopped green peppers and onions makes a quick side dish.
It’s hard to imagine how an oil spill in the Amazon or a blanket of smog in China is linked to proposed $1.8 billion methanol plant in Kalama. But for filmmaker Josh Fox, they’re connected.
With spring and summer arriving, the air becomes warmer, the sun gets brighter and outdoor activities are more frequent. Naturally, your skin’s exposure to the sun increases during this time of year, which results in a greater risk of skin…
In the US, it's talked about, but privately, but in SA racism, sexism and classism are tackled head-on and unapologetically, says Olivia Exstrum.
MELBOURNE, Australia--Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s (GS) Australian asset management arm is considering the sale of the equities and fixed income businesses, according to a person familiar with the matter.
IT was dubbed a workers’ paradise, but what may have been Victoria’s best town survived only 60 years. Meet Yallourn, the town that powered Victoria.
In the world’s fastest-growing major economy, factories are running below capacity and companies aren’t spending. Exports are plummeting. Construction activity in the big cities has stalled. But paved roads are driving a different type of growth.
More than R1 million found in a black box inside a shopping trolley at a Pretoria East shopping mall has been forfeited to the State.
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KATY, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman hopes to find the original owner of a bracelet engraved with the name of her son, an Army veteran who was killed in Iraq, after it turned up hundreds of miles away in…