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Commerce & industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman has a tough task at the WTO ministerial meeting , which kicks off on Tuesday. Before leaving for Kenya, she spoke to TOI on India’s strategy in an exclusive interview.

On Monday, Muslims in Ekiti state took to the streets on Monday, December 14, to protest the alleged seizure of their land located within the premises of Ola-Oluwa Muslims Grammar School on Ilawe road, Ado Ekiti, the state capital. According to them, Governor Fayose did call them for a meeting before taking over the land they acquired […]

Former Mars Hill Church senior pastor Mark Driscoll has filed incorporation papers in Phoenix for a new entity called The Trinity Church in Arizona, 14 months after he resigned his Seattle pulpit and just under a year after Mars Hill ceased to exist. The new entity will be a “Bible-based Christian church” with Driscoll and two other directors, each giving the address of Mark Driscoll Ministries in Phoenix. Driscoll and his family moved to the “Valley of the Sun” last summer. Former Mars Hill Church... Читать дальше...

Lord "Lucky" Lucan vanished in 1974 after the family nanny was murdered and his estranged wife Veronica was attacked in her London home

Recently, I came across a racist meme featuring my friend. His name is Darsh Preet Singh. For those who know Darsh, he is a kind and friendly person. In fact, Darsh's friends would tell you he's nicer than most anyone you know, if not everyone you know. He's also a son, a brother, a husband, a pioneer, a humanitarian. The list goes on. The meme -- which involved a picture of him playing basketball for Trinity University in our hometown of San Antonio, Texas -- painted him as a terrorist. Why? Because... Читать дальше...

The new federal government’s throne speech earlier this month included a pledge to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana

When was the last time anybody actually showed you how to wear deodorant? It seems self-explanatory: Take lid off. Wipe onto pit. Put lid back on. Smell good.

Fame won't bring you happiness - Cameron Diaz

Educate Inspire Change brings you 'Cameron Diaz Explaining Perfectly In 1 Minute How Fame Will Not Bring You Happiness.'This clip is part of a documentary called HUMAN.

For Cameron Diaz, fame does not equal happiness.

The actress got real about the true definition of joy for the film "Human," saying success isn't defined by admiration from others. Читать дальше...

A group of patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) were in for a special treat when they had the opportunity to meet Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole. 

(AP) — Investigators on Monday worked to uncover what ignited a fire at an abandoned home in central California that trapped a group of squatters, killing five people and critically injuring another who tried to flee out the only open window. Firefighters found the six victims in one of the bedrooms, where it appeared they were trying to smash a window to escape the flames and thick smoke engulfing the boarded-up home in Fresno on Sunday. Zavala's cousin, Juan Castillo Jr., told the newspaper that... Читать дальше...

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Bill Cosby is hitting back at some of his accusers in counterclaims filed Monday against their defamation lawsuit.

Numerous Cosby plaintiffs, confronted by statute of limitations defenses to alleging sexual assault against the comedian, have instead sued Cosby (and in some cases his legal team) for defamation over the comedian's denials of their allegations of abuse. Tamara Green filed one such complaint in December 2014, and Therese Serignese and Linda Traitz soon joined the lawsuit. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON--This past spring, a former cabinet minister had an extraordinary meeting with the inexperienced first-term President of Indonesia, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Upon his arrival at the President's office, the visitor quickly dispensed with any niceties and delivered a candid message bordering on insubordination to the head of state. "There is no nice way to say this," he told Jokowi. "You are not presidential material, and your political influence is very low. Not only are you not the most powerful... Читать дальше...

Liverpool act after supporters slam BBC's switching of game to kick-off time 90 minutes after last train leaves Exeter

Liberal activist Bertha Lewis, a friend of the mayor’s and his wife since the 1990s, blasted the de Blasio administration on Monday.

NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York noteerden maandag in het laatste handelsuur rond de slotstanden van vrijdag. Beleggers in de Verenigde Staten hielden hun kruit droog, in afwachting van het mogelijk historische rentebesluit dat later deze week op de agenda staat. De stevige daling van de olieprijs kwam voorlopig ten einde.

Erik Jones earned a driver rating of 117.9 in his first full year in the Truck series.

Senator Jim Nwobodo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party that was named by the former minister of state for finance, Bashir Yuguda, to have received N100 millions of fund  meant for the purchase of arms has denied to have received money. Nwobodo, however, admitted to had received N100 million from the former national chairman […]

26 yıl içinde bulunduğu terör örgütü PKK’da 18 yıl üst düzey yöneticilik yapan, elebaşı Abdullah Öcalan'ın kardeşi Osman Öcalan, PKK’nın tırmandırdığı terör olayları için “Bu savaşı Kürtler adına reddediyorum....Devamı için tıklayınız

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Monday it had approved China’s application for membership in the bank.

There’s still time before Christmas.

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There's some bad blood between Taylor Swift and a fellow artist amid allegations the Grammy-award winner and outspoken fair-pay advocate stole artwork to promote her hit album, "1989."

The NBA has a clear top four teams (although I would argue that the Thunder at four are sort of on their own tier a notch below the top three), but after that the next seven (you could argue 8-9) teams are in a bunch. They could be in almost any order and it would […]

Finals season is upon us, which means college students are likely putting sleep on the back-burner to load up on caffeine and head to the library. But before you skip those zzzz's, watch the video above to see Carol Ash, the director of Sleep Medicine at Meridian Health, to learn about some of the scary health effects of depriving yourself of some shuteye.

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Heading into the final days of the Paris climate conference, several potentially deal-breaking disagreements remained to be resolved. Island nations, threatened with inundation, wanted tougher temperature targets. The United States wanted stricter monitoring requirements, but, at the same time, insisted that major provisions of the pact be considered voluntary, so as to avoid the need for Senate approval. Poor countries wanted richer ones to make clear financial commitments, and richer ones refused to make them. Читать дальше...