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No stopping booming Britain: Rush to invest in UK as Brexit economy soars
BRITAIN is enjoying a Brexit boom fuelled by a series of major investment announcements. And official figures yesterday revealed that the economy is racing forward. GDP figures for the second quarter to the end of June showed that the economy grew by 0.6 per cent – defying the doom-laden warnings by Remain campaigners...
Мужчины, если вы увидели девушку, у которой есть такая ложбинка на животе, сразу раздевайте ее!
И вот почему… Исследователи из Гарварда пришли к сенсационному выводу – оказывает, мужчина считают девушек с такой ложбинкой самыми привлекательными. И кроме...
France church attack: Authorities close to identifying second attacker
French investigators believe they are close to identifying the second man who killed a priest in his own church on Tuesday, French media report. They believe he could be the same person as a man they have been hunting since last week after a tip-off. One of the two church attackers has already been named by police as...
North Korean ‘seeks asylum at S Korean consulate in Hong Kong’
A North Korean defector is reported to have sought asylum at the South Korean consulate in Hong Kong. Full details are unclear, but the South China Morning Post reported that he is believed to have come to Hong Kong to take part in an academic competition two weeks ago. Police patrols around the area have been boosted and...
Beatrix Potter’s hidden adult themes
Born 150 years ago on 28 July, the British children’s book author was far more subversive than you may have realised, writes Christian Blauvelt. “Your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs McGregor.” Old Mrs Rabbit’s frightful warning to her children Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and...
US election: We’ll carry Clinton to victory, says Obama
US President Barack Obama has implored voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory at the polls in November. Mr Obama praised Mrs Clinton at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, as the most qualified person ever to run for the White House. He said voters faced a choice between hope and fear,...
Authorities Raid Mosque in Northern Germany
Authorities in northern Germany say police have raided a mosque believed to be a "hot spot" for Islamic extremists in the city of Hildesheim. The interior ministry of Lower Saxony state said that the apartments of eight leading members of the "German-speaking Islam Circle Hildesheim" organization were also...
Смертник из Сирии совершил теракт в Германии
Теракт был совершен в немецком городе Ансбахе. Один человек погиб, еще 12 получили ранения. В одном из ресторанов города смертник привел в действие взрывное устройство и погиб...
US election: Trump ‘encourages Russia to hack Clinton emails’
Donald Trump has "actively encouraged" foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation into her private email server as they contained private details. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to...
UK economy sped up in the Brexit vote run-up
Britain's economy grew faster than expected in the three months through June — by 0.6 percent — helped by the biggest upturn in industrial production since 1999, according to the Office for National Statistics. GDP growth was up from the first quarter's 0.4 percent and above analyst forecasts of 0.5 percent....
The Latest: Polish Bishops Vow to ‘Listen Carefully’ to Pope
The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Poland for World Youth Day events (all times local): 7:35 p.m. Pope Francis has prayed by the relics of the late pope from Poland, St. John Paul II, at the Wawel Cathedral and has met with Poland's bishops who vowed to "listen carefully" to his teaching. Francis came on a...
Dances with Wolves actor Chief David Bald Eagle dies at 97
Native American Chief David Bald Eagle, who appeared in the Oscar-winning 1990 film Dances With Wolves, has died aged 97. The grandson of Chief White Bull, who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, Bald Eagle appeared in more than 40 films. He went on to become the face of South Dakota's Lakota people. He died...