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Translated by Ollie Richardson 21:57:02 21/11/2017 politnavigator.net Petro Poroshenko signed the law on the status of “participants of the Revolution of dignity” (the official propaganda term used by today’s Ukraine in reference to the far-right armed militants participants in the mass riots of autumn-winter of 2013-2014). This was reported on Facebook by the press service of […]

Last week's post ended with a view of Toulouse's old Roman wall.

Toulouse was integrated into the Roman empire during the 2nd century BC and boasted aqueducts, theatres, therms and a forum. Actually, it was the fourth largest city in the western half of the empire!

Toulouse changed hands quite few times. It became the capital of the Visigothic kingdom, which stretched from the Loire Valley to the Gibraltar Strait, in AD 418; part of the Merovingian kingdom 90 years later (thanks... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump on Tuesday implicitly endorsed Roy Moore, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
• "We don't need" the Democratic nominee Doug Jones to win the seat, Trump said.
• "He totally denies it," Trump said of allegations against Moore.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday implicitly endorsed Roy Moore, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama,... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump implicitly endorsed embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday.
• He said "we don't need" Democratic nominee Doug Jones to win the Senate seat from Alabama.
• "Roy Moore denies it — that's all I can say," Trump said of allegations against Moore. "And by the way, he totally denies it."

President Donald Trump implicitly endorsed embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday, telling... Читать дальше...

Hollywood and media stars are lashing out at the Federal Communications Commission, after Chairman Ajit Pai announced on Tuesday the FCC will vote next month to repeal its current net neutrality laws — preventing internet providers from slowing down or “throttling” service for certain competitors.

KEHRORE PAKKA, Pakistan — Kausar Parveen struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, raped by a religious cleric. Each time she begins to speak, she stops, swallows hard, wipes her tears and begins again. The boy fidgets with his scarf and looks over at his mother. “Did he touch you?’ He nods. “Did he hurt you when he touched you?” “Yes,” he whispers. “Did he rape you?” He buries his face in his scarf and nods yes. Читать дальше...

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NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill on Tuesday defended the promotion of a commanding officer who ran afoul of Mayor de Blasio earlier this year for downplaying a spike in sex attacks in his Brooklyn precinct. Veteran cop Peter Rose was elevated from captain to deputy inspector during a morning ceremony at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan....

Apple would rather miss another deadline than sell a half-baked product. The iPhone X maker disappointed customers over the weekend after announcing that its long-awaited smart speaker to rival the Amazon Echo and Google Home won’t be available for the holidays. “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the...

Courtois is due to fall out of contract in the summer of 2019 and the club have been trying to tie him down to a new long-term deal, but so far any talks have proved fruitless. 
 Real Madrid continue to be linked with the Belgium international and Chelsea may opt to sell next summer if no new deal can be reached rather than allow the 25-year-old to allow his contract to run down. 
 Courtois insists he is happy with the Premier League champions but remained coy when quizzed on a potential extension. Читать дальше...

John Lennon’s stolen belonging have been recovered by Berlin police.

According to the BBC, an unidentified 58-year-old man was arrested by police on suspicion of handling stolen goods, including more than 100 items stolen from Lennon’s estate. Recovered items included multiple pairs of eyeglasses, sheet music, diaries and a tape recording of a Beatles concert.

The items were stolen from Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono in New York in 2006, and were recovered from a Berlin auction house. They... Читать дальше...

Edmonton mayor Don Iveson hasn't completely shut the door on a potential joint-city 2026 Winter Olympics bid as Calgary continues with its bid.

The Israeli army has suspended an officer and reprimanded another after an incident in the occupied West Bank during which a Palestinian driver was killed, the military said on Tuesday.

The plea deal calls for a minimum prison sentence of 25 years. But the judge could go higher and set the minimum at 40 years.

John Lasseter, the chief creative officer at Walt Disney Co.'s Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, said in a memo to staff on Tuesday that he is taking a leave of absence amid what he detailed as "missteps" and difficult and painful conversations about his behavior toward staff. The news of the Pixar co-founder and "Toy Story" director, came as the Hollywood Reporter reported that Lasseter has, according to sources, a pattern of alleged misconduct that included grabbing, kissing, and making comments about physical appearance. Читать дальше...

Sixty percent of American women said they had been the victims of sexual harassment, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Of the women who said they had been harassed, 69 percent said it took place at work, 43 percent said it was in social settings, 45 percent said on the street and 15 percent...

Better late than never.

So here we go.  Straight down to the stats – you can do your own narrative whilst watching the boys whop Ware.  Though it would be remiss of me, nay negligent, not to herald bottom scrapers QPU who achieved an astonishing (and rare as rocking horse sh!t) win against the all conquering Lt Commander Data. Well done Mr Hat.   And up in Div 1 Urchin Yid is closing in fast on his old man and that other old man (the one from t’North) after 5 wins from the last 6.   Tickets... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Decades after they were banned from the airwaves, Big Tobacco companies return to prime-time television this weekend — but not by choice. Under court order, the tobacco industry for the first time will be forced to advertise the deadly, addictive effects of smoking, more than 11 years after a judge ruled that the companies had misled the public about the dangers of cigarettes. But years of legal pushback by the industry over every detail means the ads... Читать дальше...

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Disney Animation head and Toy Story director John Lasseter announced he is taking a six-month leave of absence from Pixar, which is owned by Disney, after "painful" conversations, The Hollywood Reporter writes. "It's never easy to face your missteps," he wrote in a memo to employees, adding: "It's been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel disrespected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent."

The top US telecom regulator formally unveiled plans Tuesday to roll back "net neutrality" rules adopted in 2015 aimed at treating all online traffic equally.

An online appeal to fund a child's surgery appears to have been sent from Secretary of State Jim Condos, but is fraudulent

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