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Overnight on Thursday, the Met Office said much of the UK experienced temperatures near freezing

Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms and tried to "reduce violence" during huge democracy protests in 2019.

The Hobbit movies are a mixed Baggins indeed - at once thunderous and thin, like butter scraped over too much bread - but one sequence I love from The Desolation of Smaug is Bilbo searching Erebor for the Arkenstone, while trying not to rouse the titular dragon from his slumber. Don't Wake The Beast is sort of that sequence plus Spelunkified procgen levels and Thief-esque stealth mechanics.

On an upcoming episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 16,’ Abhishek Bachchan playfully claimed he's a better driver than his father, Amitabh Bachchan. He jokingly described his father as more of a "traffic warden" due to his tendency to correct other drivers on the road and ensure everyone follows traffic rules.

As Iran faces increasing tensions with the West and turmoil at home, a new exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is displaying Western artwork including pieces not seen by the public in at least a decade

The Met Office has issued alerts over very strong winds, heavy rain and even snow and freezing rain caused by the storm tomorrow

Jasprit Bumrah's spell left Australia scurrying for cover at 67 for 7 and helped India make an emphatic comeback.

iQOO all specs leaked ahead of December launch

In the Nifty50 index, 49 stocks closed in the green, while 1 stocks ended in the red.

The euro rate is standing still.

The news sparked a buzz on social media, with fans sharing humorous reactions, including a viral comment joking about sending him resumes.

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Experts were right. The era of elevated interest rates is coming to an end.

French pilot Timo Leonetti has been posthumously awarded four Junior world records by the FAI for distance flights in Brazil

I've watched with fascination and disgust as Russell Brand has transformed over the years from actor, to spiritual guru and conspirituality grifter (which includes hawking cryptocurrency), to—immediately following rape allegations—right-wing Jesus loving Christian MAGA darling. It should come as no surprise that Brand, no matter what identity he chooses, somehow always finds a way to spread conspiracy theories and sell useless crap. — Read the rest

What does democracy look like?

“This is what democracy looks like!” is a popular rallying cry of engaged democratic citizens across the globe. It refers to outbreaks of mass political action, episodes where large numbers of citizens gather in a public space to communicate a shared political message.

That we associate democracy with political demonstration is no surprise. After all, democracy is the rule of the people, and collective public action is a central way for citizens to make their voices heard. Читать дальше...

The Education Department has been trying to fix the bugs that plagued the revamped college financial aid form during its first attempt.

A hands-off policy on cannabis will be a bad outcome for a business already struggling with ambiguous laws.

Via a Google News search for "chemistry", this news via Student Life, the newspaper of Washington University: 

Think you know your Albion squad inside out? Test your knowledge in The Argus' new bingo-style quiz – guess the players' numbers and prove you’re a top fan.