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Tallinn 2025 European Capital of Sport kicks off with skiing and Eurovision stars LORDI

This year, Estonian capital Tallinn is also the European Capital of Sport. To kick things off, the month of January is dedicated to skiing, with a full day of the sport set for Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) on January 18, including a live performance from Finland's 2006 Eurovision-winning metal band LORDI.

Cnet.com 

Honda 0 Vehicles Are Now Prototypes video

At CES 2025, CNET's Antuan Goodwin takes a look at the Honda 0 SUV and Honda 0 Saloon. Both cars are moving beyond concept vehicles and will be going into production.

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners - The Guardian

  1. Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners  The Guardian
  2. Muskmania couldn’t save Steve Reed from the farmers, or himself | John Crace  The Guardian
  3. Environment Secretary Steve Reed apologises to farmers for tax 'shock'  Sky News
  4. Food not nature should be farmers’ priority, says Environment Secretary  The Telegraph
  5. Editor’s View: Reed’s speech fails to match the moment  FarmersWeekly

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Q3 woes: Cement companies may face earnings downgrades again

Cement producers expect net profit declines in the December quarter, leading to earnings downgrades. Despite a 7-8% increase in sales volumes, revenues will remain flat. Ebitda for these companies may drop by 20-30%, while some profits could decline by 30-60%. Larger producers like UltraTech Cement and Ambuja Cements may fare better.

The National Interest 

450,000 Rounds Per Minute? Meet China's New "Metal Storm" Gun

The Chinese Communist Party is infamous for quite a few different transgressions and malign acts. Among these transgressions are their knockoffs and egregious copycatting of various Western products and technologies—as I personally witnessed repeatedly when I was an Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent serving on the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Team at the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Los Angeles Office.

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Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

170 million new jobs expected by 2030, but skills gap remains a concern: WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has reported in its latest evaluation that, due to technological advancements and geopolitical tensions shaping the future of jobs, approximately 170 million new job opportunities will be created by 2030. In the report released on Tuesday, January 9, the WEF explained that technological developments, geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and other […]

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Luysii.wordpress.com 

A religious exercise

My brother and I (both MDs) made sure our parents died at home.  My father was alert, comfortable and rational right up until the end in his 101st year.  Family visited and he and I watched a lot of pro football together.   One shot showed a bunch of half naked fans, torsos painted yellow […]

TheSun.co.uk 

Four iPhone tricks that still work even with DEAD battery including making payments and using genius location perk

EVEN if your iPhone is out of charge, it’s still plenty powerful.

There are a few clever iPhone features that still work even when you’ve run the battery right down.

AppleIf you’re bad at keeping your iPhone fully charged, there are some dead-battery tricks that you need to know about[/caption] The SunYou can set up a debit or credit card to work on public transport for when your iPhone is dead[/caption]

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