The State Department invoked an emergency provision in the Arms ...
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A close buddy of the groom Collins Too told The Standard of how he meets the bride.
Wedding called-off after bride requests for more time
Quick Glance: Wedding Cancelled Due to Request for More Time
- Nelly and Amos were scheduled to marry at the Church on Saturday, according to a wedding invite seen by The Standard.
- Pastor Clement Chalulot of Kapsoyo AGC Church expressed regret for the last-minute cancellation of the wedding.
- The bride's request for more time brought the entire plans to a halt.
- Six people die after a septic tank caved in at a wedding.
The White House hopes to jumpstart high-speed rail in the U.S ...
High-speed rail projects get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure money
Quick Glance: Investment Boost for High-Speed Rail Network
- Three billion US dollars for Brightline West, a proposed high-speed rail line from Las Vegas to Southern California, were announced this week by the White House.
- Two high-speed rail projects in Nevada and California are receiving significant financial support from Washington.
- The Biden administration has pledged over 6 billion US dollars in federal funding for high-speed rail to close the gap between the US and other developed nations in fast and reliable passenger services.
- The allocated funds will be used for the construction of a 171-mile segment between Merced and Bakersfield in California's Central Valley.
A moral panic around a new Grand Theft Auto? We are so back.
‘GTA VI’ Has Already Sparked a Bizarre Moral Panic Fit For Our Age
In view of the budget crisis, politicians from the Union and the FDP are ...
Where can the traffic light save?
“Pension would be the right adjustment screw”
Much has been made about how Americans feel bad about the state of the economy ...
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Americans are starting to feel better about the economy and inflation
A refinery that could make Nigeria self-sufficient in fuel receives its first delivery of ...
Nigeria takes major step towards once again producing refined oil
China is already the largest car manufacturer and exporter on the planet. But that's just a ...
Chinese cars
This is how China is preparing for the car tsunami
An Israeli mission to free hostages fails in the war against Hamas ...
Qassam Brigades show video
25-year-old Hamas hostage killed in liberation operation
Time magazine has named Taylor Swift its "Person of the Year" following her massive "The Eras Tour" success ...
Taylor Swift is a business leader
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European Union lawmakers struck a deal to pass the world’s first ...
European Union agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence
Quick Glance: Fears of Mass Layoffs as AI Advances Spawn New Review Jobs
- AI sparks job security concerns, but new roles emerge to review AI models.
- Emergence of generative AI stirs fears of disrupting professional jobs globally.
- Risk of AI displacing jobs, but also creates new roles focusing on AI model review.
- Regulators and AI ethicists call for transparency to ensure AI serves human interests.
Trade unions and employers have achieved a breakthrough in the ...
Agreement in the collective bargaining dispute in the public service of the federal states
"Love Story" actor Ryan O'Neal has died, his son Patrick O'Neal said in a post on Instagram on Friday.
'Love Story' actor Ryan O'Neal has died, his son says
The outburst comes as a growing number of X's biggest advertisers, including Disney ...
Elon Musk
Disney CEO Bob Iger "should be fired immediately"
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Urges Disney CEO's Immediate Resignation
- Elon Musk, Tesla owner, called for the immediate resignation of Disney's CEO on Thursday.
- Musk made a statement on X, expressing the need for the CEO to resign immediately.
- In a separate tweet, Musk questioned Disney's decision not to withdraw its advertising from Meta after New Mexico sued the social media giant over allegations of child sexual abuse protection failures.
- Disney representatives did not promptly respond to Axios' inquiry.
The city council wants to charge a whopping 18 euros per hour for parking SUVs - but not for Parisians ...
Planned tripling of parking fees for SUVs in Paris
In a groundbreaking doctoral study, artificial intelligence (AI) has ...
Combining artificial intelligence and spectral imaging accurately identifies skin cancer
About 1,200 people were killed by Hamas terrorists in their attack on October 7th ...
Targeted Hamas violence against women
"She's not a hostage, she's for raping"
Hardly any top politician experienced such a crash last year as Robert Habeck. But his next goal, as paradoxical as it may sound ...
Careers
Habeck's Hardening
The convoy is raising money for a worthy cause
More than 100 illuminated VW camper vans will be in Somerset this weekend
Record winnings in the “EuroMillions” draw: On Friday evening ...
Record Europot cracked
Austrian becomes a multimillionaire with 240 million euros
Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the country’s military warn that problems are growing as ...
Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine
Citizen's benefit recipient Franziska is furious. The job center refuses to ...
Citizen's benefit recipient rages at the job center
"They're sitting on the hook"
It is not surprising: Russian President Putin wants to be re-elected in the 2024 election ...
Presidential election 2024
Putin wants to run again
Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the top selling electric truck in the US through November ...
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Our children and young people can no longer read, says the Pisa study ...
After the Pisa study
NZZ editorial team recommends books for children and young people
This isn't a remake of the fun 2005 Brad-and-Ange movie ...
Prime Video’s Mr and Mrs Smith trailer shows off an exhilarating spinoff series with a twist
Quick Glance: Star-Studded Cast Confirmed for Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Prime Video reveals star-studded cast with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine
- Eight episodes, premiering on February 2, 2024 on Prime Video
- Created and executive produced by Donald Glover (Atlanta) and Francesca Sloane (Fargo)
Boeing (BA.N) is in advanced talks to sell around 80 wide-body 787 Dreamliner jets to Thai Airways ...
sources
Boeing closing in on Thai deal for 80 Dreamliners
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is arguing that Americans cannot just brush off former ...
Cheney
Trump’s comments must be taken ‘literally and seriously’
French far-right party denies irregularities in employment of parliamentary ...
Marine and Jean-Marie Le Pen to stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
Quick Glance: Increasing Acceptance of Rassemblement National as Governing Party
- Majority opinion in France leans towards Rassemblement National's ability to govern
- Recent events and party discipline boost Rassemblement National's standing
- Le Monde and Franceinfo's data confirms strong support for the far-right party
- Les Républicains and Rassemblement National demonstrate close ties against Emmanuel Macron
His best songs made you cry and raise a clenched fist at the same time ...
‘All punk power and visceral emotion’
farewell, Shane MacGowan, my Celtic soul brother
🇧🇼 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and Botswana are working on a bilateral deal to scrap visa requirements for each other's citizens.
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Africa Live: Mandela's home in disrepair 10 years after death - BBC News: A South African broadcaster finds a run-down, derelict house in Johannesburg - and ...
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Quick Glance: Koffi Olomide: Kenya Show in Chaos Over Debt
- Military apologizes for killing 85 innocent people
- Over 60 hospitalized after airstrike
- 250 soldiers return from DR Congo
- 133 suspected trafficking victims intercepted in South Africa
Body kit, original police look & legal tuning: The VW ID. Buzz von Irmscher is the 2023 “tune it safe” campaign car at the ...
ID. Buzz as hot as the police allow
The conversion work for the fast food branch next to the entrance at Kalten Markt is already underway.
Subway opens in the City-Center in Schwäbisch Gmünd
HP’s new ad campaign in Europe seems to be hoping to ...
HP ad campaign claims its printers are ‘made to be less hated’ following years of anti-consumer behavior
One of the biggest names in film meets one of the biggest names in games.
Jordan Peele and Hideo Kojima are collaborating on a horror game
Porsche defies the economic challenges and achieves considerable business success ...
Porsche pays employees record Christmas bonus despite economic pressure
Quick Glance: Porsche Pays Record Christmas Bonus Despite Economic Pressure
- Porsche achieves remarkable business success despite economic challenges.
- The generous Christmas bonus is unprecedented in the industry as a gesture of gratitude to the workforce.
- Despite supply shortages and rising costs, Porsche continues positive business development.
- Employees receive Christmas bonuses of up to 100 percent of their monthly salary.
Vladimir Putin is doing a lot to give his power apparatus a democratic appearance ...
Munz meets Russian candidate: Utopian mission
This woman wants Putin's power
Restoration and resale experts uncover near mint-condition 1982 Ford ...
Rare South African-built 1982 Ford Cortina 1-tonne bakkie sells for R190,000 in Scotland
The increase in citizens' allowance by twelve percent is a devastating signal from the ...
Citizens' allowance increase
Anyone who still suffers here is stupid
"My speech was actually longer than this year’s Call of Duty campaign," God of War voice actor Christopher Judge said at #TheGameAwards ... Show more
Can the U.S. economy achieve a much-hyped “soft landing”? Friday’s jobs ...
Is the US economy on track for a 'soft landing'? Friday's jobs report may offer clues
Quick Glance: US Job Growth: 199K Added, Unemployment Falls
- Last month, US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped.
- The unemployment rate fell from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far from a five-decade low in April.
- The unemployment rate has been below 4% for 22 months, the longest streak since the late 1960s.
- The economy and labor market are showing signs of slowing back to pre-pandemic levels as inflation decreases.
A kiwi gamer says he's spent around $16,000 on loot boxes, or virtual treasure chests ...
Kiwi gamer says he's spent $16,000 on loot boxes in video games
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and ‘Alan Wake 2’ won big, but ads, announcements and awards are a muddled blend.
The winners and losers of the Game Awards 2023
Quick Glance: Game Awards 2023: Mastering the Medley
- Image caption: Lorne Balfe is responsible for creating the Game of the Year medley at the Game Awards
- Celebration of the best games of the year at the Game Awards
- Music and sound are essential to games and are prominently featured at the 'Oscars of gaming'.
- The highlight of the evening is a medley featuring all the theme tunes of the six Game of the Year nominees.
Split over the leadership of Sam Altman, board members and executives turned on one another ...
Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Quick Glance: Regulatory Body Investigates Microsoft's OpenAI Connection
- The regulatory body is examining if Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI could impact the overall AI market.
- Microsoft emphasized the preservation of independence for both companies, despite owning a 49% stake in OpenAI.
- Questions are being raised about whether the partnership has led to an 'acquisition of control' and its potential impact on UK competition.
- Microsoft stated that the collaboration with OpenAI has 'driven more AI innovation and competition'.
"Today, GDP is already higher than it was before the Western sanctions attack ...
Putin suggests Russia's economic isolation is good for the country
Quick Glance: Ukraine Stalemate Favors Putin's War
- Ukraine is in a stalemate, favoring Putin's war.
- Ukraine faces challenges in convincing the West to continue arming its troops and battling entrenched Russian forces.
- After almost two years of war, Ukraine is confronted by enormous challenges, while Putin's strategy appears to be working.
- The next few months are unlikely to produce any surprising results, but Ukraine could hold its defensive positions and try another counteroffensive in the spring.
In reading and maths, the narrower focus on teaching to the test may well bear fruit – but will ...
OECD school tests show weighing the pig doesn't fatten it
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"I think it's really shabby to want to make savings for the poorest people now of all times in order to overcome the crisis ... Show more
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According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, AfD in Saxony is definitely right-wing extremist
Quick Glance: Verfassungsschutz: AfD Saxony Classified as Extremist
- The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Saxony has classified the regional branch of the AfD as confirmed extremist.
- The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution observed the Saxon AfD for four years and classified it as a suspected case since February 2021.
- The youth organization of the Saxon AfD was already classified as confirmed extremist in April.
The tensions within the industry were heavy in the air on Tuesday night.
The dark shadow over the NZ TV Awards
The French actor is under renewed pressure as a programme shows him sexually demeaning women.
Gérard Depardieu's obscene remarks shown in new documentary
Quick Glance: New Allegation of Sexual Assault Against Actor Gérard Depardieu
- Another actress has officially filed a complaint against Gérard Depardieu, alleging that the French star sexually assaulted her during the filming of the 2007 movie Disco.
- The details of Hélène Darras’s allegations against the French star will be revealed on the French investigative news show Complément d’Enquête on Thursday evening.
- Darras was 26 years old when she had a walk-on role as a contestant in a dance competition in Disco, a comedy in which Depardieu co-starred.
- Investigators are reviewing the complaint to determine whether to take action against Depardieu, although it may be barred by France’s statute of limitations.
The star and his wife made the "wonderful and humbling" donation to a company in Lancashire.
Hugh Grant donates £20k to free Burnley plumbing service
CosMc's, named after an obscure company mascot, is a bid for the speciality drinks market.
CosMc's
Customers flock to McDonald's new retro drinks brand
The French capital has had enough of large and heavy cars: ...
Three times as much as before
Paris wants to charge a parking fee of 18 euros per hour for SUVs
A fundraiser for a Deal or No Deal contestant with MND has passed £100,000. Read more: bbc.in/3Nkqmvc
Passengers travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town aboard Shosholoza Meyl had ...
Shosholoza Meyl's Joburg to Cape Town travellers forced to complete trip by bus
Hunter Biden's book may have convinced prosecutors to file criminal, rather than civil, charges, say experts ...
Hunter Biden criminal tax charges rare, say experts
Quick Glance: Hunter Biden Indicted on 9 Tax Offenses
- Court documents reveal: Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax offenses, including three felony counts.
- Charges include allegations of failure to pay taxes, failure to file tax returns, evasion of assessments, and submission of fraudulent forms.
- Indictment claims defendant spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle instead of paying taxes. Charges brought by special counsel David Weiss.
- White House declined to comment, referred NBC News to Hunter Biden's attorneys and the Justice Department.
The fencing was removed on Wednesday night
Popular footpath in Northampton reopens to the public two months after it was closed off by disgruntled landowner
The Berlin Administrative Court prohibits Humboldt ...
Biologist under attack
Marie-Luise Vollbrecht wins in court in the gender dispute against Humboldt-Uni
It's a crazy amount that has been on the old lady's bank statement since Monday: 194,904 euros ...
Grandma gives away almost all her lottery winnings
After the SPIEGEL report about harassment and violence on ...
Accusations against Til Schweiger
Being on set with residual alcohol "was unprofessional and stupid"
Kratos returns in God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla. The free roguelite-inspired DLC epilogue launches on 12th December.
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More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December, X CEO Linda Yaccarino said ...
More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December, CEO says
ETH is planning a location for artificial intelligence in Heilbronn. Six professorships are ...
ETH Zurich expands into Germany with money from Lidl billionaire
Quick Glance: ETH Zurich's Expansion in Germany with Lidl Billionaire Funding
- ETH plans artificial intelligence site in Heilbronn.
- Creation of six professorships in Zurich.
- Long-term partnership with the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.
- Twenty professorships planned, six in Zurich and the remaining in Heilbronn on the education campus.
While Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was nominated for seven categories at #TheGameAwards , from Game of The Year to Best Action/ Adventure, it didn’t snag a single award.
The parents said the flat is too far from their daughter's school and raised fears ...
Homeless family 'forced to accept' move to 'disgusting' home miles away
"Refaat Alareer embraced everything good and pure about Gaza and Palestine ...
'Huge Loss' as Gaza Luminary Refaat Alareer 'Assassinated' by Israel
GTA 6 will be the first GTA game a lot of us are old enough to legally buy: GTA fans are realising that GTA 6 will be the first game in the franchise they can ...
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The perils of telling advertisers to clear off | Business
Elon Musk’s X is especially vulnerable to an ad boycott
A Valrico family has operated the Burton Family Light Show since 2016.
Tampa Bay family competing for $50K on ABC’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’
Experts hope Redonda could be a ‘shining light’ for other Caribbean islands.
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24-year-old engineering student was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7
Taken captive
Sahar Baruch, went to get inhaler for brother
Quick Glance: Kidnapped: Sahar Baruch's Brave Act
- Sahar Baruch, 24, was taken hostage during an attack on Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7 by Hamas terrorists.
- The Ben-Gurion University engineering student, along with his grandmother and soldier brother, was involved in the incident.
- During the attack, Sahar courageously re-entered his burning grandmother's house in search of medication for his brother.
- The tragic events resulted in the deaths of Sahar's brother and grandmother, and Sahar's abduction to Gaza.
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