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Did anybody watch the BBC's The City and the City recently? I read the book a few years ago, which I recommend, and watched the first episode on iPlayer last week, which was pretty good if a bit reliant on voiceover narration.

It's a police procedural set in two cities that largely co-exist in the same space. For people living in either of the the two cities to be able to cope with this complex situation, they have to able to 'unsee' the other city, pretending that its sights and sounds are invisible/inaudible to them... Читать дальше...

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• The Bank of England has been criticised by a leading think-tank for being "dangerously ill-equipped" to deal with the next recession to hit the UK.
• A report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) argues that the bank has kept interest rates too low for too long, and is setting itself for a "car crash" when the economy hits trouble.
• Rates need to be much higher — as high as 5% — it argues.

LONDON — The Bank... Читать дальше...

In spite of denials, EPA chief Scott Pruitt did meet in his office last year with a veteran Washington lobbyist tied to the bargain-priced condo where he was living.

The federal government, through Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation (HOCSF), has abolished the disparity between Bsc/HND graduates across the country as contained in a circular dated Monday, March 26.

The federal government, through Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation (HOCSF), has abolished the embattled disparity between Bsc/HND graduates across the country as contained in a circular dated Monday, March 26.

Owing to its policy of open doors and ambitions to become a "humanitarian superpower" (as former Conservative Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt put it), Sweden is set to become the European nation with the largest proportion of Muslims, which according to a researcher is fraught with problems.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian court has found Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam guilty of attempted terrorist murder of police during a shootout with police in Brussels in March 2016, Belgian news agency Belga said on Monday.

Neither Abdeslam nor co-accused Sofien Ayari, who Belga said was also found guilty, were in court to hear the ruling on Monday. The judge was continuing to read the verdict.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Kate Middleton, duchesse de Cambridge et épouse du prince William, a donné naissance à un garçon lundi matin, a annoncé le palais de Kensington. Il s'agit du troisième enfant du couple royal.

Kate Middleton, la duchesse de Cambridge et épouse du prince William, a été admise lundi matin dans une maternité de Londres en vue de la naissance du troisième enfant du couple, a annoncé le palais de Kensington.

April 23 – The Europa League returns this week with the first legs of both semi-final matches. But for a brief time last week, it appeared there might not be a cup to hand to the eventual winner.

Tech giant Facebook has opposed calls by Australian media companies for digital platforms to be regulated, amid an inquiry into their impact on competition in news and advertising markets.

Governor Rochas Okorocha said the governors - Sam Mbakwe, Evan Enwerem, Achike Udenwa, and Ikedi Ohakim - have been over-estimated on how wealthy they have became after leaving office as governors of Imo state.

Governor Rochas Okorocha said the governors - Sam Mbakwe, Evan Enwerem, Achike Udenwa, and Ikedi Ohakim - have been over-estimated on how wealthy they have became after leaving office as governors of Imo state.

Seven people were reportedly killed on the morning of Sunday, April 22, after two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in Bama, Borno state. Dozen were also injured and currently receiving treatment in Bama hospital.

Seven people were reportedly killed on the morning of Sunday, April 22, after two suicide bombers attacked a mosque in Bama, Borno state. Dozen were also injured and currently receiving treatment in Bama hospital.

Heathcliff Farrugia has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the MGA with effect from April 24, by the Malta Gaming Authority board after consultation with Parliamentary Secretary Silvio Schembri.  He succeeds Joseph Cuschieri, who earlier this month was appointed chief executive officer of the Malta Financial Services Authority. Mr Farrugia has held various senior executive positions both within the private and the public sector. In 2014, Mr Farrugia joined the Gaming Authority in the role of Chief Operations Officer... Читать дальше...

Wer sich einen Ferrari kauft, will in der Regel einen röhrenden Zwölfzylinder-Motor. Das ist Teil von Ferraris Geschäftsmodell: elegante, aber auch laute Supersportwagen. Ferrari-Geschäftsführer Sergio Marchionne bezeichnete vor zwei Jahren auf dem Genfer Autosalon die Vorstellung eines leisen Ferraris als „obszön“. Außerdem gab Marchionne zu, kein großer Fan von Elektroautos zu sein.

Detained Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, will be awarded UNESCO's World Press Freedom Prize, the United Nations' cultural body said Monday.

Mit dem 3:1-Heimerfolg über Nachzügler Altach hat Red Bull Salzburg am Sonntag einen großen Schritt zur erfolgreichen Titelverteidigung in der Fußball-Bundesliga getan und im Vorfeld des Europa-League-Halbfinales auch die Pflichtübung erledigt. "Das tut uns richtig gut - für die Tabelle und auch für das Gefühl, am Donnerstag in Marseille bestehen zu können", meinte Trainer Marco Rose.

A senior U.S. official has told reporters that foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations remain determined to oppose Russia’s efforts to “destabilize” nations around the world. “There was a G7 unity on opposing Russia’s malign behavior,” said the State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity on April 22, the […]

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The trailing pack of candidates in Mexico's July 1 presidential election on Sunday launched repeated attacks on the leftist front-runner in a first televised debate, putting him on the defensive without luring him out into an open verbal brawl. Race leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came under sustained fire from his nearest challenger Ricardo Anaya, who sold himself as the only viable alternative for the presidency, calling out his rival for evading questions and accusing him of hypocrisy. Читать дальше...

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