Saturday, 27 December 2014

The world’s happiest places

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         The world’s happiest places The World Happiness Report, released in September 2013 by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, measured the wellbeing of residents in more than 150 countries, based on six key factors: GDP per capita, healthy...

Friday, 26 December 2014

The 10 best books of 2014

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10. Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings The Book of Night Women, James’ haunting novel set on a Jamaican slave plantation at the turn of the 19th Century, involved a secret sisterhood of slave women fomenting revolt. A Brief History of Seven Killings begins during another...

2014 Boxing Day; Family Puzzler

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This is the festive quiz for people who don't like festive quizzesThis is the festive quiz for people who don't like festive quizzes because they worry they won't know the answers. In my quiz, no-one is expected to know the answers.Boxing Day wouldn't be Boxing Day without my annual Family Puzzler...

Jackie Chan's son Jaycee charged with drug offence

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Jackie Chan's son Jaycee charged with drug offence Police say that Jaycee Chan tested positive for marijuana in August Continue reading the main sto The son of Hollywood actor Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offence, Chinese prosecutors in Beijing say. Jaycee Chan, 32, is accused of sheltering...

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Technology giant Apple says it cannot sell products online in Russia

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Technology giant Apple says it cannot sell products online in Russia because the rouble's value is too volatile for it to set prices. Rouble turmoil leads to Apple halting online sales in Russia. The company stopped sales of its iPhones, iPads and other products in the country after a day in...

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Healthier You – Fitness Steps

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Healthier You – Fitness Steps Your fitness isn’t only a reflection of the number of hours you’ve spent in the gym and the healthy food you’ve been eating. A large number of tiny, external factors affect your fitness like lack of sleep, stress, sedentary lifestyle, etc. A...

Monday, 15 December 2014

Patoranking Wins Big At Headies

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Patoranking Wins Big At Headies BY EMMZZY SUCCESS .  DEC 15, 2014 Reggae and Dance Hall music star, Patoranking ran out the most winner at the 2014 Headies Awards held over the weekend, as the sensational singer took home the statuettes for the Best Collabo, Best...

Oil Workers’ Strike Triggers Panic Buying Of Petrol In Nigeria’s Capital

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Nigerian Oil workers have commenced an indefinite strike to protest what they called an unfair labour practice and non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill. According to officials of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior...

Sony Pictures has contacted some US news outlets in an attempt to limit the damage caused by the hacking of its internal computer system last month.

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Sony Pictures cautions press over hacking leaks Newly released emails reveal George Clooney's disappointment at how The Monuments Men was received Continue reading the main story Sony Pictures has contacted some US news outlets in an attempt to limit the damage caused by the hacking of its internal...

Sunday, 14 December 2014

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Tanzania's albino community: 'Killed like animal. Mtobi Namigambo, a fisherman by trade, sits calmly on a stool outside his mud house in Ukerewe island.People with albinism face prejudice and death in Tanzania. A new campaign is now being launched to end hostility towards the tinycommunity of about...

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Marco Polo brings Mongol empire to Netflix By Genevieve HassanEntertainment reporter, success Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy stars as Marco Polo in the 10-part series Continue reading the main stor Following on from the success of its original dramas House of Cards and Orange is the New Black,...

Saturday, 13 December 2014

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Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways   By Smitha MundasadHealth reporter,Success HEALTH Restaurants will have to declare common allergens - including crustaceans Continue reading the main s Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers...

Afghanistan attacks kill 20 on day of violence

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Afghanistan attacks kill 20 on day of violence Soldiers secure the scene of the bus attack in Kabul Continue reading the main story Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan have been accused of killing 12 landmine clearers on a day of attacks that saw at least eight other people killed. Another 12 mine clearers...

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Ebola drains already weak West African health systems By Farouk Chothia EMMZZY SUCCESS:NEWS Abba Abashi, Liberian-Nigerian student: "My mum caught me crying" Continue reading the main story The deadly Ebola virus ravaging Sierra Leone and Liberia has pushed already weak healthcare systems...

Africa in pictures:2014:A selection of photos from around the African continent this week:

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Africa in pictures:2014 BY EMMZZY SUCCESS PUBLISH. A selection of photos from around the African continent this week: A woman shows her political allegiance at the national congress of Zimbabwe's ruling  Zanu-PF party in the capital, Harare, on SaturdaywMore than  10,000 delegates...

Friday, 12 December 2014

US Senate backs further defence spending for anti-IS fight

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US Senate backs further defence spending for anti-IS fight The US has launched air strikes and missile attacks on Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria Continue reading the main story The US Senate has approved a new annual defence bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (IS...

Teach your old house some new tricks

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(Jibo) In the years following World War II, a veritable invasion of time- and labour-saving devices took place in the world’s households. Freed from the yoke of war and perhaps inspired by Atomic Age and Space Race fervour, major electronics and appliance manufacturers went into...
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