Thursday, 23 November 2017

Uma Thurman vents anger at Weinstein

The actress wishes a happy Thanksgiving to all "except you Harvey and all your wicked conspirators".

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Revolut now has a million customers for its banking alternative

 Fintech startup Revolut has reached a big milestone. The company now has over a million customers across Europe two years and a half after launch. The company says that customers have saved $160 million in foreign exchange fees compared to a traditional bank account (£120 million). The startup tries to match the interbank rates as much as possible and charges 0.5 percent on your transaction… Read More


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Rights groups say outside monitors needed for Rohingya return to Myanmar

YANGON (Reuters) - Human rights groups called on Friday for international agencies to be allowed to monitor the planned repatriation of hundreds of thousands Rohingya Muslim from Bangladesh to the homes they fled in Myanmar during the past three months.


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Venezuela's Maduro keeps eye on prize: 2018 presidential vote

CARACAS (Reuters) - Just months ago, with crowds of protesters baying on the streets for the resignation of the "dictator" and "murderer," Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked like a goner.


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Mnangagwa told Mugabe he will be safe in Zimbabwe: state media

HARARE (Reuters) - Incoming Zimbabwe leader Emmerson Mnangagwa assured former president Robert Mugabe he and his family would be safe in the country when the two men spoke for the first time since Mnangagwa returned home this week, state media said on Friday.


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This cheese truck crashed and everyone raced to make the same joke

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When a truck carrying about 30 tonnes of cheese flips on a highway, people break out some really grating puns.

On Friday, a B-Double semi-trailer carrying approximately 30 tonnes of as-yet-undetermined cheese rolled and blocked the Hume Highway near Goulburn, Australia, according NSW Police.

Luckily, no one was hurt, and emergency services arrived at the scene south of Breadalbane at 8.10 a.m. AEDT. NSW Police said that work was underway to "remove the cheese and salvage the truck." Yes, in that order. Priorities.

Because people can't help themselves, everyone raced to make the worst cheese joke. Read more...

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CBS, Dish agree carriage terms; blackout ends

(Reuters) - CBS Corp and Dish Network Corp resolved a dispute over the fees the satellite TV provider pays to the broadcaster, ending a blackout that affected nearly 3 million customers across 26 states.


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