Tag: year
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British royals join Christmas party for mental health charity’s volunteers
Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate and his brother Harry joined in with a mental health charity's Christmas party on Monday, helping to make decorations. The trio launched the “Heads Together” campaign earlier this year to work with charities to help tackle the stigma of mental health in Britain.
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Ducks culled in Bulgaria after bird flu found on three farms
More than 4,000 ducks were culled in Bulgaria over the past few days after bird flu was found on three farms, the Bulgarian food safety agency said on Monday. “They were killed after a virulent bird flu was discovered,” Martin Radev, the agency spokesman said. “Most probably, it is H5N8 but I am still not…
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Players: Kerr’s marijuana admission could spark dialogue
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David West has undergone four surgeries in his long NBA career: left knee, right elbow and right foot twice to fix a couple of toes.
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Australian state reverses dog racing ban
The Australian state of New South Wales has reversed a ban on greyhound racing that was due to come into force on July 1 next year. State Premier Mike Baird, who has been under pressure from his own party on the issue, said the reprieve was a last chance for the industry to reform. In…
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Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle parts of themselves in an internal garbage disposal process.
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Global ad spend strengthens on U.S. demand: Zenith
Spending on global advertising will grow by a better-than-expected 4.4 percent this year, led by the United States, a leading forecaster said on Monday. Zenith, owned by France's Publicis , raised its global growth forecast for this year from the 4.1 percent it predicted in June, despite the uncertainty sparked by Britain's vote to leave…
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Global ad spend strengthens on U.S. demand: Zenith
Spending on global advertising will grow by a better-than-expected 4.4 percent this year, led by the United States, a leading forecaster said on Monday. Zenith, owned by France's Publicis , raised its global growth forecast for this year from the 4.1 percent it predicted in June, despite the uncertainty sparked by Britain's vote to leave…
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Valeant seeks waiver from lenders related to filing annual report
The company said earlier in the month that a delay in filing its annual report would put it at risk of a default on its $30 billion in debt. Valeant on Wednesday said it was seeking to extend the deadline for filing its annual report to May 31. “The company is comfortable with its current…
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Denmark tops global ‘happy’ index, Burundi at bottom
Denmark, closely followed by Switzerland, is again the happiest country in the world while crisis-torn Syria and Burundi are the most miserable, according to a global ranking released Wednesday. The 2016 World Happiness Report seeks to quantify happiness as a means of making societies healthier and more efficient. The United Nations published the first such…
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Denmark tops global ‘happy’ index, Burundi at bottom
Denmark, closely followed by Switzerland, is again the happiest country in the world while crisis-torn Syria and Burundi are the most miserable, according to a global ranking released Wednesday. The 2016 World Happiness Report seeks to quantify happiness as a means of making societies healthier and more efficient. The United Nations published the first such…