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Western states need united front against divisive China - Trudeau

Reuters 2021-12-26

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TORONTO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview aired on Saturday. Trudeau said China has been...

The Walls of Benin: Four Times Longer Than The Great Wall of China!

Ancient Origins 2021-12-25

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The Kingdom of Benin was an important African kingdom that flourished between the 13th and 19th centuries AD. Benin was located in the southwestern part of modern-day Nigeria, with Benin City as its capital. Benin City is perhaps best-known for a group of artefacts collectively known as the Benin...

Remembering Joan Didion: ‘Her ability to operate outside of herself was unparalleled’

The Guardian 2021-12-24

photo: Creative Commons / David Shankbone (1974–)

The American author was not only brilliant but also generous and kind to younger writers, writes Emma Brockes There is that famous photo of Joan Didion, taken in Malibu in 1976, in which she leans on a deck overlooking the beach, cigarette in hand, scotch glass at her elbow, and regards her family –...

How Netflix is changing the global entertainment industry

Business Insider 2021-12-24

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Netflix Netflix is writing the playbook for global entertainment. The streaming company reshaped the market for content and transformed its business in the process. It's exploring areas including video games for its next frontier. See more stories on Insider's business page. Since Netflix began its...

Kris Jenner, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian release 'Jingle Bells' song

CNN 2021-12-24

photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

(CNN)Kris Jenner is sharing her holiday spirit in song. The famous momager and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner empire released her...

Russian court fines Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles

FX Empire 2021-12-24

photo: AP / Jeff Chiu

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia. Moscow has increased pressure on big tech this year...

Pelé: Brazilian soccer legend out of hospital in time for Christmas

CNN 2021-12-24

photo: AP / Andre Penner

(CNN)Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has left the hospital where he was undergoing cancer treatment, he said in a tweet on Thursday. "The photo of me smiling is not in vain. As promised, I'm going to spend Christmas with my family. I'm going back home. Thank you for all the thoughtful messages," he...

History wars: What Putin's attempts to rewrite the past say about Russia's future

CNN 2021-12-24

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(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin's past came into sharper focus recently with the admission that, in the tumultuous days following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he earned cash on the side as a taxi driver. "Sometimes I had to moonlight and drive a taxi," Putin said in an excerpt of an...

Taiwan, Ukraine, and Huntington’s Clash of Civilisations Revisited

Quillette 2021-12-24

photo: AP / Alexei Alexandrov

An attack on Ukraine by the Russian forces massed on its eastern border would nakedly demonstrate the nature of President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarianism and, by extension, the nature of authoritarianism itself. The Russian state seeks control of Ukraine for reasons of power, and to assuage...

Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents

The Times of India 2021-12-24

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Canada met its target of granting 401,000 foreigners permanent residency in 2021 by focusing its efforts on temporary residents already in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on...

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