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Some voters in Tashkent have high hopes while others are more cynical that the flashy election will result in a new kind of politics.

Why Credit Suisse's spying scandal won't go away  Telegraph.co.ukView full coverage on Google News

Raunchiness has become a big seller in ugly holiday knitwear.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side That One Guy responding to various portions of the letter from members of Congress telling a private organization not to comment on copyright law:

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Security, Asia

How do their arms industries compare? 

Key Point: China's ability to manufucture weaponry is much more efficient and advanced than India's.

“Rich nation, strong army,” was the adage that drove Japanese modernization – both civilian and military – in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today it is a rallying cry for other Asian countries seeking great-nation status. A corollary to this saying might be that great nations have great arms industries. Читать дальше...

A seminal psychologist who explored the positive, creative and productive aspects of daydreaming has passed away at the age of 95

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Dubai got its first smart police station in 2017. And since then, many others have come up.

The world's first floating smart police station is coming at The Heart of Europe on the World Islands.

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Jon Jones has talked about potentially fighting at heavyweight for several years but the longest reigning 205-pound champion in UFC history has never actually made the move.

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The Raptors are banged up, the Mavericks are missing their MVP. Both teams meet this afternoon in Toronto with something to prove. Let’s watch.

Cultural intelligence is becoming an area of greater importance as the world changes at a faster pace and generates more risks.

Before negative thoughts lead to negative actions, you need to develop a strategy to clear your head.

Acknowledge the loss and embrace the possibilities

We are not seeing much evidence of shame in other modes of transport. The biggest source is cars and trucks.

The seven-site restaurant business employs 150-plus and could hit $10 million in sales within a couple of years.

From untimely deaths and heartbreaking bereavements to Hollywood success and happy ever afters, here's where the cast of Love Actually are now

In a joint statement issued Sunday afternoon, the ministers said the decision will "prevent millions of Syrians from receiving aid they urgently require."

A case was registered by the police after doctors at NIMS hospital here removed a bullet from a woman's body.According to Panjagutt Police, a woman named Asma Begum, who was suffering from back pain for the past two years visited NIMS hospital for treatment.The doctors after examining her found a bullet lodged in her body. The patient was operated upon and the bullet was taken out. The matter was reported to the police.A case has been registered under the Arms Act and police are investigating how the bullet got lodged in the woman's body.

The contrast couldn't be more stark: The crashing crescendo of political conflict culminating in the jarring impeachment of President Trump just as Americans begin to tie up the loose ends of the waning year and harken to the calming strains of "Silent Night."

If I were a cartoonist, I would draw a cartoon depicting President Trump in a business suit carrying a football down a field. The football would have all his accomplishments written on it. Behind him would be the Democratic Party, hanging onto his coattails, trying to stop him before he ...

Well done by the Sixers and the Well Fargo Center.

Sheriff’s office personnel along with the Lake Havasu City Fire Department responded to several 911 calls around 10 a.m. and found the downed aircraft on land near Pilot Rock.

Important matters of international security aren’t usually what sitting presidents discuss with 8-year-old girls. But on a fall day in 1961, John Kennedy felt compelled to do just that after receiving a letter written in pencil.

Gary Neville has reiterated the call for direct action against racism by players walking off the pitch – and admitted he was “ashamed” not to have done so in support of former team-mate Ashley Cole.

Could this break the promising prospect out of a cold spell?