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Marine fires up 1,000 horsepower engines before gliding at 30mph

World’s first flying soldier in action: Marine fires up 1,000 horsepower engines before gliding at 30mph and scaling an 8ft wall in jet pack Richard Browning, 39, flew across an assualt course on a rocket-fuelled suit  He was congratulated by military top brass and other spectators at the course  Demonstration took place at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Devon […]

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How 12 female reporters featured 18 times across three BBC News

The Barely a Bloke Corporation! How 12 different female reporters featured 18 times across three BBC News bulletins in one day Last Sunday’s lunchtime anchored by Carole Walker and featured three women   The sole male was business reporter Joe Miller, covering trade after Brexit  Insiders say men are being sidelined so air time can be given to female reporters It […]

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Students at posh Brooklyn prep school caught in blackface video

Administrators at Brooklyn’s posh Poly Prep Country Day School are scrambling to address a troubling video of two students prancing about in blackface, sources told The Post. Nearly 400 students held a sit-in at the Dyker Heights school Friday afternoon to protest what they said was a passive response from school brass. A portion of the video obtained by The […]

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More than $6K in Nourish Market Dollars spent at local farmers’ markets in 2018

There’s a colourful currency floating around local farmers’ markets in the Peterborough, giving those strickened by poverty or low income a chance to get to the market and purchase healthy local food. The Nourish Market Dollars program seems to be a win-win scenario — not only for consumers using the cash, but also farmers who accept it for fruits and vegetables they grow and bring to […]

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Winnipeggers brave extreme cold warning for 3rd annual Women’s March

Winnipeggers joined people from around the world in the third annual Women’s March outside the Manitoba Legislative Building on Saturday, despite an extreme cold warning. The dozens in attendance stood in temperatures that felt like -36 C with the wind chill. “There are women who are dealing with all sorts of things, so we can deal with the cold,” said Hailie Harrison, […]

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Mexico fuel pipeline blast kills 66, witnesses describe horror

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 66 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before the blast. Forensic experts filled body bags with charred human remains in the field where the explosion […]

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Clashes break out in France as 'yellow vests' stage latest protest

PARIS (Reuters) – Clashes broke out throughout France on Saturday, as an estimated 84,000 “yellow vests” demonstrators took to the streets in a 10th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The demonstrations passed off relatively peacefully in Paris where 7,000 turned up, although Reuters Television reporters saw scuffles briefly break out between police and demonstrators, some wearing […]

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Bolivia bus crash leaves 22 dead, 37 injured

LA PAZ, Bolivia – Police in Bolivia say a head-on highway collision between two buses has killed at least 22 people and injured 37 others. The accident occurred Saturday on the road to Challapata, a town about 250 kilometres (155 miles) from the main city of La Paz. Col. Freddy Betancur, commander of the police in the central Oruro region, […]

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World Economic Forum 2019: What to expect from this year’s summit

The world’s most rich and powerful business and political leaders will descend on Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, as the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum begins. The annual summit in the Swiss Alps takes place over four days. Celebrities, academics and members of the media are often invited to promote causes they support. President Donald Trump was the main […]

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