Frank Furedi announces resignation from MCC Brussels after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’The head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite Brussels thinktank has quit, citing unpaid wages following the change of government in Hungary.Sociology professor Frank Furedi said he was resigning as executive…

Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages
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Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages

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Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked after 194-run loss at Lord’sWhite-ball coach Mike Hesson steps inPakistan have taken instant and dramatic action after back-to-back thrashings by England, ousting their head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and sending seven squad members home.The tourists lost by an innings in the series opener at…

Pakistan sack head coach and send seven players home after England Test series defeat
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Pakistan sack head coach and send seven players home after England Test series defeat

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The queen of country was interred next to her late husband in an intimate ceremony attended by close familyDolly Parton was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Nashville on Friday, her family has confirmed.The queen of country music, who died aged 80 on 25 August “after bravely facing a brief battle with…

Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral
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Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral

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The solution to today’s underwater conundrumsEarlier today I set you the following puzzles. Here they are again with the solutions.A fish is swimming in a tank that is two metres high, one metre across and one metre deep. The image below shows one path it swam. Continue reading...

Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle
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Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle

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Assisting an ageing loved one can start with small tasks but may lead to full-time caregiving that requires more supportHelping an ageing parent or loved one often begins with easy-to-field requests: Pick up a prescription. Drive them to a doctor’s appointment. Grab groceries.However, light tasks – just “helping…

Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job
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Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job

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There’s a committed performance from a spunky Adria Arjona in the Guest director Adam Wingard’s decent B-movie but it’s missing some sharper weaponryThere’s something rather fascinating about an indie director who heads to the A-list before returning to their roots, a wider skillset and different perspective…

Onslaught review – super soldier slasher doesn’t go hard enough
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Onslaught review – super soldier slasher doesn’t go hard enough

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It has been a tough transfer window for Marseille and a 2-0 defeat at Monaco suggests it could be a long seasonBy Get French Football NewsA humid night in Monaco provided an opportunity to gauge the temperature of the Marseille supporters. Despite the ban on away fans at the Stade Louis II, plenty were in attendance…

Marseille’s squad is being gutted but their manager is staying – for now
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Marseille’s squad is being gutted but their manager is staying – for now

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Former SCR Altach employee now banned worldwideMove follows pressure from players’ unionsFifa has extended worldwide the ban on a former match official and SCR Altach employee found guilty of taking secret videos and photographs of members of the club’s women’s team.In February, a regional court in Feldkirch…

Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria
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Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria

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Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatmentDoctors have developed a “superhuman” AI tool that can spot heart disease in less than two seconds.The groundbreaking technology has been trained on millions of patients and works by extracting more information from a…

‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds
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‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds

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Kyiv endures daytime strikes and air raid alerts as forces attempt to hold back new, high-speed Shahed dronesKyiv is enduring hours of daytime air raids and air raid warnings as Russia has fired 800 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in four days, using the faster weapons to sustain prolonged waves of attacksThe…

Russia fires 800 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in four days
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Russia fires 800 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in four days

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