Police arrested a famous Myanmar actor Sunday, hours after two people were killed by gunfire as security forces used live and rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons and slingshots against protesters who were demonstrating against the military’s Feb. 1 coup. The actor, Lu Min, had taken part in protests in …
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The Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price has risen by 175% since 8 September. That’s when the company said parcel volumes had increased by 34% since the start of the first UK lockdown. The postal operator’s shares are now worth 170% more than they were one year ago. Positive trading …
Read More »While we were away we had our post redirected by Royal Mail. It turned out that the first ticket had been redirected but the second one was returned to … Source link
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A postcard sent by a D-Day hero to his family back in 1943 has finally made it to its destination. Almost 78 years since Bill Caldwell, then 18, sent the postcard to his uncle Fred, the note made it to Fred’s house. Unfortunately neither Fred nor Bill lived to see …
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It seems that people are increasingly turning to plants and gardening for consolation, exercise, and exploration during these pandemic times. Worlds of discovery await them. A serious gardener wears many hats: botanist, entomologist, weed scientist, plant pathologist, soil scientist, irrigation specialist. I also believe there is a back-to-the-land desire in …
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Apple has considerably strict guidelines around its App Store. Just last month, it removed a popular app for being named after a drug, a move which it had to reverse following backlash from the public. Now, the company is cracking down against apps with “irrationally high prices”. There have been …
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The creator of The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman, released a new cat-themed mobile word game called Kitty Letter earlier this week that feels like playing one of his silly comic strips. That feeling was intentional, Inman told me. “My comics have always been rhetorical,” he said. “You don’t interact with the …
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A rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower has bloomed for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Experts at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did not miss the flowering of Selenicereus wittii – an event which usually begins …
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Over 100 million workers across the world’s top economies will have to change occupations by 2030, disruption due to Covid-19 pandemic having accelerated current shifts in labor markets, consultant firm McKinsey & Company reports. The multinational corporate consulting firm has raised its previous forecast on how many workers may need …
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Chicago, United States: The latest report from Report Hive Research says the Courier Services Market will grow with a stable CAGR for the coming years. The publication offers a glimpse into the historical market data and the milestones it has reached. The report also includes an assessment of current market trends and dynamics …
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