HANOI (Reuters) – A court in Vietnam sentenced one former official from state oil and gas group PetroVietnam to life in prison and another to 13 years on Monday for embezzlement and violating state rules amid a widespread corruption crackdown, state media said. [restrict] Dinh La Thang, a former politburo official and the most senior […]
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Freed California siblings face daunting road to recovery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thirteen siblings whose parents locked them away for years inside the family’s California home suffered the “ultimate betrayal” and will likely find it difficult to trust others, kidnapping survivor and advocate Elizabeth Smart said on Wednesday. [restrict] Smart, abducted as a teenager from her Utah home in 2002, nevertheless expressed optimism […]
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The Bitter Truth About Men & Women
Q. What should you do if you see your ex-husband rolling around in pain on the ground? A. Shoot him again. [restrict] Q. How can you tell when a man is well-hung? A. When you can just barely slip your finger in between his neck and the noose. Q. What do you call the useless […]
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the Golden Girls
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible!” Audrey Hepburn We were created for relationships. Some of you may remember the television sitcom Golden Girls. These retired women (60 and over) were all aging differently both in age and intelligence. Dorothy’s mother, Estelle, a feisty Italian woman with stories of Sicily, lived with them. […]
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horoscope
Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) – An intense conversation with a close friend or romantic partner could bring you closer to this person. You probably share a number of goals, Aries, and discussions could lead to how you could work together in order to make them happen for both of you. You’re more likely to take […]
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New calls for sugar tax after research finds more sugar in NZ soft drinks
AUCKLAND, 17 JANUARY 2018 (NZ HERALD) — The call for a sugar tax has been strengthened by a new study of New Zealand’s soft drinks which shows they contain more sugar than in other countries. The University of Waikato research found the drinks contained a higher amount of sugar than those in most other Western […]