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Hotel chains apologize after video shows how luxury Chinese properties 'clean' rooms
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BEIJING – At least four major international hotel chains apologized Thursday after hidden camera video of their room cleaning practices in China was posted online. The 11-minute video shows cleaners wiping
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A special agent’s secret weapon? His teddy bear! Dedicated son uncovers charming story of his father's time in Italy during
dailymail.co.uk - Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail
BIOGRAPHY MONOPOLI BLUES by Tim Clark and Nick Cook (Unbound £10.99, 336 pp) This is the charming story of a man who took his teddy bear to war, tucked …
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Queen Elizabeth II
Historic Derby pipe works which employed thousands to be demolished
derbytelegraph.co.uk - Robin Johnson
The last remnants of an historic Derby pipe making business that employed thousands of people are to be demolished to make way for …
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Churchill's Surprising Anti-Americanism And What Changed
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“If we are together nothing is impossible,” Winston Churchill famous said of the United States and Britain in his Harvard speech of 6 September 1943. …
Water
New Secretary-General Appointed for the Paris MoU
maritime-executive.com - By MarEx 2018-11-15 17:45:17
Luc Smulders has been appointed as the new Secretary-General at the Secretariat of the Paris MoU on Port State Control (PSC). He is succeeding …
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If Theresa May Goes, Who Could Lead the Tory Party Next?
VICE - Jamie Clifton
The knives are out. Disgruntled Brexiteer Tory MPs seem to finally be limbering up to enact what they have been threatening for ages: to submit letters that could trigger a vote of no confidence in Theresa
Engineering
Schools to design the future of engineering
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Schools across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to sign up to the Primary Engineer & Secondary Engineer Leaders Award, which has been launched …
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Prince Charles
Prince Charles told to ‘sew his wild oats’ and ‘have as many affairs as he can’ before wedding to Princess Diana
thesun.co.uk - By Rebecca Flood
PRINCE Charles’ affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles was the worst-kept secret in the Royal family. The pair were lovers before the heir married Princess …
Military History
Why You Should Never Count Out the U.S. Navy
nationalinterest.org - Tom Callender
As our adversaries have learned the hard way for 243 years, they should never count out the U.S. Navy and its sailors.Why You Should Never Count Out …
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Prince Charles doesn’t eat lunch – and 69 other facts about him on his 70th birthday
inews.co.uk - Serina Sandhu
Did you know that Prince Charles doesn’t eat a morsel for lunch? That he shuns the good old English Breakfast in favour of a cup of Darjeeling? That …
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip: 8 milestones in their marriage
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Queen Elizabeth's marriage to Prince Philip is the longest of any British sovereign. The couple married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, and …
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World War II
Are Aircraft Carriers Still Relevant?
thediplomat.com - Shannon
Another take on the A2/AD vs. carrier debate
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Prince Charles
Prince Charles’ life in photos
Harper's BAZAAR - By Jennifer Algoo
As he celebrates his 70th birthday, we share some rare photos of the Prince of Wales
Star Trek
Discipline Counts As Much As Courage: MASTER AND COMMANDER At 15
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If Film Twitter is to be believed, Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a film that people seem highly interested in being …
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BBC Devon & Cornwall Live: Breaking news and local stories - BBC News
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Live Reporting BBC Radio Devon The US Navy has arrived at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth in the shape of the 25,000-tonne USS New York. Royal NavyCopyright: Royal Navy The amphibious transport ship been
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Royal Navy launches strict new recruitment rules banning tattoos which are racist, sexist or drug-related
dailymail.co.uk - Rod Ardehali For Mailonline
The Royal Navy has launched strict new recruitment rules which ban racist, sexist or drug-related tattoos. While sailors for centuries have enjoyed …
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Salvage Team Completes Oil Removal from Former German Cruiser Prinz Eugen
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A U.S. Navy-led salvage team has successfully removed 229,000 gallons of oil from the sunken World War II vessel ex-Prinz Eugen located in the …
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Indian Ocean naval conclave ends on grand note with tall ships' voyage
theweek.in - By Justin Paul George
The 10th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) at Kochi ended on Wednesday on a note befitting the glorious maritime …
John F. Nash
'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World': THR's 2003 Review
hollywoodreporter.com - Michael Rechtshaffen
On Nov. 14, 2003, 20th Century Fox unveiled the naval epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World in theaters. The drama went on to be …
BBC
BBC News | Millennium Bug | Defence
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The armed forces are still not fully millennium bug compliant. The Ministry of Defence is not covered by the Action 2000 independent assessment, but says it has fixed 97% of its critical computer systems.
Hot Springs
‘I gave my voice and vote for war’ – one leader’s conflicted role in WWI
newsobserver.com - By Rob Christensen
Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels seemed matter-of-fact about the end of World War I. “News of signing of armistice received at 2:45 a.m.,” Daniels …
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History
Three Centuries After His Beheading, a Kinder, Gentler Blackbeard Emerges
smithsonianmag.com - Andrew Lawler
Since his head was separated from his body 300 years ago this month, Edward Teach (or Thache), also known as Blackbeard the pirate, has served as the …
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Prince Charles
Prince Charles: 70 years in 70 pictures
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To mark the Prince of Wales' 70th birthday, we present an image from the Press Association archives from every year of his life. 1948 Charles Philip Arthur George was born on 14 November 1948, five years
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50 Years Of At-Sea Nuclear Deterrent
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It's half a century since Barrow-built submarines started carrying the UK's nuclear deterrent. HMS Resolution took to the water armed with Polaris …
Queen Elizabeth II
Crucial boost for battle to build new Royal Navy supply ships in Britain
mirror.co.uk - Ben Glaze
Campaigners calling for new Royal Navy supply ships to be built in Britain have seized on comments they say prove the case for keeping the £1billion …
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Armed Forces
British Army Undertakes Autonomous Warrior Experiment, Drones and Unmanned Vehicles
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The British Army is poised to commence its largest test of robots during simulated battles in the upcoming exercise on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire …
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Canadian war vet denied access to N.S. veterans hospital
cbc.ca - Kayla Hounsell
A Canadian war veteran is being denied access to a Halifax veterans hospital even though there are empty beds in the facility — all because he wasn't …
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Prince Charles
Theresa May leads tributes to Prince Charles on 70th Birthday
The Telegraph - By Alexandra Ward
Theresa May has led tributes to the Prince of Wales on the heir to the throne's 70th birthday. The Prince’s milestone birthday was marked by the firing of gun salutes, while he spent the day working at
Conservative View
Macron's Call For A European Army Is An Obvious Bluff
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Apparently, a devastating thunderstorm stopped President Trump from gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela …
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FA suspend referee David McNamara after he made Women's Super League captains – including England skipper Steph Houghton
dailymail.co.uk - Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline
The FA have suspended referee David McNamara for 21 days after he made two captains play rock, paper, scissors in lieu of a coin toss. McNamara forgot …