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Travel couple shows Chongqing charms in 'Follow Me To' creations

10/16/2018, 7:46:00 AM
Russian artist Murad Osmann, best known for his ongoing "Follow Me To" series of works featuring his wife Nataly Osmann leading him around the world, has travelled to Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, presenting sweet photos with the city's known landmarks including Hongya Cave, Hong'en Temple and International Finance Square. ✔ Russian artist Murad Osmann, best known for his ongoing Follow Me To series of works featuring his wife Nataly Osmann leading him around the world, has travelled to Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, presenting sweet photos with the city's known landmarks including Hongya Cave, Hong'en Temple and International Finance Square



BBC UK weather forecast: 'HAZARDOUS' fog to cause travel disruptions with BLANKET of cloud

10/16/2018, 5:57:05 AM
THE UK is braced for another wet and windy day, as a second weather system crashes into the nation, bringing gale force winds and murky conditions to parts of the country. Temperatures will also suffer as a cold front swoops in. ✔ Generally, temperatures over 17 degrees are considered high for this time of the year, as figures in October are traditionally lower ✔ Ladbroke spokesperson Alex Apati said: With the UK set to be battered by rain over the next few weeks, it's now looking like this could go down as the wettest October ever



There's a reason this beach is named Paradise

10/16/2018, 6:46:54 AM
You must see South Africa's beautiful Paradise Beach, an empty stretch of sand with no resorts, umbrellas or anything else to spoil your all-natural holiday. ✔ An escape from it all: This stunning stretch of shoreline is a short flight from Johannesburg or a leisurely road trip from Cape Town ✔ A narrow causeway leads to the surfers' haven of Jeffreys Bay, home to a Billabong colony and part of the global surfing circuit ✔ Alone on the beach with my dogs early in the morning



VOX POPULI: Balance of power would tilt from nuclear to solar if logic prevailed

10/16/2018, 4:11:46 AM
Going on a trip after being jilted by one’s lover is a frequent theme of popular Japanese songs, and ✔ Going on a trip after being jilted by one’s lover is a frequent theme of popular Japanese songs, and the destination is often somewhere cold and bleak in the north ✔ It explained that surplus power generation can disrupt the supply-demand balance and cause outages



Chloe Grace Moretz dons a multi-colored dress at an event in Hollywood

10/16/2018, 7:11:07 AM
She recently returned to Los Angeles from her brief business trip to New York. But on Monday, Chloe Grace Moretz was back in Los Angeles, just in time for the Elle Women in Hollywood occasion. ✔ 'No matter how busy I get, I always do my best to keep my routine going.' She's clearly used to this: Moretz had no problem posing up a storm on the carpet That routine must have also been applied when she flew to New York last week for work commitments



Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling fails to improve as Irish border talks stall

10/16/2018, 7:10:50 AM
THE POUND has failed to make an improvement against the euro after the government talks with the EU in regards to a hard Irish border have failed to make any progress. ✔ Exchange rate: The pound is holding at €1.136 (Image: Bloomberg) If a hard border was brought in, then this would result in checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland ✔ This works out to as much as £250 a month, hitting UK households hard



Vampire state of mind: how to join the world's greatest Halloween parade

10/16/2018, 6:50:54 AM
New York’s Halloween bash is a wildly creative party – and it’s easier than you think to become a part of it ✔ As we turn into Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, a gore-splattered surgeon – his face peeling – is dragging a corpse down the sidewalk ✔ Signing up via the official website a few months before the event was easy ✔ Prospective puppeteers should register ASAP, although due to no-shows, it is often possible to volunteer on the night



The $8 beauty product Meghan Markle uses as a 'cure-all'

10/16/2018, 6:37:56 AM
It's been hailed by Meghan Markle as the 'one thing' she can't live without. But she may have to for a while because it's not safe to apply during the first trimester. ✔ Sure, the person next to you may give you a side eye, but at the end of the flight, you'll be the one whistling dixie with nary a sniffle,' she wrote at the time ✔ Because they landed on Monday morning Meghan would already have eaten breakfast along with her entourage, before resting for a few hours until lunch



'It's against the law': Syrian refugees deported from Turkey back to war | Shawn Carrié and Asmaa Al Omar

10/16/2018, 6:21:50 AM
With tension mounting in Idlib, people trying to flee across the border are being given the choice of detention or waiving their right to asylum ✔ Tareq* can recall in detail each of the 22 times he climbed over the concrete border wall, dodged a flurry of bullets, and sprinted as fast as he could – until Turkish border guards caught him and turned him back ✔ According to the prohibition of refoulement, Syrians in our country are not deported in any way, the letter says



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10/16/2018, 6:14:31 AM
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