French parliament votes to write controversial state of emergency powers into constitution as counter-terror measures spark protests

The French parliament has voted for controversial changes to its constitution to enshrine powers implemented under its state of emergency and removing citizenship for terror suspects.

Politicians voted by 317 votes to 199 to give a new status to emergency security powers, after previously supporting stripping convicted extremists' French citizenship by 162 votes to 148 against.
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RK Pachauri is a sexual harasser: Another 'victim' speaks out

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New Delhi: Another former employee of TERI has come out in the open with allegations of sexual harassment against RK Pachauri.

The woman, who had joined in 2003 and worked for year, made some stinging allegations against Pachauri. Continue Reading...

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Safer Internet Day: More than three-quarters of under-13s using social networks despite age limits

More than three quarters of British children aged between 10 and 12 are ignoring age limits to set up their own social media accounts, putting them at risk of online bullying and abuse, a survey has found. Continue Reading...

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Jennifer Lopez Faces Serious Backlash Over Plans to Perform in Israel

Jennifer Lopez may be hitting all the right notes during her Las Vegas residency, but there's one place in the world she isn't being welcomed with open arms.
After news broke that the 46-year-old is planning to perform in Israel for the first time this summer, pro-Palestine supporters are urging the mother-of-two to reconsider. Continue Reading...

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Financial infidelity: Five ways to avoid money secrets

(The writer is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) When it comes to love and money, the prospects for harmony don't always depend on what is disclosed. They also hinge on what is not. Continue Reading...

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Obama lays out 2017 spending priorities in final White House budget

U.S. President Barack Obama unveils his final White House budget on Tuesday with a blueprint for fiscal year 2017 that will lay out his spending proposals for priorities from fighting Islamic State to providing for the poor.The budget for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1 is largely a political document and is unlikely to be passed by the Republican-controlled Congress. Continue Reading...

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Global stocks hit the rocks after Asian markets slump

 A drop in bank shares kept European shares under pressure on Tuesday, after losses in Asian markets sent investors scurrying for safe havens.
After a choppy morning, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 flattened out, having touched its lowest levels since October 2014 in early trade. It remained near its Monday close, the lowest since 2013. Continue Reading...

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Obamas Seek Better Wi-Fi Service for Next First Couple

President Barack Obama says one improvement he'd like to make at the White House for his successor is to upgrade the Wi-Fi system. Continue Reading...

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Exclusive: U.S. athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika - officials

The logos of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are pictured next to a message on a screen that reads ''Message about Zika'' during a media briefing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 

 

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The United States Olympic Committee told U.S. sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.The message was delivered in a conference call involving USOC officials and leaders of U.S. sport federations in late January, according to two people who participated in the call. Continue Reading...

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Millennials spend big for Super Bowl fun

A security guard stands watch outside Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara

Sasha Amini is planning quite a spread for Sunday's Super Bowl. The 26-year-old, who works in sales at a financial company in McLean, Virginia, will spend at least six hours in his backyard smoking a smorgasbord of meats, including brisket and ribs, to feast upon during the match up between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. Continue Reading...

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Financial sector stress delivers fresh jolt

Stress in the financial sector triggered by worries over global growth and the impact of negative interest rates drove European share prices to their lowest in 16 months on Monday and sent the cost of insuring bank debt soaring.
Concern over the health of the sector, which has prompted comparisons with the early days of the global financial crisis in 2008, pushed borrowing costs in the euro zone's most indebted countries higher and sent investors to the relative safety of ultra-low-risk government debt. Continue Reading...

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The key to beating a midlife crisis? Don't worry about being happy

There's no need to splash out on a sportscar to cheer yourself up

Some buy a leather jacket; others buy a Ferrari and polish the blues away. But, according to academics at the London School of Economics (LSE), the most effective way of conquering the inevitable midlife crisis is to focus on what you already enjoy – and lay off the self-help manuals. Continue Reading...

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Kendall Jenner on why she didn't want Caitlyn Jenner at the Victoria's Secret show

Last November, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner sat on the front row at the Victoria's Secret show to cheer on their daughter Kendall as she made her VS debut. But it transpires that Kendall Jenner did everything she could to stop her parents and the Kardashian-Jenner-West family from attending. Continue Reading...

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Kylie Jenner on the two beauty products she doesn't leave home without

 

Kylie Jenner spills her best beauty secrets

 
What's your first beauty memory? 
My first memory of beauty is of having my make-up done by one of my make-up artists when I was younger. I have learned so much from them  – I follow them all on Instagram to see what looks they create for other people. Continue Reading...

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From a persistent cough to a sore throat that won't heal... experts reveal the 10 'red flag' symptoms that mean YOU could have cancer

• A long-term cough could indicate lung cancer, while a changing mole could be a sign you are suffering skin cancer, experts say
• Unexplained weight loss is a red flag for a number of forms of the disease, including liver cancer which claimed the life of David Bowie, aged 69
• Difficulty swallowing, an unexplained lump, unexplained bleeding and changing bladder habits are also red flag symptoms
• Persistent pain could be a sign of pancreatic cancer, that killed actor Alan Rickman - as well as many other forms of the disease
• Experts advise anyone displaying 1 or more red flags to visit their doctor 

A persistent cough or hoarseness could be a sign of lung cancer, experts warn

A persistent cough, a sore that refuses to heal, unexplained weight loss and changing bladder habits.

They may seem innocuous, irritating facts of life.  Continue Reading...

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