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An experts guide to the 12 top high-tech ceramic watches to shop: Rado, Chanel, Bremont and more
10Nov By No Comments
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An experts guide to the 12 top high-tech ceramic watches to shop: Rado, Chanel, Bremont and more

It’s high time to switch your steel watches for ceramic, says Shane C Kurup. They’re the toughest ones going. Here, discover 12 of the best.Rado The newest bi-tone iteration of the watch immortalised by Andy Warhol in his 1987 pop art painting is made from glossy plasma high-tech ceramic. It deserves its own plinth in MoMA.Chanel J12 Atomaton Calibre 6Chanel This ‘haute horology’ model is a fine match for CHANEL’s couture. Its diamond-set ceramic case houses an automaton movement, which makes Madame Coco dance at the touch of the button.Bremont Supermarine Full Ceramic, Jungle GreenBremontWith its deep green hue and military-inspired NATO strap, this watch is ready for field duty at all hours – especially given that it’s been tested in the wild by former Marines Commando and adventurer, Al...
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At least 10 dead after bar shooting in Queretaro, Mexico | World News
10Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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At least 10 dead after bar shooting in Queretaro, Mexico | World News

At least 10 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a bar in central Mexico, local officials say.Four people armed with "long weapons" arrived at Los Cantaritos bar in the city of Queretaro on Saturday night before opening fire on those inside, Juan Luis Ferrusca, the head of the local public security department, said on social media. Seven men and three women were reported dead and at least seven people were injured, Mr Ferrusca said.One of the suspects was arrested and the vehicle they travelled in was found burnt out and abandoned nearby.Read more from Sky News:Hurricane relief worker told staff not to help Trump supportersInsiders say VAT on private school fees will hit army recruitment'Renegade' UK could be spared tariffs under Trump - US governor ...
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Who thinks oil state Azerbaijan is ‘perfectly suited’ to hosting a climate summit? Azerbaijan does | Science, Climate & Tech News
10Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Who thinks oil state Azerbaijan is ‘perfectly suited’ to hosting a climate summit? Azerbaijan does | Science, Climate & Tech News

Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producer accused of serious human rights abuses, is "perfectly suited" to host a critical global climate summit, according to its man in charge.Before the COP29 climate talks kick off in the capital Baku on Monday, the president of the talks, Mukhtar Babayev, told Sky News the country has plenty to bring to the table. Sandwiched between Russia and Iran, bridging Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan is "strategically located" to bridge differences between regions, he said, as countries assemble with wildly different ambitions, grudges and fears for the talks. But there's another reason, said Mr Babayev: its role as a major oil and gas producer.Baku is the "world's first oil town", home to the world's first industrial oil well from 1847. Rel...
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Rome tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration
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Rome tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration

By Barbie Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome's Trevi Fountain is seen during the opening of the temporary public walkway. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images/CNN Rome's baroque Trevi Fountain opened Saturday morning (local time) with selfie-takers lining a newly installed metal walkway, as workers start the painstaking process of carefully cleaning the 18th-century masterpiece. The walkway, made of building scaffolding and covered with a vinyl rug, can hold 130 people at a time, giving tourists a chance to get a close look at the statue of Oceanus and his horse-drawn chariot. But a warning to those visiting the attraction because tossing a coin into the fountain, a long-standing tradition, is now banned. In fact, anyone who does so will face a €50 (NZ$90) fine. Coins are only ...
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Tributes paid to ‘brave’ Briton, 22, killed while fighting in Ukraine | UK News
10Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Tributes paid to ‘brave’ Briton, 22, killed while fighting in Ukraine | UK News

Tributes have been paid to a "brave" 22-year-old British man who was killed while fighting in Ukraine. Callum Tindal-Draper, from Gunnislake, Cornwall, died while serving with the foreign volunteer platoon in the country's struggle against Russia. It is believed he was defending an observation point when he was killed on 5 November. Image: Callum Tindal-Draper. Pic: Handout Callum's mother Caroline Tindal said in a post on Facebook that "he fought till he could no longer hold them off any more"."His platoon are calling him a 'hero' and 'as brave as they come'," she said. "22 is a young age. But you lived and died following your heart, soul and morals."May you rest in peace and help watch over those who have passed." Mr ...
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Republicans on brink of clinching US House control
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Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

By Jason Lange, Reuters The US Capitol in Washington, DC, United States. Photo: AFP/Aashish Kiphayet Republicans appear close to clinching control of the US House of Representatives, a critical element for President-elect Donald Trump to advance his agenda when he returns to the White House in January. With votes still being counted from the 5 November general election, Republicans had won 212 seats in the 435-member House, according to Edison Research, which projected on Friday night that Republican Jeff Hurd had enough votes to keep Republican control of Colorado's 3rd congressional district. Republicans need to win six more seats to keep control of the House and they already have enough victories to wrest control of the US Senate from Democrats, though Edison Research projected la...
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British chef Jamie Oliver pulls book after Indigenous criticism
10Nov By No Comments
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British chef Jamie Oliver pulls book after Indigenous criticism

British chef Jamie Oliver in London on 1 May, 2018. Photo: AFP / Ben Stansall British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has announced he will no longer sell his children's book, after coming under fire for what Indigenous critics called "erasure, trivialisation and stereotyping". Oliver's book, Billy and the Epic Escape, tells a fictional account of a group of friends on a summer adventure when an Indigenous girl living in foster care is abducted. The story sparked outrage among Indigenous authors and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation called for the book to be withdrawn, The Guardian reported on Saturday. Billy and the Great Escape by Jamie Oliver. Photo: Supplied / Penguin Random House The corporation told The Guardian the book was "disrespectful"...
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Diver finds graduation ring lost in the ocean almost 5 decades ago and surprises its owner
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Diver finds graduation ring lost in the ocean almost 5 decades ago and surprises its owner

By Graham Hurley, CNN Alex Davis, a diver in Barbados, uncovered a graduation ring owned by Morgan Perigo who lost the ring on a trip with his kids in 1977. Photo: Alex Davis / McMaster University A day before Morgan Perigo's 83rd birthday last month, an unexpected package showed up on his doorstep. Inside was the 1965 McMaster University graduation ring he lost in 1977. The package was from Alex Davis, a professional free diver and spear fisherman who runs a tourism business in Barbados. During a slow week for the tourism trade, Davis checked webcams showing a spot he was interested in after it had been churned by Hurricane Beryl earlier in the year. "So, areas where it was like a beautiful sandy beach, suddenly you can see all these rocks exposed ... With that sort of in mind, I wa...
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US elections: Media messages from Donald Trump’s triumph
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US elections: Media messages from Donald Trump’s triumph

Donald Trump at an election night event in Florida. Photo: AFP / Jim Watson "What are we learning about America as we see these numbers?" the BBC's Nuala McGovern asked a deflated Democratic Party pollster last Wednesday, near the end of the BBC's eight-hour global broadcast America Decides. "I don't know anymore," she said, before breaking into nervous, bitter laughter. "Democrats, and maybe Republicans too, need to do some soul-searching about what it says about America that we are willing to probably re-elect a man with 34 felony convictions and not look at the economic picture," she said when she recovered her poise. "What does that mean about what we're willing to put up with and willing to put into the highest office in the land?" she added. The news media were asking themselves t...
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At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say
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At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say

Heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut overnight. Photo: Nael Chahine Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people in Lebanon, including children, Lebanese authorities said Israeli military targeted Hezbollah sites in Tyre and Baalbek Hezbollah escalated attacks, claiming over 20 operations on Saturday Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. At least seven people were killed in the coastal city of Tyre late on Friday, Lebanon's health ministry said. The Israeli military has previously ordered swathes of the city to evacuate but there were no ...
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