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A top Home Office official quit and plans to sue Boris Johnson’s government Boris Johnson

A top Home Office official quit and plans to sue Boris Johnson’s government

The top civil servant at the UK's Home Office resigned on Saturday, threatening to send Boris Johnson's government into disarray.Sir Philip Rutnam quit after ongoing reports of tension between him and Home Secretary Priti Patel.In an explosive statement, Rutnam said he had received allegations of bullying about Patel and said…
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March 1, 2020
Prince Andrew ‘dated model Dancing On Ice Caprice let her sit on Queen’s throne Buckingham Palace’ The Queen

Prince Andrew ‘dated model Dancing On Ice Caprice let her sit on Queen’s throne Buckingham Palace’

Prince Andrew 'allowed Dancing On Ice star Caprice to sit on the Queen's throne during a Buckingham Palace date when they briefly saw each other in 2000, and let her 'steal' a decorative bowl'Andrew, 60, and Caprice, 48, 'dated for two months in London in 2000'  Duke of York met Dancing…
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March 1, 2020
$118 For Unlimited Airline Flights In Asia For A Year? AirAsia X’s Offer May Not Be So Crazy Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Flygskam

$118 For Unlimited Airline Flights In Asia For A Year? AirAsia X’s Offer May Not Be So Crazy Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia X group of airlines is offering unlimited flights within the Asia-Pacific region for a year for only 499 Malaysian ringgit ($118). The promotion offers passengers unlimited travel through March 2, 2021, provided they pay taxes and fees. The airline group flies from its Malaysia and Thailand bases…
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March 1, 2020
Rob Silverberg: In a new data decade, constituent experience reigns Moravec‘s Paradox

Rob Silverberg: In a new data decade, constituent experience reigns

Over the years, humans have predicted fantastical feats would be achieved by 2020, from robot servants to public space travel. Now that 2020 is here, some of the accomplishments are different—but still grand. In the decade ahead, transformational technologies that better meet constituent needs will define the missions of local…
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March 1, 2020
Let It Be Sunday, 260! Beyond Meat

Let It Be Sunday, 260!

Hello sweet friends! You’re here. I’m here. It’s Sunday. We’ve got a good thing going.  Thank you for sticking with me through Mardi Gras season. I know it’s a weird thing to get into if your whole city hasn’t also exploded in glitter so – thank you for the grace. …
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March 1, 2020
Sun’s Mum Flares: Ming Yang Reveals How Chinese Swim Bosses Sought To Hide 2014 Doping Positive Doping Test

Sun’s Mum Flares: Ming Yang Reveals How Chinese Swim Bosses Sought To Hide 2014 Doping Positive

The eight-year ban handed down to three-time Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for tampering with a test sample in 2018 has prompted the swimmer’s mother to launch an unprecedented attack on Chinese swimming authorities. In a social network post subsequently deleted but not before…
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March 1, 2020
Book Review: Cypriot Nationalisms in Context: History, Identity and Politics edited by Thekla Kyritsi and Nikos Christofis Hrant Dink

Book Review: Cypriot Nationalisms in Context: History, Identity and Politics edited by Thekla Kyritsi and Nikos Christofis

Please read our comments policy before commenting. Note: This article is provided by our sister site, LSE Review of Books. It gives the views of the author, not the position of EUROPP – European Politics and Policy or the London School of Economics. Featured image Credit: Alexander Gerst CC BY SA 2.0.…
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March 1, 2020