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Cold office temperatures are hurting women's productivity, study says
It found that, "at colder temperatures, men scored higher than women on verbal and math tests". The findings are cold comfort to women who have to carry extra layers - jumpers, shawls, socks, even blankets - to keep warm in their offices. [Full Article...]
US to send 1,500 troops to Middle East, say officials
The Pentagon said only about 900 of the 1,500 troops will be newly deploying and that 600 are already in the region and will be extended. "We want to have protection", he told reporters. "We talk to CENTCOM all the time ", he said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. [Full Article...]
High Court declines to decriminalise gay sex law
The state should not regulate intimacy between gay couples, they say. In Kenya, same-sex relationships can lead to a 14-year jail sentence. The groups that launched the legal challenge against the anti-gay laws said they plan to appeal Friday's court judgement to a higher court. [Full Article...]
Gujarat: 16 Students Killed in Surat Building Fire, Several Jump to Escape
Videos recorded by locals which were circulated on social media showed several students jumping off the third floor and fourth floor of the commercial complex in Surat city to escape the blaze. My condolences with the bereaved families. "May the injured recover quickly", he said, adding he had instructed authorities to help those affected. [Full Article...]
Seven Injured In Suspected Package Bomb Blast In France's Lyon
He said: "It's not for me to give a toll but it appears there are no casualties". Macron confirmed there were no fatalities and sent his thoughts "to the injured and their families". France has been on high-alert since the "Islamic State" militant group launched a series of attacks across Paris , killing 130 people and injuring scores more. [Full Article...]
First Gay Couple Marries in Taiwan as Marriage Equality Comes to Asia
Up to 150 couples were expected to Wednesday in capital city Taipei alone, according to Jerome Taylor of AFP . "It was very hard, but we followed and learned from what the Yes campaigners did in Australia", Jennifer Lu, chief coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, told the ABC. [Full Article...]
'Violent' tornado rips through Missouri, fatalities feared
The Class 3 Meet will be held at the University of Missouri in Columbia, while the Class 4 meet will be hosted at Washington High School and the Class 5 meet at Battle High School. "We have four patients with minor injuries", said Jessica Royston, spokeswoman at St. Mary's Health Center. "Major river flooding is ongoing along portions of the MS and Illinois Rivers". [Full Article...]
May's days numbered after Cabinet mutiny over her Brexit plan
Local reporters said there were rumours that cabinet ministers were starting a move against her. Mr Spencer was deputising at business questions following the resignation of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom, who stormed out of Government in protest at Mrs May's Brexit stance. [Full Article...]