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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine. Merkel, 64, was attending a farewell ceremony for Justice Minister Katharina Barley, who is leaving to become a lawmaker in the European Parliament. On June 18, Merkel was also seen shaking when she met visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but later said she felt better after drinking some water. Later on Thursday, she flies to Japan for the G20 meeting before heading to Brussels for an EU summit on Sunday at…

Many effects of a lack of sleep, such as feeling grumpy and not working at your best, are well known. But did you know that sleep deprivation can also have profound consequences on your physical health? One in 3 of us suffers from poor sleep, with stress, computers and taking work home often blamed. However, the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a lack of focus. Regular poor sleep puts you at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes – and it shortens your life expectancy. It’s now clear that a solid night’s sleep is essential…

Graduates who set up businesses in Britain that employs 10 people for five years will have their student loans wiped, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, one of the two contenders to replace Prime Minister Theresa May next month, pledged on Wednesday. University tuition fees in England are high compared with elsewhere in Europe at around 9,000 pounds a year and has been a hot political topic since the Conservative-led government raised tuition fees, which caused mass student protests in 2010. Hunt also took aim at his rival Boris Johnson, the favourite to become British prime minister who cancelled an appearance…

Growth in the West bank and Gaza must be focused on jobs, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, at the start of a conference on the Trump administration’s $50 billion economic plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Business leaders and politicians have gathered in Bahrain to discuss the plan that Washington says is vital to ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Palestinian leaders have dismissed it as pointless without a political solution. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde told the opening session that any growth in the Palestinian territories must be “job intensive”. The IMF expects the Palestinian economy…

ICLC 2019 Presidential Awards honors valiant soldiers on God’s #1 agenda in an atmosphere of glits and fanfare. The Presidential Awards at the International Cell Leaders’ Conferences with Pastor Chris has come to be a major highlight of the global convergence, seeking to mimic the glorious day of our Lord Jesus Christ when His special saints — those involved in God’s #1 business of soul-winning — will “shine as the stars in the firmaments!” . Every moment of the awards ceremony served to achieve two noble purposes: to commend soul-winners and spur them to accomplish more for the Lord; bringing…

The cost of renovating Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s new home was 2.4 million pounds Buckingham Palace said  The sum, taken from the annual taxpayer-funded allowance to the royal family, paid for the conversion of Frogmore Cottage to a single dwelling while the royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, paid for the fittings and furnishings. The 19th century Frogmore Cottage, in the grounds of the queen’s Windsor Castle estate, became the official residence of Harry and Meghan when they moved in shortly before the birth of their first child, Archie, in May. The building had been previously…

Milan’s bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics was environmentally sustainable, the mayor of Cortina told a news conference today. The Italian bid, which also includes Cortina d’Ampezzo, was based on infrastructure which was already 95% in place, said Gianpietro Ghedina, mayor of the Alpine town which hosted the games in 1956. Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian Under Secretary-of-state, told journalists the games would trigger economic development which would sustain the region’s economy. Only two bids are being considered by the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Milan’s rivals being Stockholm-Are in Sweden

The boss of a children’s charity has accused tech giant Facebook of placing privacy and secrecy ahead of accountability. Chief executive of the NSPCC, Peter Wanless, who has campaigned for social media regulation for the last two years said that end-to-end encryption on Facebook messenger is a risk to keeping children safe online. It comes as the social media company pledged to begin a “new chapter” in its history, as it revealed it will become more focused on privacy at its developer conference in April. The messenger service is taking the lead in Facebook’s new privacy-focused approach, and has been…

British retail bank HSBC UK launched a scheme on Monday to help victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in Britain “rebuild their lives” by giving them access to bank accounts. The bank, part of the London-listed global finance group, said it had been working with law enforcement and charities to identify people who have escaped slavery and trafficking to whom it can offer its “Survivor Bank” service. Banks usually require proof of address and identity documents, like passports, to open accounts, which can exclude victims of slavery and trafficking who may have had these documents confiscated or live in…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged Hong Kong authorities on Monday (June 24) to “consult broadly before passing or amending” a controversial extradition bill or any other legislation. Millions of people demonstrated on the streets of Hong Kong this month against the bill, that would allow people to be extradited to the mainland to face trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party. Bachelet, opening a three-session session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, also said she continues to raise issues related to Xinjiang and other matters with China and that discussions include “unfettered access”…