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Strategy for children and families for the next five years launched.

A new strategy for how the council and partners will deliver services for children and young people in Tower Hamlets was launched this week at a family fun day at Meath Gardens Children’s Centre with around 100 children and parents. Councillor Danny Hassell, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Young People who chairs the Children and Families Partnership Board,said: “I’m delighted to ...

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WE ARE SERIOUSLY CONFUSED

F R Chowdhury:   In British India certain provinces were given self-rule. It was an eye wash to delay the freedom of India. The state concerned had a parliament or assembly to keep the elected members busy discussing various matters. There was also a cabinet to give public speeches. But the real power remained with the governor exercised through the ...

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Russia, Ukraine fail to clinch gas deal amid fears of cuts

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have failed to agree on a new long-term natural gas transit contract, raising the specter of possible supply cuts during the winter. EU Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic says he is “disappointed” by the outcome of Monday’s talks in Brussels and warns that “time is flying” as the current gas contract expires on Jan. 1. Russia and ...

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China to launch Chang’e-5 lunar probe in 2020

Photo : China is also drawing up the plan for the fourth phase of the lunar exploration programme. Xiamen, Oct 28 : China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration programme. The Long March-5 carrier rocket, China’s current largest launch vehicle, will ...

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Survey: US business hiring falls to a 7-year low

Washington, Oct 28 : A measure of hiring by U.S. companies has fallen to a seven-year low and fewer employers are raising pay, a business survey has found. Just one-fifth of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics said their companies have hired additional workers in the past three months. That is down from one-third in July. ...

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Pentagon awards Amazon for $10bn ‘Jedi’ contract

The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinised bidding process in which Amazon had been seen as the favourite. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure, or Jedi, is aimed at making the US defence department more technologically agile, reports BBC.Amazon’s bid drew criticism from its rivals and US President Donald ...

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Brexit: High drama in Brussels and London

  Rayhan Ahmed Topader:   The EU’s plan to offer the UK an extension until 31 January 2020 is expected to be put on hold after Boris Johnson threatened to pull the Brexit deal if Jeremy Corbyn rejects a general election. Sources said the dramatic developments in Westminster needed to be fully understood and the choreography in Brussels could change. ...

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Bill Gates beats Jeff Bezos, reclaims the world’s richest man title

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has lost the title as the world’s richest man, paving the way for tenacious Bill Gates to grab the top spot after Amazon’s lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value. Amazon shares fell 7 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday, leaving Bezos down to $103.9 billion. Microsoft ...

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Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter

London, Oct 25 : Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex. The man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, were also held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic. The BBC has spoken to the families of three Vietnamese people who are worried their relatives may ...

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For businesses, Brexit is happening already

London, Oct 25 : Mylands paint, founded 135 years ago, has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression and the end of the British Empire by adapting its products and practices. So when it was faced with the economic upheaval threatened by Britain’s departure from the European Union, CEO Dominic Myland wasn’t going to wait for politicians to resolve the ...

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