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Hamilton wins as Vettel retires in Abu Dhabi

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso as pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel retired on the first lap




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Hamilton left angry after a poor weekend

There was no disguising Lewis Hamilton's anger after team strategy and then poor driving from Mark Webber cost him a potential podium-finish




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Webber apologises for Hamilton crash

Mark Webber has apologised for crashing into Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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Hamilton frustrated by 'silly' Webber

Lewis Hamilton has labelled Mark Webber's botched attempt to pass him at the Australian Grand Prix in the closing stages as "silly"




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Hamilton makes peace with McLaren

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "understood" the pit-stop strategy which left him fuming in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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Hamilton shocked by Saturday conditions

Lewis Hamilton confessed that the conditions he drove in during Saturday's third practice session at Suzuka were some of the worst in his career




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Hamilton handed five place grid penalty for gearbox change

Lewis Hamilton's championship chances have been dealt a further blow after the McLaren driver was handed a five place grid penalty for the team changing his gearbox




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Hamilton laments nightmare weekend so far

Lewis Hamilton said the Japanese Grand Prix had so far been one of the worst weekends of his season




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Hamilton admits McLaren was not quick enough

Lewis Hamilton is pinning his hopes on his McLaren's race pace at the Monaco Grand Prix, after he claimed to have extracted everything from it in qualifying and only claimed fifth on the grid




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Hamilton 'very happy' with sixth

Lewis Hamilton confessed himself happy with sixth place at the Malaysian Grand Prix after the McLaren driver fought his way up from 20th on the grid




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Renault unhappy with Hamilton's weaving

Renault team boss Eric Boullier believes Lewis Hamilton should have been penalised for weaving on the straight ahead of Vitaly Petrov during Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix




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Thousands attend Belarus military parade despite pandemic – video

Thousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, turned out for Belarus’s Victory Day parade despite the coronavirus epidemic. Images from the parade showed large crowds as the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko, boasted of holding the only parade in the former Soviet Union to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany

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Countries set to lift lockdown measures as world’s Covid-19 cases surpass 4 million

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied Sunday to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections.




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Sunday with La Roux: ‘I miss my family, but daily walks help’

The singer and songwriter on dealing with solitude, her favourite cafe and why she’s hooked on Frasier

How does Sunday start? With disappointment – Frasier isn’t on TV at the weekend. The show is perfection. I watch it every morning. Whatever time I go to bed I sleep for eight hours. Once I’m up I call a friend and put them on loudspeaker while I have breakfast in the garden and take a bath.

Recovering from a big night? Not since I stopped partying 10 years ago. Back then I’d still be going on Sunday morning, inviting people round. Drugs make you into a dickhead. The happier I’ve become, the less I’ve wanted to be destructive, transported somewhere else. But it took a few years to no longer feel I was missing out.

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Harry Dunn's family call for parliamentary inquiry into death

Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn ‘uplifted’ after meeting with shadow foreign secretary, Lisa Nandy

The family of Harry Dunn have urged the shadow foreign secretary to call for a parliamentary inquiry into the handling of their son’s death.

Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn said they felt “uplifted” and believed Lisa Nandy would “take things forward on our and the nation’s behalf” after a virtual meeting with her on Friday.

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Coronavirus: Number of global cases rises above four million

Experts warn the true number of infections may be higher due to low testing rates in many countries.




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Coronavirus: The faces smiling behind the masks

Laura Fuchs is capturing New Yorkers who are trying to stay positive in the midst of the pandemic.




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Family Dinners Improve Mental Health and Well Being of Adolescents

Regular family dinners contribute positively to emotional well being, pro-social behavior and life satisfaction in ad




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Guittard milk chocolates are the best choice among many chocolate lovers throughout the globe

The Guittard Milk Chocolate Company belongs to the country of America and has an expertise in the covertures chocolates manufactured using the age old French techniques and the most genuine way of preparing the chocolates. The Guittard milk...




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Dental implant can affect the way a person smile

There are ways available in replacing a missing tooth and one way to do that is by putting on a dental artificial teeth that will make the person feel that there is a permanent tooth in replacement of the missing tooth. The two front...




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Doing Better for Families country note - Hungary

This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Hungary, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.




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Family-friendly governance in response to demographic challenges

In Hungary, young people want to have bigger families, but concerns over issues like housing and striking a work-life balance appear to be obstacles. In response, the government has introduced a range of family-friendly policies–a vital step in helping families fulfil their dreams and in meeting the challenge of a rapidly ageing population.




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Family-friendly policies a key driver of economic growth

The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and associated increases in female employment have boosted growth in GDP per capita by between 10% and 20%, according to a new OECD report.




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Insights blog: Beyond the first mile - Where your Internet comes from

In OECD countries, networks look like a mesh with multiple paths that can act as each other’s backup. In developing countries, however, communication networks often resemble rivers, with small branches of regional networks delivering their traffic to a central national backbone that ends at one submarine fibre, making cable cuts a greater risk to the functioning of the economy.




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Pensions At Risk for 80 Million People in Latin America and the Caribbean

Experts and policy makers gathered today at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to discuss the future of pensions in Latin America and the Caribbean. A panel discussion moderated by CNN journalist Gabriela Frias explored different policy approaches to ensure greater coverage and sustainability of pension systems in the region.




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Adapting to changes in Family migration: the experience of OECD countries

Conference co-organized by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the OECD, Washington, 18 November 2013




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More than 3 million German emigrants in OECD countries

Germany is both the OECD’s second-largest country of immigration and one of the main origin countries of emigrants: 3.4 million people born in Germany were living in another OECD country in 2011, says a new OECD report “Talent Abroad: A Review of German Emigrants”.




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A portrait of family migration

A portrait of family migration




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OECD calls on governments to foster the integration of family migrants – a large and often forgotten group of immigrants

OECD calls on governments to foster the integration of family migrants – a large and often forgotten group of immigrants




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Air pollution to cause 6-9 million premature deaths and cost 1% GDP by 2060

Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD 2.6 trillion annually – as a result of sick days, medical bills and reduced agricultural output, unless action is taken, according to a new OECD report.




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Evaluating the Impact of Urban Road Pricing on the Use of Green Transport Modes: The Case of Milan - Environment Working Paper

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of congestion pricing on the demand for clean transport modes. It draws on an empirical analysis of the effect of Milan’s congestion charge on the use of bike sharing. The analysis indicates that congestion pricing increases daily bike-sharing use by at least 5% in the short term.




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Doing Better for Families country note - Germany

This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Germany, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.




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More than 3 million German emigrants in OECD countries

Germany is both the OECD’s second-largest country of immigration and one of the main origin countries of emigrants: 3.4 million people born in Germany were living in another OECD country in 2011, says a new OECD report “Talent Abroad: A Review of German Emigrants”.




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Jobs outlook improving slowly but millions risk being trapped at bottom of economic ladder

The jobs recovery is slowly gathering pace, but employment will remain well below pre-crisis levels in many countries, especially in Europe, through to the end of 2016, according to a new OECD report.




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WORKSHOP: Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development (Milan, Italy)

The OECD LEED Trento Centre organised a working group session on "Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development " on Thursday, 22 June, 2017 - 12.30 to 15.30 in the context of ArtLab 17 in Milan.




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Family-friendly policies a key driver of economic growth

The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and associated increases in female employment have boosted growth in GDP per capita by between 10% and 20%, according to a new OECD report.




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It's high time to fight corruption in education, by Mihaylo Milovanovitch

A modern day Bulgarian proverb says “What money can’t buy, a lot of money can”. Sadly, the truth of this popular wisdom holds well beyond the country it comes from. Sadly too, it seems to work well in schools and universities. Year by year Transparency International (TI), an international anti-corruption NGO, publishes data on the perceptions and experience of people from around the globe...




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Education and the modern family (OECD Education Today Blog)

Do our education systems offer the necessary support for children growing up in modern families? To what extent should schools be responsible for what have traditionally been thought of as “family matters”?




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A mini-milestone for PISA in Focus (OECD Education Today Blog)

This month, PISA in Focus examines the impact of good teacher-student relations on both students’ well-being and performance. It’s not surprising that when students feel that their teachers are interested in them and support them they feel happier at school and often do better in school.




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More efforts needed to help children from disadvantaged families succeed

Too many people from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind in education and future job market, according to a new OECD report. Educational Opportunity For All says that children, students and adults from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds receive too little support to succeed in school and in learning opportunities later in life.




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Emily Ratajkowski goes braless and teases her fans (Photo)

Emily appears to be braless in the snap as she poses in what appears to be a delicate negligee. She gazes seductively into the camera in the snap.




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Pawan Kalyan to his Jana Sena members: Kindly, focus on helping victims (Vizag gas leak) families

Pawan Kalyan has urged political parties and Jan Sainiks not to protest over the Vizag gas leak when the country is battling COVID-19.




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WORKSHOP: Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development (Milan, Italy)

The OECD LEED Trento Centre organised a working group session on "Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development " on Thursday, 22 June, 2017 - 12.30 to 15.30 in the context of ArtLab 17 in Milan.




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Measure pesticide residues in meat, milk, eggs, etc.

This document provides guidance on pesticide residue studies and describes differences in OECD countries in livestock feeding practices and diet composition. The data obtained from these studies allow quantifying the transfer of residues from feedstuff to animal and establishing maximum limits which ensure that these residues do not pose unacceptable risks for consumers.





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Trusts set up to preserve fortunes of rich families can protect yours too

We give you the lowdown on those investment trusts where family money still influences the way that they are managed.




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China flexes its military muscle: Beijing exploits Covid crisis to assert control of South China Sea

Deeply worried about Beijing's insatiable desire for land and the way its military has occupied areas by stealth, Washington has sent three warships to the region.




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Prince Charles and Camilla write a letter to 'Everyone at Royal Mail' to thank them for vital role

Addressed to 'Everyone at Royal Mail,' the letter from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall commends their 'dedication, resilience and hard work'. Adding that many are relying on post to feel close to loved ones.




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More than half a million Zoom accounts are offered for sale

Crooks can buy usernames, passwords and other data to break into private online meetings and steal sensitive information from banks, financial firms and even universities.




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Marie Stopes abortion charity accepted millions of pounds in funding from US porn baron

Marie Stopes International (MSI) has received more than £7.5million from sex-toy salesman Phil Harvey, critics have now accused the charity of betraying its stated aims.