Truth seekers to fact check claims leading into 2020 Queensland council elections. A new body funded by the state's local government association will fact check political snipes and campaign materials at the 2020 Queensland council elections. Celine Dion Tops the Chart for the First Time in 17 Years. The singers first English-language album since 2013 sold well, while a very busy Taylor Swift saw a surge in activity. Queen Elizabeth I translated Roman historian Tacitus's work from Latin to English in her spare time. The manuscript, preserved in the Lambeth Palace library is a Latin-to-English translation of Annales — a history by Tacitus of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to Nero, AD 14-68. North Korea Touts New Resort, Seeking to Blunt U.N. Sanctions. Tourism is one of the few remaining sources of hard currency for Kim Jong-uns government. He has embarked on a push for more foreign visitors. Cybertruck won't be fit for purpose (even if Tesla fixes the windows). Cybertruck's 'shatterproof' windows and Etch-A-Sketched shape might have stolen the headlines, but it's the electric pick-up's stainless steel body that's most ridiculous. Moment police are confronted by man with fake AK47. The police were called to the home of Scott Symmonds, 31, in Swindon, Wiltshire in August and came across of scene of disarray as they entered the property through the back door. Cornish accent dying out because so many rich outsiders are moving to the area. The accent, which sees the 'r' sound after a vowel extended, is said to be the basis for how Americans speak after the Pilgrim Fathers set off from the West Country. Pictured TV drama Poldark. 'Rise of Skywalker' actor John Boyega 'I left the script under my bed'. British actor John Boyega said on Wednesday that he left his copy of the closely-guarded script for the new «Star Wars» movie under his bed, and that it ended up for sale on eBay. Maryland politician apologizes over threat to sue local paper. A Maryland politician who said he would sue a newspaper if it printed his name, Kirby Delauter, has apologized after his threat garnered national attention, the targeted newspaper reported on Thursday. Hurricane Sandy Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Cuomo blame hurricane on climate change. Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life — despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm. 168 million people worldwide will need emergency aid of some kind in 2020. The UN says that emergency assistance including food, shelter and healthcare will hit new levels in 2020. It estimates a 'record' 168 million people worldwide will need some form of aid.

A violent explosion in a distant galaxy breaks the record for the brightest light ever seen. The burst likely came from a massive supernova explosion. The study was led by a team in Western Australia but involved an international effort with hundreds of scientists studying the data.

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