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Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth welcome new addition to the family. Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth have adopted a new member to their family. Chilling notes scrawled by killer Patrick Frazee reveal he begged inmate to ASSASSINATE witnesses. Patrick Frazee was found guilty in November of killing his fiance Kelsey Berreth, 29, with a bat at her home inCripple Creek, Colorado on Thanksgiving Day in 2018, then burning her body. For 16 Transgender Hockey Players, a Groundbreaking Weekend. Team Trans, believed to be the only entirely transgender sports squad in the United States, recently played together for the first time.

Mohe, China's northernmost city, now has a major highway. Mohe, the northernmost city in China, is now more accessible than it has ever been, thanks to a new highway that opened to traffic on December 1. Charles Barkley Is Accused of Threatening a Female Reporter. Alexi McCammond, a political reporter for Axios, said the Turner Sports analyst told her he would hit her if he hit women. ALEX BRUMMERThe Treasury needs to rethink the role of the FCA. Peer-to-peer lending was one of those new-fangled ideas which emerged from the wreckage of the financial crisis. The internet offered tech-savvy entrepreneurs the chance to earn decent returns.

Green Bay Hands the Giants Their Eighth Loss in a Row. Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in snowy conditions as the Packers extended the Giants losing streak, their longest in 15 years. Fed up with Brexit and endless gloomy news? You need our guide to remote boltholes. Dan Richards has spent years seeking the farthest-flung outposts beacons, shebangs, mountain expedition stations, tundra, forests, and oceans. Here he reveals his favourite peaceful destinations. Egypt Escalates Pressure on Last Major Independent News Site. Security forces raided the publications office, detaining three editors, the day after arresting another editor. Footage reveals why David Warner's innings in Pakistan Test might NOT have beat Don Bradman's record. Warner made an unbeaten 335 not out in during Australia's in their innings-and-48-run win against Pakistan in the second Test in Adelaide. Organic farming culture brings burgeoning business for Fiji islanders. The remote Fijian island of Cicia has launched a novel business in organic produce that could prove to be a template for other developing communities around the world. The island declared itself chemical free and fully organic eight years ago and is now producing food that's attracting the interest of foreign buyers. Tara Cleary reports. Five dead in French helicopter crash, floods. Three emergency workers were killed overnight when their helicopter crashed while on a rescue mission in southeastern France, while two other people died in heavy flooding that has hit the region, officials said on Monday. Pregnant Lisa Wipfli shows off her burgeoning bump at the launch of One Fine Baby's online store. Lisa Wipfli led the celebrity arrivals at the launch of baby boutique One Fine Baby's online store in Sydney on Tuesday. Navratilova meets Evert Friendly foes reunite. Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova share their views on the players hoping to take top billing in the women's game. Ronald Brautigam album review Played with exceptional power and brilliance. Hard on the heels of that excellent original-instrument Beethoven Nine from Tokyo I reviewed a fortnight ago comes this superb set of Beethoven Piano Concertos. Prince William wages war on plastic bottles as he views piles of litter in Kuwait. Prince William, 57, was at the Jahra nature reserve on the outskirts of Kuwait City as part of his three-day visit to the Arabian Gulf nation where he met young volunteers from a litter-picking group.

Memories of Georg the genius. A hundred years ago today Gyorgy Stern was born in Budapest. His incident-packed transformation into Sir Georg Solti, one of the most renowned classical musicians in the world by the time of his death 85 years later, is a fascinating one. Students turn doggy doodoo into building bricks. A group of secondary school students in the Philippines have found a way to convert poop from stray dogs into a mixture for bricks, aiming to rid city streets of excrement and potentially even lower construction costs. Jayson Albano reports. Homicide probe is launched after a decapitated body is found in LA's Griffith Park. A hiker stumbled across a piece of the dismembered body in Griffith Park in LA at 9.01am yesterday. The victim, a Hispanic or white man in his 40s or 50s, is believed to have been dead for three days. France Vowed to Return Looted Treasures. But Few Are Heading Back. The country seemed to be leading the way on the restitution of Africas cultural heritage. But a year after a pioneering report, little has happened. Broadway star Celeste Holm's longtime Manhattan home put on the market for $14million by estranged son following her death. Boasting spectacular views over the city, the duplex at 88 Central Park is where the star lived for more than half a century and died this July, aged 95. Dan Dunning, whose father was Holm's third husband, told the New York Times 'She loved it because of the view of the park and the way she felt involvement with the seasons, just by looking through her windows. China Hits Back at U.S. Over Hong Kong Bill in a Mostly Symbolic Move. Beijing said it would suspend visits to Hong Kong by American warships How many trophies did Barcelona and Real Madrid have How did Kris Kristofferson get his start impose sanctions on several nongovernmental groups. The measures suggest China is wary of upsetting trade negotiations. Attention, Office Oscar Pool Players. Predictions from around the web to help you with your ballot. Lionel Messi wins sixth Ballon d'Or. Lionel Messi clinched his sixth Ballon d'Or award on Monday after yet another scintillating season for the Argentine. He Gave a Cryptocurrency Talk in North Korea. The U.S. Arrested Him. A self-styled disruptive technologist was arrested after speaking at a conference in Pyongyang on using digital currencies to launder money. Trump Begins NATO Summit by Targeting Macrons Brain Death Comment. President Trump said a warning from President Emmanuel Macron of France that Europe could no longer assume support from the United States was a very dangerous statement. Melania booed at youth opioid awareness event in Baltimore. A Baltimore audience showered U.S. first lady Melania Trump with mixture of boos and polite applause during a youth summit to raise opioid awareness.

Elton John has a DIVA moment as he throws his $4,000 Gucci handbag off his private jet in Sydney. Sir Elton John appeared to throw a tantrum on Monday, just moments after arriving at Sydney Airport on his private jet. Photo of Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts genuine, says ex. The infamous photograph of Prince Andrew with his arm around the waist of a 17-year-old Virginia Roberts in Ghislaine Maxwell's London flat is genuine and undoctored, according to two men. Virginia Roberts' father says his 'brave' daughter is 'telling the TRUTH'. Sky Roberts (pictured) hailed her daughter's bravery for coming forward to take on 'powerful people' and said he be believes 'most of Britain' thinks the Duke of York is lying. Paul Pogba will MISS Jose Mourinho's Manchester United reunion as Tottenham head to Old Trafford. Pogba will not be fit for Wednesday's clash with Tottenham and a reunion with former United boss Mourinho, who the World Cup winner regularly clashed with at Old Trafford.