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America's biggest mass pirate burial ground holds remains of Captain Black Sam Bellamy's crew, say researchersInvestigators think they have found the final resting places of men who joined the 'Robin Hood of the Sea' as he became the highest-earning pirate of all time
Greek club president banned for three years after gun incident on pitch The PAOK Salonika president, Ivan Savvidis, have been banned from football stadiums for three years for storming on to the pitch with a gun in his waistband during a domestic game. The Greek league also stripped the club of three points, effectively ending their title chances.Savvides, a Georgia-born businessman and former Russian state duma deputy, invaded the pitch when a goal for PAOK was disallowed against title contenders AEK Athens on 11 March.Fifa had already warned that Greece could be suspended from world football if its national governing body failed to take “proper actions by the competent bodies to eradicate all sorts of violence in order to guarantee the smooth running of the national competitions”.
A spokesman for Savvidis told the Russian news agency Tass: “He didn’t threaten anyone with a gun. It isn’t forbidden to carry a weapon in Greece.”The tycoon’s press office said he was licensed to carry a gun. Under Greek legislation, however, police are not allowed to enter football stadiums while armed.
Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firmA Facebook executive's memo that claimed the "ugly truth" was that anything it did to grow was justified has been made public, embarrassing the company.The 2016 post said that this applied even if it meant people might die as a result of bullying or terrorism.
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard dies at 89Maynard - whose real name was Walter Williams - starred as the scruffy, eccentric poacher in the police drama for eight years, from 1992 to 2000, and was in its spin-off The Royal until 2003. Other roles included Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!, The Gaffer and In Sickness and In Health. He also made appearances in Carry On films Carry On At Your Convenience, Carry On Matron and Carry On Dick, and was Sergeant Beetroot in TV series Worzel Gummidge in 1980.Outside of acting, Maynard tried his hand at singing - coming second in the British heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest - and politics, standing as an independent against Tony Benn in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election.Maynard's daughter-in-law said he had recently filmed an episode of BBC One quiz show Pointless, which was yet to air.
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US to seek social media details from all visa applicantsThe new rules would apply to virtually all applicants for immigrant and non-immigrant visas.The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration’s enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors.In documents to be published in Friday’s Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the proposed new requirements, which will affect nearly 15 million foreigners who apply for visas to enter the US each year.Previously, social media, email and phone number histories were only sought from applicants identified for extra scrutiny, such as those who have travelled to areas controlled by terrorist organisations.An estimated 65,000 people per year are in that category.The new rules would apply to virtually all applicants for immigrant and non-immigrant visas.
Extent of environmental damage caused by egg packaging and greenhouse gas emissions over Easter holiday revealedNew report calls on chocolate companies to cut out plastic and ‘sacrifice the presentation of their eggs for the presentation of their values’
QuoteHeartbeat actor Bill Maynard dies at 89Maynard - whose real name was Walter Williams - starred as the scruffy, eccentric poacher in the police drama for eight years, from 1992 to 2000, and was in its spin-off The Royal until 2003. Other roles included Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!, The Gaffer and In Sickness and In Health. He also made appearances in Carry On films Carry On At Your Convenience, Carry On Matron and Carry On Dick, and was Sergeant Beetroot in TV series Worzel Gummidge in 1980.Outside of acting, Maynard tried his hand at singing - coming second in the British heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest - and politics, standing as an independent against Tony Benn in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election.Maynard's daughter-in-law said he had recently filmed an episode of BBC One quiz show Pointless, which was yet to air.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43596854
QuoteUS to seek social media details from all visa applicantsThe new rules would apply to virtually all applicants for immigrant and non-immigrant visas.The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration’s enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors.In documents to be published in Friday’s Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the proposed new requirements, which will affect nearly 15 million foreigners who apply for visas to enter the US each year.Previously, social media, email and phone number histories were only sought from applicants identified for extra scrutiny, such as those who have travelled to areas controlled by terrorist organisations.An estimated 65,000 people per year are in that category.The new rules would apply to virtually all applicants for immigrant and non-immigrant visas.https://www.independent.ie/world-news/us-to-seek-social-media-details-from-all-visa-applicants-36757646.html
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