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  • Taiwan lifts restrictions on food imports from Japan – Reuters

    1. Taiwan lifts restrictions on food imports from Japan  Reuters
    2. The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi  CNN
    3. Chinese Coast Guard vessels sail through Japan-administered Senkaku Islands  Al Jazeera
    4. Japanese concerts in China are…

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  • Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert

    Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert

    Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today. But this ancient killer is still very much a danger in our modern world.

    Research published in 2022 revealed the bacterium…

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  • UK flash PMI signals weakened growth, steep job losses and cooler inflation – S&P Global

    1. UK flash PMI signals weakened growth, steep job losses and cooler inflation  S&P Global
    2. UK economy stumbles in run-up to next week’s budget  Reuters
    3. UK S&P Global Composite PMI fell sharply to 50.5 in November vs. 52.2 prior  FXStreet
    4. UK Manufacturing Returns to Growth  TradingView
    5. UK Businesses Put Plans on Hold Before Reeves’ Budget, PMI Shows  US News Money

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  • Pollyfromthedirt’s grey-skied Anglo ambience and the week’s best new tracks | Music

    Pollyfromthedirt’s grey-skied Anglo ambience and the week’s best new tracks | Music

    From Darlington, County Durham
    Recommended if you like Blood Orange, Dean Blunt, Elliott Smith
    Up next The Dirt Pt 1 EP out now

    As the internet spits out underground artists like mouthwash, it has becoming harder to separate the visionaries from the…

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  • Bangladesh v Ireland: Second Test interrupted by earthquake in Dhaka

    Bangladesh v Ireland: Second Test interrupted by earthquake in Dhaka

    The third day of Ireland’s second Test in Bangladesh was temporarily stopped because of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in capital city Dhaka.

    According to Reuters, the government in Bangladesh said at least five people had been killed in the incident…

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  • Introducing the LIONS Scholarship Jury for Cannes Lions 2026

    Introducing the LIONS Scholarship Jury for Cannes Lions 2026

    Get to know the C-suite members, founders, presidents and department leaders who’ll nominate the next generation of creative talent at the Festival this June. We’re delighted to announce the LIONS Scholarship Jury for Cannes Lions 2026 – creative and marketing leaders from around the globe, committed to helping a diverse group of young talent from underrepresented backgrounds into the creative marketing industries.

    The LIONS Scholarship gives young creatives and marketers the opportunity of a lifetime. Offering 10 winners from 10 different countries a place in either the Creative Academy or Brand Marketers Academy at Cannes Lions 2026 – where they’ll join a cohort of learners aged 30 and under, for an unmatched learning and networking experience at the heart of the global creative community.

    The Scholarship aims to level the playing field for creative excellence the world over, so successful applicants’ passes, travel and accommodation are fully funded by LIONS.

    Applications are open now, and close on 5 December. Find out more about the LIONS Scholarship, and start your application, here.

    To ensure fairness in the judging process, we’ve selected a global Jury of experts – representing all markets, and every creative discipline. Meet them here:

    Andrea Quaye, Marketing Director, Heineken, South Africa

    Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, CEO/Founder BrainWave AfricaTech, Ghana

    Brigid Alkema, Chief Creative Officer, Clemenger BBDO, New Zealand

    Chandu Rajapreyar, Group Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo, Vietnam

    Colin Selikow, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Chicago, United States

    Emir Shafri, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, Malaysia

    Eugene Park, Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX), CJ CheilJedang, South Korea

    Felipe Simi, CEO & Creative Chairperson, Droga5 Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Françoise Nottrelet, Global Head of Content Partnerships and Licensing, StarNews Mobile and Head of Business and Content, House of Podcasts, Starnews Mobile and House of Podcasts, France

    Gabriel Barrio, Commercial Manager, UNACEM Peru, Peru

    Gabriel Suárez Ortega, Latin America Marketing Director, Edgewell Personal Care, Colombia

    Gaurav Virkar, Global AI and Media Leader, P&G (Beauty Care), Singapore

    Genevieve Hoey, Global Creative Director – Masterbrand, Our LEGO Agency (OLA), The LEGO Group, Denmark

    George Bryant, Global Chief Creative Officer, Golin, United Kingdom

    Helena Bertho, Global Director of D&I, Nubank, Brazil

    Jacquie Mullany, Executive Creative Director, FCB Africa, South Africa

    Jayesh Nair, EMEA Creative and Integrated Media Lead, Bayer Consumer Health, Switzerland

    Jess Greenwood, Strategy, Marcom, Apple, United States

    Josafat Padilla, Regional Chief Creative Officer, Havas Costa Rica, Costa Rica

    Kenya Hunt, Editor-in-Chief, ELLE UK, United Kingdom

    Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of Marketing and Communication, UAE Government Media Office, UAE

    Kimberly Evans Paige, Executive VP and Chief Brand Officer, BET Media Group, United States

    Klaartje Galle, Chief Creative Officer, VML Belgium

    Leila Katrib, Global Executive Creative Director, Incubeta, UAE

    Mariko Fukuoka, Creative Director, Dentsu Inc., Japan

    Mary Njoku, Founder, Managing Director/CEO, ROK studios(A Canal Plus Subsidiary), Nigeria

    Maurice Wangalachi, Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa, Kenya

    Michael Duffy, Brand and Innovation Head, AMEA Region, Opella Consumer Healthcare, Australia

    Mohammed Jifri, CMO, Hunger Station, UAE

    Nada Abisaleh, Head of Leo Beirut, Leo Beirut, Lebanon

    Robert Thompson, Head of Marketing and Communication, Sanlam Investments, South Africa

    Rodney Williams, Managing Director, Trestle Glen Group, Canada

    Sadira E. Furlow, Global Chief Brand and Comms Officer, Tony’s Chocolonely, Netherlands

    Sidick Bakayoko, Founder and CEO, Paradise Game, Ivory Coast

    Xavier Blais, Partner, Executive Creative Director, Rethink, Canada

    Yaa Boateng, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Director, The Storytellers, Ghana

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  • Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite for dire Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas

    Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite for dire Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas

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    It is a mystery. Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas is not so much a whodunnit as a why-have-they-done-it. In…

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  • Ireland v Bangladesh: Second Test halted due to earthquake in Dhaka

    Ireland v Bangladesh: Second Test halted due to earthquake in Dhaka

    The third day of Ireland’s second Test in Bangladesh was temporarily stopped because of an earthquake.

    An earthquake, which was reported as a magnitude 5.7 tremor, struck the Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka on Friday morning.

    According to…

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  • Fauntleroy, Stanley Kubrick and Tom Jones

    Fauntleroy, Stanley Kubrick and Tom Jones

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    All the answers here are linked in some way. Once you’ve spotted the connection, any you didn’t know the first time…

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