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Prague man sets himself on fire in square

World

Prague man sets himself on fire in Wenceslas Square

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (UPI) -- A man set himself on fire Friday in Prague during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of a student's self-immolation in protest of a Soviet invasion, Czech police said. The 54-year-old man set himself afire in Wenceslas Square after dousing himself with a flammable liquid, police tweeted. Witnesses put out the fire and called for medical assistance. Radio Prague reported the man had burns over 30 percent of his body and doctors put him into […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 24

global construction

Business & Lifestyle

Challenges facing the current global construction industry

The picture painted by the global construction industry is rather concerning. While growth is still forecast for the industry as a whole, many countries, such as the UK and South Africa, have experienced upsets in their domestic industries, which negatively impacts the overall, global picture. Given the global construction industry’s importance to economic performance, we thought it worth examining the challenges the construction industry - as a whole - is currently facing, as well as the ways in which these issues […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 16

Netflix

Entertainment

Netflix announces price increases for all plans

LOS GATOS, Calif. (UPI) -- Netflix announced Tuesday it is raising subscription prices for roughly 58 million customers in the United States and some 40 Latin American countries. The changes are coming to all three of Netflix's plans, increasing the price of its standard and most popular plan from $11 to $13 per month, NBC News reported. Standard plan users can stream shows in high-definition on two screens and download videos on two phones or tablets. Netflix's basic plan will […]

todayJanuary 15, 2019 4

Macedonia Macedonian parliament

Politics

Macedonia parliament approves name change

SKOPJE, Macedonia (UPI) -- Macedonia's Parliament gave its final approval to change the Balkan nation's name in one of the last steps to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece and pursue admittance to NATO. The Assembly narrowly passed the measure to change the country's name to North Macedonia on Friday with the necessary two-thirds vote. "We are making history by opening up our future," Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said on Twitter. "We have proven that miracles are possible. We demonstrated that […]

todayJanuary 13, 2019 17

Europe Italy escapes Europe's

Columnists

Enjoying Europe’s world-apart escapes

In my early days as a guidebook writer, Europe's undiscovered nooks and undeveloped crannies held the most appeal for me — and they still do. But with ever more sophisticated travelers armed with enough time and money to see the Europe of their dreams, places I "discovered" a few decades ago are now suffering from "Back Door" congestion. Given that, I've come to treasure even more those destinations that still have the feeling of being a world apart from everyday […]

todayJanuary 7, 2019 23

Kiyoshi Kimura Japan bluefin tuna Tokyo

Business & Lifestyle

613-pound bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million in Tokyo

TOKYO (UPI) -- A sushi restaurant owner paid $3.1 million for a 613-pound bluefin tuna at a Japanese auction Saturday, a record price reflecting the growing scarcity of the prized fish. Kiyomura Corp. made the winning bid, which equated to more than $5,000 per pound. The company operates the Sushizanmai restaurant chain in Japan. It was the first auction to be held at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. The company paid 10 times more than the price for a […]

todayJanuary 6, 2019 17

Poland Polish escape room

World

Five teenagers die in Polish escape room blaze

KOSZALIN, Poland (UPI) -- Five teenage girls died when a fire broke out near an escape room in which they were playing Friday in northern Poland, local authorities said. The blaze broke out around 5 p.m. in the city of Koszalin and also injured a 25-year-old man with burns. Police spokeswoman Monika Kosiec said the fire was in a room near where the girls were celebrating a birthday party. Officials believe the girls, all around the age of 15, died […]

todayJanuary 4, 2019 13

crash auto accident

Automotive News

Tips for your vehicle following an auto accident

Automotive crashes can be incredibly stressful and traumatic, but it is vital to get the compensation you deserve if you're not to blame for the accident. Traffic accidents on roadways occur every day and occur based a variety of reasons, including ignoring road signs, careless and/or reckless driving, driving too fast, following too closely and the all-too-common using a mobile phone while driving. Compensation from an automotive accident will assist in covering the costs of repairing your vehicle and help […]

todayJanuary 3, 2019 16

tech devices gadgets

Business & Lifestyle

Tech devices and gadgets to look out for in 2019

For the first time ever, the world saw more than 4 billion people log onto the Internet in 2018. Now that more than half of all human beings are online, technology innovations are bound to explode in 2019. Devices such as laptops and smartphones, which hardly existed just a decade ago, are now seemingly impossible to live without. Similarly, products which we have seen emerging in the last couple of years are expected to become part of the furniture in 2019. The […]

todayDecember 12, 2018 16

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