1. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word chocolate entered the language in 1604. 2. At that time, chocolate was only consumed as a drink. We had to wait until 1847 before Joseph Fry invented the chocolate bar. 3. The Mayans in Mexico around 250AD are the earliest known […]
Daily Archives: October 11, 2017
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Prime Minister Trudeau will meet President Trump and trade-focused US politicians on the North American Free Trade Agreement while hundreds of negotiators, government officials and lobbyists from Canada, Mexico and the United States descend on a hotel in Arlington, Virginia for a fourth round of talks. The Canadian leader’s visit […]
Asia Argento, now 42, said the film mogul – who is facing a raft of sexual harassment and assault accusations spanning decades – attacked her in a hotel room when she was just 21. She is the first person to be named as having been allegedly raped by him. In […]
Regional president Carles Puigdemont vowed to “assume the mandate” for Catalonia to become an independent state after a controversial referendum marred by violence. But as thousands of protesters, many waving Catalan flags, gathered near Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf hoping to hear him announce a separation, he stepped back from the […]
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said its revised advice that those vulnerable to infection could now safely eat raw or lightly cooked eggs produced under the British Lion Code of Practice followed a thorough review of new scientific evidence. It had previously advised that vulnerable groups should not eat runny […]
The President met with top defence officials on Tuesday to discuss his options as the world braces for another North Korean missile launch. In a statement, the White House said: “This morning President Donald J. Trump met with members of his national security team to receive a briefing from Secretary […]
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LOS ANGELES — It may take weeks to determine the spark that touched off each of the firestorms that consumed hunks of more than a dozen California communities this week. But the consensus in the scientific community is that the conditions that cleared a path for the tsunami of flame […]