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Abbas to agree to postpone election
RAMALLAH – Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will accept the advice of independent election experts to postpone the vote he had scheduled for January.
The central election commission said it had advised him to put off the election since the rival Hamas, ruling some 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, had warned it would not allow them to vote. – (Reuters)
Golden Globes to honour Scorsese
LOS ANGELES – Golden Globe organisers will honour director Martin Scorsese with their Cecil B DeMille award at their upcoming ceremony, signifying his contribution to entertainment.
Scorsese, director of classics such as Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, is widely considered among the best directors of his generation, which gained notoriety in the 1970s. – (Reuters)
Bullock knocks out Dimbleby
LONDON – BBC presenter David Dimbleby missed an episode of Question Time for the first time in more than 15 years last night after one of his wife’s bullocks knocked him out.
Dimbleby (71), who has locked horns with some of the biggest names in politics on the show, was taken to hospital with concussion and needed stitches. – (Reuters)