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Antarctic Thaw and Freeze: A Research Ship in Ill-Charted Waters

The word "military" often evokes in one's mind images of rifles, tanks, battles, and regrettably war and devastation. The armed forces do much more than that, having scores of scientists and doctors among their ranks, but also officers who stand ready to react in case of local or nationwide emergencies. In some countries, like Spain, it is also the military that sets the official time.

Hawks and doves

The hypocrisy continues, and everyone is playing their part.

The leftist-led government brought to Parliament a package of austerity measures it does not believe in - in fact, measures which are mandated by a bailout agreement that it refuses to take ownership of.

Djokovic beats Coric in his Madrid opener

MADRID - World number one Novak Djokovic beat young Croat Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of Madrid Open on Wednesday.
    
Top seed Djokovic claimed victory in his first career meeting with Coric after 79 minutes of play and will next face Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, who defeated his compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 earlier today.
    

Djokovic beats Agut to reach Madrid quarter-finals

MADRID - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the current world number one in men's tennis, is through to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters tournament after beating Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday.

Djokovic won after just over an hour of play, chalking up his fourth victory out of as many matches against Agut.

Solo travelers choose Greek islands for their holiday

Greece’s islands are the best holiday destination in the world for those who prefer to travel alone, according to a recent survey conducted by Solitair Holidays.

The Greek islands came out on top for the most visited holiday destinations for single travellers with Turkey and Italy following closely behind.

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