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Picture of the day for January 13, 2017

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Block P in the World Heritage Monument Speicherstadt in Hamburg (Germany) at night.

Picture of the day for January 13, 2017

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Picture of the day on January 13, 2017: Block P in the World Heritage Monument Speicherstadt in Hamburg (Germany) at night

Hilary term: Word of the day for January 13, 2017

Hilary term , n : The second term of the legal year, running from January to March or April, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases. The second academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, running from January to March. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates. Today is the feast day of Saint Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), which occurs during this term.

President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Presidential Medal Of Freedom In Moving Ceremony

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President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Presidential Medal Of Freedom In Moving Ceremony

Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading

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Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading For certain infections, the only drug left is colistin. But just over a year after they were discovered in China, bacteria that can fend off colistin are being found all across the world.

Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading

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Resistance to the Antibiotic of Last Resort Is Silently Spreading

Hilary term: Word of the day for January 13, 2017

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Word of the day is Hilary term : The second term of the legal year, running from January to March or April, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases. The second academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, running from January to March. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates. Today is the feast day of Saint Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), which occurs during this term.