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The royal family stepped out for their annual Christmas Day visit to the morning church service on the Queen's Sandringham estate, where they are spending Christmas together, today. Arriving by foot, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Charles joined the Queen at the church. The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh were not in attendance. GETTY Meghan Markle: Style File Meghan Markle: Style File MEGHAN MARKLE The Duchess of Sussex, who is expecting her first baby in the spring, wore...

California Democrat Maxine Waters, the first woman and first African-American to chair the House Financial Services Committee, is planning to use her new power to push for more women and minorities in the top ranks of corporate America. Some firms are panicking at the prospect of new public scrutiny, according to lobbyists, who say that while companies won’t openly fight Democrats' moves to promote diversity, many are uneasy about the prospect of government getting directly involved in their hiring decisions. Lawmakers say they’re hoping to make them uncomfortable. “They have...

The man Mr. Patrick Ede is The Director of Operations, PPC Integrated Systems (formerly Philips Projects Centre, an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V. of the Netherlands) and one of the leading providers of integrated IT services in Nigeria. In this no-holds-bare interview he discloses what the government must do to drive a successful digital economy among many other issues. Excerpts: How would you access your organisation's performance within the period? The year was for us in this country an election year. The planning was difficult to start with. A lot...