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Week commencing 31st October

It's Friday - time for a glimpse into next week, and we are here to provide snippets of information to make you the source of interesting conversation in the workplace. ​

Now that many of us are no longer working remotely, it's time to reacquaint ourselves with the art of conversation. Scroll down for a little interlude from politics, the economy and office gossip.


1 November 1959. ​ Twelve nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctica Treaty, which bans military activity and weapons testing on that continent. It was the first arms control agreement signed during the Cold War period. ​ (AKG2154097 ©ClassicStock / akg-images / K. Scholz)
1 November 1959. ​ Twelve nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctica Treaty, which bans military activity and weapons testing on that continent. It was the first arms control agreement signed during the Cold War period. ​ (AKG2154097 ©ClassicStock / akg-images / K. Scholz)

2 November 1755. Marie Antoinette was born. ​ As the wife of Louis XVI, she would be the last Queen of France before the revolution and abolition of the monarchy. Tap the image for more. ​ (AKG15725 ©akg-images)
2 November 1755. Marie Antoinette was born. ​ As the wife of Louis XVI, she would be the last Queen of France before the revolution and abolition of the monarchy. Tap the image for more. ​ (AKG15725 ©akg-images)

3 December 1956. ​ The Wizard of Oz aired on television for the first time. ​ It was broadcast annually, helping to make it an enduring classic. ​ (AKG2510872 ©akg-images / Album / M.G.M)
3 December 1956. ​ The Wizard of Oz aired on television for the first time. ​ It was broadcast annually, helping to make it an enduring classic. ​ (AKG2510872 ©akg-images / Album / M.G.M)

6 November 1860. ​ Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. ​ Tap the image for more. ​ (Digitally coloured image AKG1191606 ©akg-images)
6 November 1860. ​ Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. ​ Tap the image for more. ​ (Digitally coloured image AKG1191606 ©akg-images)
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