Blog Heap of Links for the day 14 December 2015

An Indian-origin husband and wife, believed to be the world’s oldest married couple, celebrated their 90th wedding anniversary in the UK.

Karam and Kartari Chand, 110 and 103 respectively, tied the knot in a traditional Punjabi ceremony in India on December 11, 1925, during the British Raj and moved to England 40 years later.

“It is a blessing to have been married and to have lived this long. Life and marriage is all about happiness, it is what is most important,” said Karam.…

Marine Le Pen and the Front National failed to win any region in today’s run-off election in France. After taking the largest number of votes in the first round, the Socialists withdrew and recommended that their supporters vote for Nicolas Sarkozy’s party, the Republicans, to keep the FN out of power. The tactic seems to have worked.

In other news, a Russian destroyer in the Aegean had to fire warning shots to force a Turkish fishing vessel to stop approaching. The Russians attempted to make radio contact, and then tried visual signals. When those failed, they resorted to small arms fire to get the Turkish crew’s attention. …