Image copyright BBC News Image caption George Alagiah returned to the screens in January BBC newsreader George Alagiah is to begin another round of treatment for bowel cancer, his agent has confirmed. His agent Mary Greenham added in a statement he would “aim to be on-air as much as possible but may need to reduce […]
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BERLIN — The Humboldt Forum, the problem-plagued museum housed in a reconstructed palace in the center of this city, has pushed back its opening date to 2020 because of technical reasons, officials announced this week. They added that “it was not realistic for the building to be ready for use by the end of 2019
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Latin singer Prince Royce says he’s looking forward to headlining the 2019 Major League Soccer All-Star Concert because he loves singing live. But another motive? To gain some new fans. The Dominican singer will perform at the free event on July 27 in Orlando, Florida, at Wall Street Plaza, where Grammy-nominated DJ-producer A-Trak will kick
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The Democratic National Committee is set to announce the candidates who qualified for the first debates of the 2020 presidential campaign on Thursday, chopping the historically large field of 23 contenders down to the 20 available slots. A New York Times analysis of the criteria indicates that Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, Representative Seth Moulton
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The 10-year anniversary of the end of the Great Recession is approaching. A decade after the housing bust, the economy is robust and the unemployment rate is at a 49-year-low. But not all Americans have recovered. According to a new survey from Bankrate, 23% of Americans who were adults when the recession started in December
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lesley Manville will star in an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit Actress Lesley Manville is among the stars who will appear in the National Theatre’s new season. She will star in a Jeremy Herrin-directed adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit. Manville was Oscar nominated last year for her
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A Budapest court says that the Ukrainian cruise ship captain suspected of responsibility in a deadly collision with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River has been released on bail. The Capital City Court said Thursday that the captain, identified earlier only as Yuriy C., isn’t allowed to leave Budapest, must wear an electronic tracking
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In a statement, the Hong Kong police’s Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau said he had been arrested because he was suspected of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. He was released on bail, but the police said an investigation was continuing. Mr. Ip said he had not attended any protests this week. Many of the
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Chris Froome remained hospitalized in France on Thursday after the high-speed crash that left him with multiple fractures and shattered his hopes of going for a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title next month. Froome was airlifted to Saint-Etienne hospital in central France and underwent surgery on Wednesday after he hit a wall a 54
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Boris Johnson has topped the first round of voting by Tory MPs as they look for a new leader of the Conservative party – and next PM – to take over from Theresa May. Seven of the 10 candidates passed the threshold, of 17 or more votes, to make it through to the second round
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