Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with gains in Chinese markets on hopes for fresh stimulus measures after the government reported that the economy grew at the slowest pace in a decade in the last quarter. Analysts said the 6.2% annual rate of growth reported for April-June suggests the trade war between the U.S. […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTeenagers have spoken to the BBC about being affected by knife crime A senior doctor at Wales’ biggest hospital has described how victims of knife crime are now being dealt with almost on a weekly basis. Dr James Dunn, who works at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Emily Hartridge built up a social media presence with her health and lifestyle advice Stars including Davina McCall and Calum Best have paid tribute to TV presenter and YouTuber Emily Hartridge who has been killed in a crash in south London. She is believed to be the victim of
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Image caption Liam Fox wants to recruit a new generation of professional negotiators for trade talks A new generation of UK trade negotiators is to be recruited in an open-access scheme launched by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. It follows warnings of a shortage of experienced UK trade negotiators during the Brexit process. The training
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Amazon had already revolutionized the way people read books, watch TV and shop online. And now it has succeeded in transforming the retail calendar. Monday is the start of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale, when subscribers to the company’s Prime service get major discounts on everything from flat-screen TVs to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
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After the New Jersey Devils acquired P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall texted Ray Shero a green checkmark. “Like, ‘Check that box off,’” Shero said. “I guess that’s good.” The Devils have a much longer checklist to complete to convince Hall to re-sign and not leave as a free agent next summer. There is no rush from
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Mr. Torres called for Mr. Díaz to apologize and to be removed from the chairmanship of the Committee on For-Hire Vehicles. Mr. Torres gave a speech from the floor of the Council chambers condemning Mr. Díaz, before the committee was dissolved, and talked of how he had thoughts of suicide related to depression and the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lewis Capaldi has played at all three years editions of the festival since 2017 A lot of people outside of Scotland could be forgiven for not being fully across The Snuts’ back catalogue just yet. But anyone on Glasgow Green as they walk out at TRNSMT had no excuse.
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Image copyright Getty Images Mike Ashley’s Sport Direct has delayed its results, citing uncertainty about the trading performance of the House of Fraser chain it bought last year. The company, whose results were due on Thursday, added its auditor, Grant Thornton, was facing increased scrutiny of its work for Sports Direct. Sports Direct also indicated
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Pennsylvania’s message was clear: The state was taking a big step to keep its elections from being hacked in 2020. Last April, its top election official told counties they had to update their systems. So far, nearly 60% have taken action, with $14.15 million of mostly federal funds helping counties buy brand-new electoral systems. But
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