Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ursula von der Leyen was backed by Angela Merkel but there was resistance to her nomination within the German coalition EU leaders have picked German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen for the top post of European Commission chief, after a marathon three-day summit. The nomination of Ms Von der […]
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The Washington Mystics have gotten downright defensive. The Mystic’s stellar defensive effort has helped coach Mike Thibault’s squad win five in a row which has landed Washington atop The Associated Press WNBA power poll Tuesday. The Mystics are second in the league in points allowed, giving up just 73.2 a game. “It’s held its own
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The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks edged back from their record high levels as investors ponder what will come of the latest truce in the U.S.-China trade war. Trading was quiet Tuesday ahead of a half day of trading in the U.S. Wednesday and a day off Thursday
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scotland struggles to retain many of the doctors it trains Scottish universities are to recruit more medical students from Scotland at the expense of those from elsewhere in the UK. The move will see the number of medical students who live north of the border increase by 100. The
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Image copyright David Sandison Image caption The show is billed as being “created by” Idris Elba (left) and Kwame Kwei-Armah A row has arisen over a play created by Idris Elba after two writers who worked on it claimed they were shut out and suffered “intimidation and disrespect”. Tree, which will premiere at the Manchester
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Image copyright Getty Images There has been a sharp rise in the number of cyber-incidents reported by the UK’s financial sector caused by hack attacks and other problems, according to official figures. A Freedom of Information request to the Financial Conduct Authority revealed that the number of declared events rose from 69 in 2017 to
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Environmental activists chained themselves to gates and turnstiles Tuesday as they occupied an Amazon building near Paris, accusing the online company of destroying jobs and hurting the planet. Interested in Amazon? Add Amazon as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Amazon news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Protesters also disrupted
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“The Ingraham Angle” host blasted Nike for halting the release of a new sneaker after Kaepernick reportedly objected to the design, which features a 13-star version of the American flag known as the “Betsy Ross flag.” Ingraham, who apparently had the day off from her Fox News show, tweeted her disapproval. She called the move “pathetic”
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Image copyright PA MPs on the public spending watchdog committee attacked the “breathtaking complacency” of a system of healthcare fines in England in which 1.7 million penalties were overturned as incorrect. The Public Accounts Committee was inquiring into a National Audit Office report showing confusion and errors in fines over eligibility for free dental treatment
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption One Direction announced they were taking a break in 2015 Louis Tomlinson says he didn’t approve a TV scene which showed Harry Styles performing a sex act on him. The One Direction singer said no-one contacted him before the scene was shown in the HBO drama Euphoria. In the
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