Image copyright Average White Band Image caption Malcolm “Molly” Duncan was a founding member of the Average White Band A founding member of the Average White Band has died, aged 74, after being diagnosed with cancer. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan, who was born in Montrose, played saxophone in the group, including on their US chart-topper Pick […]
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Image copyright Reuters All 555 Thomas Cook shops are to be bought by rival Hays Travel in a move that could save up to 2,500 jobs. The independent travel agent is buying the shops from the Official Receiver, which was appointed when Thomas Cook collapsed last month. Sunderland-based Hays said it planned to reopen all
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Bosco Verticale in Milan is a pair of residential towers with over 900 trees and 11,000 plants. A UN ‘World Cities’ report has predicted that two thirds of us will live in cities by 2030. Could buildings like Bosco Verticale help to tackle pollution and improve people’s health? Digital producer: Jack Burgess Camerawork: Anand Jagatia
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Standing on the banks of the sparkling Rio Odiel in Spain, I watched the sun set over this wide estuary that stretches out to marshy grasses and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Here, in a park full of palm trees in the southwestern port city of Huelva, soars a 114-foot-tall limestone statue of Christopher Columbus. My
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HONG KONG — Activision Blizzard became the latest American company to find itself caught between its business interests in China and the values of its core customers after it suspended an e-sports player who voiced support for the Hong Kong protests during a live broadcast. The decision to suspend Chung Ng Wai, a professional Hearthstone
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The NBA has postponed Wednesday’s scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled. The teams were practicing in Shanghai on Wednesday, where at least two other NBA events in advance of the start of the
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(Experts have noted that an outright ban on fracking across the United States would require an act of Congress and could not be done by executive action. However, there are regulatory steps a president could take to limit the practice.) Heather Zichal, an informal adviser to Mr. Biden’s campaign who helped write domestic climate change
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China demanded Washington lift sanctions on Chinese tech companies and warned Wednesday it will “resolutely safeguard” the country’s interests. The Ministry of Commerce criticized curbs imposed on sales of U.S. technology to a group of Chinese companies as interference in the country’s affairs. American officials say those companies provide technology used to repress Muslim minorities
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Melania Trump will hear directly from teens and young adults about their experiences with electronic cigarettes and vaping. The White House says she has invited a group from the Truth Initiative to participate in a “listening session” Wednesday. It will be the second time this week that the first lady has highlighted e-cigarettes and vaping
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Alanis Morrissette has opened up about experiencing postpartum depression for the third time – after the birth of her third child. The singer welcomed son Winter on 8 August, joining her eight-year-old son Ever and three-year-old daughter Onyx. The 45-year-old wrote a stream-of-consciousness post, entitled “I Love You, I Am Here For You”, in which she shared
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