December 2019

Andrew Marr’s interview with Boris Johnson attracts 12,000 complaints

Entertainment /

Image caption BBC One host Andrew Marr accused Boris Johnson of “chuntering” More than 12,000 people complained about Andrew Marr’s TV interview with Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this month, the BBC has revealed. The corporation’s latest complaints bulletin, published on Friday, showed that 12,172 people felt the interview was biased against Mr Johnson. The […]

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Ukraine’s Leader, Wiser to Washington, Seeks New Outreach to Trump

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Eager to repair their country’s fraught relationship with Washington, allies of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine have met with lobbyists with close ties to the Trump administration, hopeful of creating new channels of communication. After more than two months of anxious waiting, Mr. Zelensky finally appears to have won support from the White

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Chinese-led consortium to build Cyprus’ gas import terminal

Finance /

Cyprus has signed a deal with a Chinese-led consortium to build the east Mediterranean island nation’s first natural gas import terminal that officials said will help the country generate cleaner and cheaper energy December 13, 2019, 2:58 PM 2 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus signed a deal on Friday with a Chinese-led consortium to

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Actor Danny Aiello, Star Of ‘Moonstruck’ And ‘Do The Right Thing,’ Dies At 86

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NEW YORK (AP) — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” “Moonstruck” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” has died. He was 86. Aiello (pronounced eye-YEL-o) died

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Tokyo being billed as ‘Recovery Olympics’ — but not for all

Sports /

FUTABA, Japan — The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. They’ll also play Olympic baseball and softball next year in one part of Fukushima, allowing Tokyo organizers and the Japanese

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