Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Scarlett Johansson, a star of the Marvel movies, will soon be fronting her own Black Widow film Scarlett Johansson has spoken out in support of Woody Allen, saying she “loved” the film-maker and “believed” he is innocent of abuse accusations. “I see Woody whenever I can, and I have […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jio Fiber will shake up the market, say experts A high-speed broadband service launching on Thursday is expected to disrupt India’s booming internet and streaming industries. Jio Fiber’s annual plans include free TVs, set-top boxes and subscriptions to premium streaming services. Telecom giant Reliance will charge subscribers $10 to
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Plenty of Roger Federer wannabes had the same experience when they first tried tennis. They would retreat to the baseline, wait for the ball to come, take a swing, and whack … into the bottom of the net. So the next ball would come, they would swing a little harder, and whack … over the
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CNN hosted back-to-back town halls Wednesday on global warming.CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Over a marathon seven hours on Wednesday, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in back-to-back CNN town hall events on climate change, fielding questions from audience members and several of the network’s top anchors. It was something of a
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Former Vice President Joe Biden called himself a “gaffe machine” earlier this year, and it’s not getting any better after a recent string of high-profile flubs as he seeks the Democratic nomination to run next year against President Donald Trump. “You want to talk about the issues, but a lot of people want to talk
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Image copyright Reuters The payment protection insurance (PPI) scandal could cost banks £53bn, according to a forecast made as firms warned of mounting bills from claims. Dominic Lindley of New City Agenda made the estimate as CYBG shares fell 20% to record lows after it warned of a potential £450m bill for new claims. The
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Founded by Greeks around 734 B.C., the southeastern Sicilian city that Cicero called “the greatest and most beautiful of all Grecian cities” achieved a size and status in the ancient world that made it a rival of major powers like Athens and Carthage. Takeovers and makeovers by Romans, Byzantines, North Africans, Normans and others left
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The Czech Republic is headed to the second round of the World Cup, and Turkey’s collapse is complete. Vojtech Hruban scored 18 points, Ondrej Balvin finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Czechs beat Turkey 91-76 in Shanghai on Thursday to take the second and final second-round spot from Group E. Patrick Auda
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Former Conservative MP and minister during the coalition years, Ed Vaizey, has told BBC Breakfast that he would consider standing against a Conservative candidate. “There’s this thing called a British sense of fair play. I’ve had thousands of emails of support from my constituents and I think they would be pretty angry not to have
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Margaret Atwood’s new book has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize before its publication Some lucky readers who pre-ordered Margaret Atwood’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale received it a week early after a mix-up by Amazon. The publisher of The Testaments said “a very small number of copies” were
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