Image copyright Getty Images Terry Jones had a love of the absurd that contributed much to the anarchic humour of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. His style of visual comedy, leavened with a touch of the surreal, inspired many comedians who followed him. It was on Python that he honed his directing skills, notably on Life […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Guitar maker Fender has been fined £4.5m for illegally preventing online discounts on its products in the UK. Fender Europe required sellers to set a minimum online price, breaking competition rules, the Competition and Markets Authority said. This meant that customers could not shop around for the lowest price, the regulator
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Tyrece Radford made a short jumper with 0.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Virginia Tech sent North Carolina to its fifth consecutive loss, 79-77 By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer January 23, 2020, 4:45 AM 4 min read BLACKSBURG, Va. — Tyrece Radford hadn’t made a shot all game, but when the
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WASHINGTON — The House Democratic impeachment managers began formal arguments in the Senate trial on Wednesday, presenting a meticulous and scathing case for convicting President Trump and removing him from office on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, the lead House prosecutor, took the lectern in
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Japan has marked a second straight year of red ink in trade for last year, hurt by a slowdown of demand in China and tensions with neighboring South Korea January 23, 2020, 3:33 AM 1 min read TOKYO — Japan has had the second straight year of red ink in trade for last year, hurt
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BEIJING — China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday, halting transportation and warning against public gatherings, to try to stop the spread of a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New Year travel rush. Police, SWAT teams and paramilitary
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Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe, the infamous legume traitor known more commonly as “Mr. Peanut,” was murdered by a marketing team on Wednesday. He was 104. But that’s not what Planters, one of the nation’s largest snack brands (and the late Mr. Peanut’s employer), would have you believe. “It is with heavy hearts that we confirm that
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Image copyright Getty Images Canadian prosecutors want to fine Volkswagen millions of Canadian dollars over its emissions scandal. Volkswagen was charged in December with importing nearly 128,000 vehicles into Canada that violated emissions standards. The company then pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of diesel emissions violations. Globally the scandal has already cost the company
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has snubbed an event at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Mr Duda complained that he has not been allowed to address the audience, whereas Mr Putin and other leaders will speak. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the BBC’s Mishal Husain that
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A mysterious company that has licensed its powerful facial recognition technology to hundreds of law enforcement agencies is facing attacks from Capitol Hill and from at least one Silicon Valley giant. Twitter sent a letter this week to the small start-up company, Clearview AI, demanding that it stop taking photos and any other data from
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