Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The industry has had little to cheer throughout 2019 Toy sales in the UK fell by 6% for a second year in a row in 2019 as politics overshadowed the traditional festive buying season. The general election in December and Brexit uncertainty during the rest of the year affected […]
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During the 30 years that Omar al-Bashir ruled Sudan, he imposed a conservative vision of society, with particular restrictions on women. He was swept from power by a popular uprising in 2019. The new civilian-led government has allowed – for the first time – a women’s football league to be set up. But the teams
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Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, has grown used to going up against Amazon, Hulu and YouTube. But The Walt Disney Company’s entry into the streaming industry, with Disney Plus, caught his attention. “There’s a bunch of tech companies that are in entertainment,” Mr. Hastings said at the DealBook conference in November, “but I
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Play is underway on Day 3 at the Australian Open with defending champion Naomi Osaka playing Zheng Saisai in the opening match at Margaret Court Arena January 22, 2020, 12:16 AM 1 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 11:10 a.m. Play is underway on Day 3 at
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This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — An architect of the C.I.A.’s Bush-era interrogation program, who personally waterboarded the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay on Tuesday, defiantly facing defendants who
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United Airlines is getting a tail wind from higher revenue and cheaper fuel By DAVID KOENIG Airlines Writer January 21, 2020, 11:33 PM 3 min read United Airlines reported Tuesday that higher revenue and cheaper fuel helped boost its fourth-quarter profit by nearly 40%, to $641 million. The airline’s forecast of first-quarter earnings easily beat
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Image copyright Family photo Image caption Tehyah Solan-Clarke cannot communicate or feed herself The family of a nine-year-old girl with severe brain damage have been told her NHS-funded home care could end because she no longer qualifies for help. Tehyah Solan-Clarke, from Saddleworth, suffered damage to 90% of her brain after a series of strokes
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Image copyright Netflix Image caption Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies play the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in season three A total of 73 million households worldwide have watched royal drama The Crown since it began in 2016, according to figures released by Netflix. It’s the first time the streaming giant has revealed viewing
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Image copyright Sophie Mutevelian/Netflix The emergence of new competitors has started to dent Netflix’s growth in the US. The streaming giant said it added just 420,000 subscribers there in the most recent quarter. It blamed the “low membership growth” on “new competition” as well as its recent decision to raise the price for its streaming
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Police have searched the Michigan home and former gym of a gymnastics coach who had ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar January 21, 2020, 10:42 PM 2 min read GRAND LEDGE, Mich. — Police on Tuesday searched the Michigan home and former gym of a gymnastics coach who had ties to disgraced sports doctor
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