Image copyright Getty Images Christmas is over, it’s cold and dark outside and that summer holiday seems like a world away. Blue Monday – also known as the most depressing day of the year – has been trending on Twitter all day. Coined by psychologist Cliff Arnall in 2004, it falls on the third Monday […]
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Image caption Tony Hall outside BBC’s London HQ Tony Hall is to step down as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role. Lord Hall said the decision had been hard, adding: “If I followed my heart I would genuinely never want to leave.” But he said he felt
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Image copyright Beales One of Britain’s oldest department stores has collapsed into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs were at risk. Beales has appointed KPMG as administrators after failing to secure a sale. The department story began trading in Bournemouth in 1881 and has 22 shops. It is understood that there will be no immediate
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At other hotels, the push to rebuild was almost immediate. The Westin St. John Resort Villas, one of the few other resorts on St. John, employed staff to help with the cleanup, which took 16 months. The resort fully reopened to guests last February. At first, Caneel employees — who made up seven percent of
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“To advance the Chinese government’s five-year economic plan, a company owned by the Chinese state allegedly stole Micron’s designs, valued at up to $8.7 billion,” the president said. “Soon, the Chinese company obtains patents for nearly an identical product, and Micron was banned from selling its own goods in China. But we are seeking justice.”
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MELBOURNE, Australia — For all of the concerns about air quality at the Australian Open, it turned out the biggest issue related to playing conditions on Day 1 was heavy rain — which, hopefully, will also help tamp down the destructive wildfires burning in parts of the country. The three main arenas at Melbourne Park
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Charlize Theron didn’t have time to get her roots done before the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards ― so her stylist introduced a genius hair hack. The actor, who was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture for her performance in “Bombshell,” glittered on the red
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Image copyright Getty Images Shares in fizzy drink maker Fevertree fell more than 20% after it said Christmas trading was “subdued.” The company now estimates that 2019 sales rose 10% to £260.5m, lower than expected due to a weaker festive season. Mixers like its tonic water and ginger beer have “not been immune from the
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Amazon started out as a book-seller based in a garage in suburban America in 1995. Today it is worth about $1 trillion. It recently opened its second warehouse in Leicestershire, close to East Midlands Airport. One employee – Andrea Cook Ciccia – used to work in South America. “It’s quite funny to say that I
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 8:10 p.m. No. 1-ranked Ash Barty has continued her recent trend of losing her first set in matches. The French Open champion lost 7-5 to Lesia Tsurekno in the first set of her first round match on Rod Laver Arena. Barty is attempting
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