China has reported a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including two in Beijing January 20, 2020, 1:56 AM 2 min read BEIJING — China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak […]
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It’s time for the actors to celebrate actors ― and the rest of us to judge their looks on the red (or should we say silver?) carpet. The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards dripped in diamonds and glamour, as the film and television stars arrived ahead of the 26th annual ceremony at Los Angeles’ Shrine
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The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is about to begin. While all the wrangling between Democrats and Republicans over this case has been based exclusively in Washington, the reason Mr Trump has been impeached lies thousands of miles away on another continent. Paul Adams, BBC diplomatic correspondent, has been to Ukraine to find
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NFL-SCHEDULE Chiefs reach Super Bowl for first time since ’69 season UNDATED (AP) — Len Dawson was the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback the last time they played in a Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ’) has helped the team end that 50-year drought with a comeback win over the Tennessee Titans in the AFC championship game.
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Theodore Johnson, a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice who studies race and electoral politics, said black skepticism in government stretches back decades, citing Booker T. Washington and his early 19th century argument for black self-help, rather than a focus on systemic discrimination. Black voters are often described as “moderates,” but Mr. Johnson
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President Donald Trump took a victory lap as he addressed farmers about a pair of new U.S. trade agreements with its North American neighbors and with China By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press January 20, 2020, 12:53 AM 4 min read AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump thanked farmers Sunday for supporting him through a trade
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Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Both girls and boys can now have HPV vaccines Mercedes was so confident her smear test would come back clear that she was chatting to a friend on the phone as she opened the letter. But she was left shocked and confused when, at 24, she read that
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Image copyright Dan Aykroyd Image caption Dan Aykroyd has been a professional actor for more than 45 years The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Canadian actor and vodka entrepreneur Dan Aykroyd. As a much-loved Hollywood star, it is fair to say that
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Virgin Trains were replaced on the West Coast Main Line after Stagecoach was disqualified UK rail operator Stagecoach is taking the government to the High Court later, where it will argue ministers acted unlawfully in awarding rail franchises. Last year, Stagecoach and its partners were barred from bidding to
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China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green. It currently uses about as much coal as the rest of the world put together but it’s also a world leader in wind and solar production. According to the International Energy Agency, between 2019 and 2024 China
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