Professional rugby player Greg O’Shea rose to prominence on reality TV show Love Island From Casa Amor to Cape Town, 2019 was quite a year for Love Island winner Greg O’Shea. Or is that professional rugby player Greg O’Shea? Or radio host? Or law graduate? No matter how you know him, just Greg will do, […]
Image copyright Getty Images Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has announced a major investment in India, saying the country is a key growth market. Mr Bezos said his firm will invest $1bn (£770m) in digitising small and medium businesses – allowing them to sell and operate online. Speaking at a company event in New Delhi, he
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TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Clemson stuns Duke UNDATED (AP) — It’s been almost 19 years since Clemson was able to celebrate a win as great as this one. Aamir Simms poured in a career-high 25 points in the Tigers’ 79-72 upset of No. 3 Duke. It was the highest-profile upset for the Tigers since beating
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It should have been the moment for Mr. Biden to shine: A former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was among the most experienced in the Obama Situation Room during debates over increasing troop levels in Afghanistan and secretly carrying out cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He had a moment to look decisive,
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Official data show that the German economy grew by 0.6% last year January 15, 2020, 9:08 AM 1 min read BERLIN — The German economy grew by 0.6% last year, its weakest performance in recent years, official data showed Wednesday. The figure released by the Federal Statistical Office was in line with economists’ forecast for
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Chinese officials say they have not ruled the potential for limited human-to-human transmission of a new virus in the central city of Wuhan By YANAN WANG Associated Press January 15, 2020, 9:10 AM 2 min read BEIJING — The possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans cannot be ruled out,
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Image copyright Getty Images The bailout of airline Flybe has been branded a “misuse of public funds” by a rival, as environmental campaigners also criticised the move. Willie Walsh, the chief executive of the owner of British Airways, attacked the government’s plan in a letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The rescue defers some tax
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Mental health is an important topic for young people around the world. In South Africa, surfing is helping people cope. Waves for Change is an organisation that teaches young people from deprived neighbourhoods the value of teamwork, sharing experiences and opening-up about their emotions. BBC Newsbeat went to Cape Town to find out more. Video
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Australian Open officials have delayed the start of play by two hours on the second day of qualifying hoping that smoke from regional wild fires will clear later in the day January 15, 2020, 7:58 AM 1 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open officials have delayed the start of play by two hours on
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The president, however, put forth his trade policies as reasons to support him. “What we’ve done with China, what we’ve done with the U.S.M.C.A., what we’ve done with Japan,” he said. “You’ve got to love Trump. You’ve got to love Trump.” Meantime, Democrats signaled that they would invest heavily to win back the state. “Wisconsin
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