You never know what you’re going to get on a Grammy Awards red carpet, but this year, the wildest looks were the political ones. Megan Pormer wore a gown made up of both the Iranian and American flags with the words “no war Iran” emblazoned across the front. Joy Villa, as usual, used the red […]
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Daytime TV host Ellen DeGeneres struggled to hold back the tears as she delivered an emotional tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant. DeGeneres reminded her audience that “life is short and it’s fragile” in a preview clip of “The Ellen Degeneres Show” to be aired Tuesday. “We don’t know how many birthdays we have,” she said,
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images The government should drop the salary threshold for immigrants by more than £4,000, a committee has advised. Skilled migrants from outside the EU currently need to have a job offer with a minimum salary of £30,000. But the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said it should fall to £25,600 for all workers
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Businesses around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their country as the coronavirus spreads. Hotels, airlines, casinos and cruise operators were among the industries suffering the most immediate repercussions, especially with the outbreak occurring
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LONDON — Britain said on Tuesday that it would not ban equipment made by the Chinese technology giant Huawei from being used in its new high-speed 5G wireless network, the starkest sign that an American campaign against the telecommunications company is faltering. Despite more than a year of intense lobbying by the Trump administration, which
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The AC Milan soccer team says it will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence during an Italian Cup game in memory of devout fan Kobe Bryant January 28, 2020, 12:13 PM 2 min read MILAN — The AC Milan soccer team will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence during an Italian
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Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald has called the government’s plan to reopen parts of the railway network closed under the Beeching cuts “disingenuous”. He said the launch of a £500m fund – promised in the Conservative manifesto – was a “rehash” that would have little impact on the experience of passengers. “To herald it as
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The U.S. government is chartering a flight to transport several hundred diplomats, family members, and other Americans out of Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of a new virus outbreak By DAKE KANG Associated Press January 28, 2020, 10:24 AM 4 min read BEIJING — As hundreds of Americans prepare to evacuate Wuhan,
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Image copyright Getty Images Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed. Parsons had hosted Radio 4’s Just A Minute since its inception in 1967. “Nicholas passed away in the early hours of the 28th of January,” said a statement issued by his agent Jean
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Boris Johnson has approved plans to allow Chinese telecoms firm Huawei a role in building the UK’s 5G phone and data network. Despite huge pressure from Donald Trump to ban the company amid spying fears, the British government’s National Security Council decided Tuesday to give it limited access to the new hi-tech infrastructure. In an
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