Image copyright Getty Images Companies in China have advised staff to work from home in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Businesses are also offering workers longer holidays, as well as telling employees returning from the most affected areas to stay away from work. It comes after the Chinese government extended […]
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Members of the public and celebrities reacted in shock to the death of US basketball star Kobe Bryant. Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Fans gathered at Staple Center in Los Angeles and Madison Square Gardens in New York to pay
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CALABASAS, Calif. — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. The helicopter plunged into a steep hillside at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an
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DES MOINES — News that President Trump told John Bolton, the former national security adviser, that he wanted to continue freezing aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Biden family rippled through the campaign trail in Iowa on Sunday night. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is taking a 6 a.m.
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The Indian government plans to sell its entire stake in the national carrier Air India to shore up falling revenues and privatize the airline By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press January 27, 2020, 6:46 AM 2 min read NEW DELHI — India said Monday it plans to sell its entire stake in the national carrier Air
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China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 80 deaths January 27, 2020, 6:07 AM 1 min read China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 80 deaths. Most have been in the central city of Wuhan where the illness first surfaced last month. More than 40
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And the award for most unexpectedly hilarious Grammys moment goes to … Sharon Osbourne. The talk show host and her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, stopped by the 62nd annual ceremony on Sunday night to somewhat confusingly present the trophy for Best Rap/Sung Performance. While the their appearance was welcomed by the crowd, especially in light of the
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Image copyright PA Media So far in 2020, there have been almost 10,000 retail job losses, according to retail sector analysts, with more failures forecast. In total, 9,949 jobs have gone, the Centre for Retail Research said. A further 1,200 jobs are under threat with the collapse of Beales and Hawkin’s Bazaar last week. “We’re
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Longtime Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was killed in the helicopter crash that also took the lives of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and Bryant’s daughter January 27, 2020, 6:27 AM 2 min read CALABASAS, Calif. — John Altobelli, the longtime baseball coach at Orange Coast College, was killed along with his wife
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“Maybe they feel like they’re being inclusive, but I think they’re really ignoring a lot of underrepresented people,” Jane Hudson, the executive director of the advocacy and legal services group Disability Rights Iowa, said of the Democrats, who are getting most of the attention because the Republicans don’t have a competitive race. “The disability community
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