Image copyright Curtin&Co Image caption The new studios will be built in the new development at Thames Valley Science Park Plans to develop the “largest purpose-built film studio” in the UK have been put forward in Reading. US company Blackhall Studios and the University of Reading want to build the new £150m studios at Thames […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Former president Eamon de Valera (on the left holding a cane) did not envisage homeless families as part of Ireland’s future A former Irish President, Eamon de Valera, once famously outlined a vision for his country of “comely maidens dancing at the crossroads”. But fast forward to the 21st
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A small town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of pairs of twins, in a phenomenon that no-one has really been able to explain. Residents of the town, some of whom come from generations of twins, say it’s because they are “blessed”, but doctors are looking for a scientific
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MILTON KEYNES, England — Last summer, a teenager named Tom Austin decided on a whim to record a rap song. He’d never made music before. But even as he was writing down lyrics — picking out references from an iPhone note of random stuff he’d been keeping — he was strangely sure of himself. “I
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Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each scored 18 points and No. 6 UConn secured a share of its seventh straight American Athletic Conference regular-season title Wednesday with a 74-31 rout of Tulane By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer February 20, 2020, 2:01 AM 2 min read HARTFORD, Conn. — Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each
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Bloomberg’s first debate. How will he fare? LAS VEGAS — Mr. Bloomberg hasn’t been a candidate for office in more than a decade. His last election and his last time on the debate stage were in 2009. That long absence leaves a lot of rough edges to smooth out ahead of Wednesday night, which will
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“They asked substantive, tough questions,” Sam Bell, the founder of Employ America, said of the Republican senators. Mr. Bell’s group has been pushing for Fed nominees who are focused on lifting employment and has vocally opposed Ms. Shelton. “The aura, after the hearing, is that there’s serious bipartisan skepticism,” he said. Democrats showed their discomfort
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In the last couple of years, a vast array of streaming platforms have offered large libraries of movies for affordable prices. That’s wonderful, and this new way to watch films deserves the massive attention it’s earned. But in shifting our focus to what movies are available to stream on various subscription services, I’ve found myself
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Jung Hyeon-jun may only be 10 years old, but he is already fulfilling his life’s purpose. The “Parasite” actor was too young to go to the Oscars earlier this month to witness the film’s historic Best Picture win, but his family captured his reaction as he watched the ceremony at home. Jung played Park Da-song
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Image copyright Getty Images EU leaders are meeting in Brussels this week to discuss the bloc’s future budget plans. These negotiations are always challenging, tending to pit net payers against net beneficiaries. There are proposals from the European Commission and the Parliament that some countries think involve spending too much. This time, the talks are
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