General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments February 17, 2020, 2:41 AM 2 min read DETROIT — General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to […]
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Mainland China has reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness for a total of 1,770 since the outbreak began By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 17, 2020, 2:04 AM 4 min read BEIJING — Mainland China on Monday reported a slight upturn in
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Image copyright ITV Image caption Flack hosted the fifth series of ITV’s Love Island, which saw the show clinch its highest ever ratings ITV has cancelled Sunday’s edition of Love Island following the death of the show’s former host Caroline Flack. The show, now in its sixth series, had been due to air at 21:00
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Image copyright Getty Images Japan’s economy shrank at the fastest rate in five years at the end of 2019 as it was hit by a sales tax rise, a major typhoon and weak global demand. Annualised gross domestic product (GDP) fell by a much steeper than expected 6.3% in October-December. There are also concerns the
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Ana Fernanda and Ana Luisa Bernal are 16-year-old twins and juniors in high school. Since kindergarten, they’ve crossed an international border every single day to go to school. The girls live in Mexicali, Mexico, with their mother but, being born in the US, they’re able to cross to get an education in English in Calexico,
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Adam Henrique scored twice, Derek Grant had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 February 17, 2020, 1:30 AM 3 min read VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Adam Henrique scored twice, Derek Grant had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Sunday.
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Harriet Tubman was to be commemorated by appearing on the $20 bill in a design that would have been unveiled this year, but the treasury secretary said in May that plans for the bill would be delayed until after President Trump left office. Enter OneUnited Bank, which this month revealed it was honoring the abolitionist
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Image copyright Pavel Daryl Kem Senoua Image caption Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible. “No matter
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Image copyright PA Media Lewis Capaldi and Dave are leading the nominations at this year’s Brit Awards, which will see Jack Whitehall once again host the ceremony. The number of awards has been cut, as organisers promise more music and fewer acceptance speeches. It’s the 40th Brit Awards ceremony in total – the first ceremony
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Image copyright Francesco Calo Image caption It only cost Francesco “a few pennies” to repair his TV screen “I was a kid of the early 80s, when electronic items were quite expensive and were supposed to last for ages.” Francesco Calo has been learning how to fix his broken TV at a repair event in
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