This is major. For the first time in the Oscars’ 92-year history, a foreign-language film was crowned Best Picture. “Parasite,” the genre-busting South Korean masterpiece about a struggling family of four who con their way into a wealthy clan’s employ, began awards season as a long-shot contender. It won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images It has always been an emotional issue in the UK’s relationship with the European Union. Fishing: a symbol of the sovereignty that supporters of Brexit say will now be regained. The EU has already announced that an agreement on fisheries is a pre-condition for the kind of free trade deal, with
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Two Russian children have died in a collision of two speedboats off a Thai resort island February 10, 2020, 7:51 AM 1 min read BANGKOK — Two Russian children died in a collision of two speedboats off a Thai resort island Monday. The victims were a 12-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. Twenty other passengers
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Brevin Pritzl scored 19 points By GENARO C. ARMAS Associated Press February 10, 2020, 4:42 AM 4 min read MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl was looking down at the final boxscore from a podium when Trevor Anderson leaned in from a few seats over to give his teammate a compliment. It might have
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The Labor Department issues its snapshot of job openings in December on Tuesday February 10, 2020, 6:00 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: IN A HIRING MOOD New Labor Department data should provide insight into employers’ demand for workers. The last Job
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The UK government has declared coronavirus a “serious and imminent threat” to public health. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced measures “to ensure the public are protected” from the transmission of the virus. There have been more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally, mostly in China, where it originated. The total number of deaths
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Little Women star Florence Pugh wore a teal dress by Louis Vuitton on the Oscars red carpet It was Parasite’s night at the Oscars on Sunday, but away from the ceremony it was a night for cats, dogs and turkey sandwiches. The stars were busy getting their outfits signed, smuggling
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Image copyright Getty Images Salmon farmers face “huge unnecessary burdens” and a loss of market share under UK government plans for Brexit. The chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said firms were being told to prepare for trade barriers with the EU. The industry is also warning that added red tape could
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NEW YORK — From the silky strut of Afghan hounds to poodles with coats sculpted like confections, the Westminster Kennel Club’s green carpet spotlights manicured, pedigreed canines vying to be deemed top dog. But they aren’t just for show. Ghost, a Norwegian buhund that competed Sunday a t the nation’s premier canine event, makes weekly
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Phoenix’s speech also touched on animal rights, and he specifically went into graphic detail discussing the dairy industry. “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and then we take her baby… Then we take her milk and put it in our coffee,” he said. The actor continued on to say that the people in
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