Smartphone maker Huawei says it will attend the industry’s biggest global event in Barcelona this month while more companies reported losses due to China’s efforts to contain a virus outbreak By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer February 6, 2020, 2:22 PM 3 min read BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland […]
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Hong Kong authorities say more than 5,000 cruise passengers may have been exposed to a virus during voyages on a ship now in quarantine February 6, 2020, 12:39 PM 3 min read BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local): 8 p.m. Hong Kong authorities say more than
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Image copyright Silver Screen Collection Image caption Kirk Douglas starred in Spartacus, which won four Oscars when it was released in 1960 There was one problem when Kirk Douglas saw the original script for the 1960 film Spartacus. It wasn’t very good. The actor, who died on Wednesday aged 103, had optioned the rights to
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A couple who saw the “scary” impact of plastic pollution while travelling want to encourage others to make “simple changes”. Tommie Eaton and Rebecca Dudbridge, from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, were so shocked after seeing a turtle amid a “wave of plastic” that they started a business selling toothbrushes with recyclable bamboo handles. It’s estimated eight million
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A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia 76ers have acquired Glenn Robinson and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft picks By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer February 6, 2020, 1:02 PM 1 min read PHILADELPHIA — A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia 76ers have acquired
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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised $25 million in January, his campaign said on Thursday, a staggering sum that gives him an enviable financial advantage at an crucial moment in the Democratic primary race. He plans to use the windfall to immediately buy $5.5 million in television and digital ads across 10 states, at a
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Image copyright Getty Images Myths around the risks of coronavirus in the UK are doing the rounds. We put the facts straight. Face masks aren’t that useful You might be starting to see people wearing them in the UK, but there is limited evidence that they work. That’s because they are generally too loose, don’t
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Screen icon Harrison Ford lamented on Wednesday the United States’ lack of moral leadership in the world, particularly on issues of immigration and climate change. “We’re facing some real pressing issues in America and we’re working hard to sort them out,” he said, calling U.S. immigration policy “ludicrous” and saying the nation needs “complete reform.”
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Image copyright Bernard Looney Image caption BP chief executive Bernard Looney ‘wants to talk openly’ about energy on Instagram Bernard Looney had a great first day in his new job as chief executive of oil giant BP. We know this because he took to Instagram on Wednesday to tell us, posting a video of happy,
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Turquoise waters, delicious seafood, colorful snorkeling and white sand: There are a lot of places in the Caribbean that have all these wonderful things, but Curaçao is one place you might not have discovered. Sandwiched between Aruba and Bonaire, and a short boat ride from the Venezuelan coast, Curaçao is bigger than its island neighbors
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