February 2020

From Bonn to Vienna, in Search of Beethoven, the Man

Even the most casual visitor to Vienna can’t help but be bombarded by the city’s Mozart-industrial complex. Mozart’s face peers out from the wrappers of ubiquitous chocolate-covered candies called Mozart Kugeln, grand cafes offer Mozart tortes, and souvenir shops sell Mozart key chains, stuffed Mozarts, and even Mozart rubber duckies. Hawkers outside major sights aren’t

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Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight

LOS ANGELES — The six passengers traveling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball. Among them, two teammates of Bryant’s 13-old-daughter, a coach with a rising profile in girls’ basketball and three parents of basketball-crazed children. Their

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Coronavirus: UK ‘well prepared’ to deal with cases, says government

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on Saturday The UK is “well prepared” to deal with coronavirus cases and the risk to individuals “remains low”, the government has said. Downing Street said 99% of those tested in the UK had come back

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