Image copyright Netflix Image caption Cameras normally used in the Premier League were used for re-enactments of 19th Century matches With elite football suspended because of the coronavirus, fans can still get their fix on TV – in the form of 1880s matches in a new Netflix drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes about […]
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Image copyright AFP/Getty Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday after major economies revealed details of their plans to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It came after Wall Street’s main indexes rebounded by more than 5% on Tuesday after steep falls on Monday. In the US, the Trump administration outlined a $1 trillion (£830bn)
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Teddy Bridgewater is replacing Cam Newton as the Panthers quarterback By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer March 18, 2020, 1:41 AM 4 min read CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers have found a replacement for Cam Newton — and it didn’t take long. The Panthers have agreed to a three-year, $63 million contract with free agent
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Joseph R. Biden Jr. easily defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the Florida and Illinois primaries on Tuesday, all but extinguishing Mr. Sanders’s chances for a comeback on an Election Day conducted amid a series of cascading disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Biden, the former vice president, was seen as having a strong advantage over
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If your income has fallen or been cut off completely, we’re here to help. This guide will connect you to the basic information you’ll need to get through this, including on government benefits, free services and financial strategies. If there’s something you need — or something you can offer that large numbers of people can
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People who are showing particular symptoms are being told to self-isolate in order to stop the coronavirus from spreading further. If you have a fever or a persistant cough, you and the rest of your household have to remain at home for 14 days and have food and medicine delivered to you. But how do
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Two young Ohioans used their musical prowess to cheer up a neighbor in self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic this week. Taran and Calliope Tien staged a mini-concert Monday for Helena Schlam on the porch of her Columbus, Ohio, home. Schlam, 78, is a classical music lover who had reportedly not left the house in the
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Throughout history, auctions have sold everything from animals to property and slaves In the year 211BC, Rome and Carthage were engaged in a long war that was to shape the ancient Mediterranean. The North African general Hannibal had vanquished Roman legions at will. As the Romans regrouped and began to
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The cost to build a giant telescope that’s unpopular among many Native Hawaiians is now estimated to have increased to $2.4 billion By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press March 17, 2020, 11:43 PM 2 min read HONOLULU — The cost to build a giant telescope that’s unpopular among many Native Hawaiians is now estimated to
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First the Masters, now the PGA Championship. Two days after a federal recommendation to not hold events of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks, the PGA of America decided to postpone the second major of the year, which was set for May 14-17 at Harding Park in San Francisco. The PGA Championship
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