Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s mobile networks are experiencing problems with their services. EE told the BBC it is something “that is affecting all operators and we are working closely to fix it”. The problem is being blamed on “interconnect issues” stemming from one operator, O2. “We don’t believe it is connected to the […]
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The European Union’s space agency says its earth-observation satellites have detected a significant reduction in the pollutant nitrogen dioxide in northern Italy, as the advance of the COVID-19 illness has led to drastic measures curtailing ordinary life March 17, 2020, 11:43 AM 2 min read BERLIN — The European Union’s space agency’s earth-observation satellites have
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UEFA has begun a day of consultations with European soccer leaders with the postponement of the 2020 European Championship a possibility because of the coronavirus outbreak March 17, 2020, 11:00 AM 3 min read NYON, Switzerland — UEFA has begun a day of consultations with European soccer leaders with the postponement of the 2020 European
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The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 183,000 people and killed more than 7,100. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 79,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in
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Thailand’s government has enacted a raft of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including postponing the country’s biggest annual holiday and shutting down schools By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press March 17, 2020, 11:04 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — Thailand’s government has enacted a raft of measures to combat the spread of the
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Image copyright Getty Images Cinema chains Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse are shutting all their UK screens amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people to avoid public venues. Theatres in London’s West End and around the UK have already closed, and many concerts have been called off.
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Unlike Morelia and Pátzcuaro, colonial showstoppers both, Uruapan’s pleasures are humble: evenings spent people-watching on the broad central plaza; snacking on sweet corn tamales, called uchepos, at the Mercado de Antojitos, or snack market; and sipping dark, fragrant coffee at Café Tradicional, a dim, wood-paneled coffee house with atmosphere as dense as cigar smoke. It
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The Kosovo judo team has been self-isolating as it prepares for the Tokyo Olympics March 17, 2020, 10:12 AM 2 min read LONDON — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak’s effect on sports around the world (all times local): ——— 10:10 a.m. The Kosovo judo team has been self-isolating as it prepares for the Tokyo
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Does voting spread disease? Common sense, and a basic understanding of how respiratory viruses spread, make it a reasonable question. We’ve conducted research on the subject — looking at the past five federal elections (presidential and midterm) — and concluded that past elections have not led to national surges of viral disease. Our findings shed
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On Sunday morning, Goldman Sachs, the financial partner on the new Apple credit card, said it would allow all cardholders who asked for help to skip their March credit card bill. The interest would disappear, never to be charged. And Goldman would foot the bill itself, as the financial backer of the partnership. On Sunday
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