North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressing his condolences over a soaring viral outbreak By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press March 5, 2020, 9:26 AM 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to South Korean […]
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Image copyright Getty Images John Lewis has cut staff bonuses to the lowest level in almost 70 years after seeing a sharp fall in annual profits. The retailer, which also owns supermarket chain Waitrose, will set bonuses at 2% this year – the lowest since 1953 when it paid no bonus. Its profits dived by
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WESTHOFFEN, France — Some of the forgotten tombstones in the old Jewish cemetery look suspiciously whitened. It took vigorous scrubbing to get rid of the swastikas. The defacing in December of gravestones in the cemetery in Westhoffen, a sleepy village in Alsace, was not isolated. In the absence of actual Jews in the Alsace countryside,
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NEW YORK — Anna Alexander, a property manager in Virginia Beach, Virginia, started the day Monday thinking that she might avoid shaking hands because of the coronavirus outbreak. Then somebody stuck out a hand to shake. She took it. “I’m a business person,” Alexander, 65, explained. “But if somebody else does it next time, I
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PHOENIX — Dylan Cease said it was probably the best he had ever commanded his fastball. Not bad at all for a spring training game in March. Cease pitched four sharp innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 5-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2 right-hander allowed one run on Keston
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. As he campaigns across the country, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont promises that he will beat President Trump by bringing new voters into the Democratic
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Shares in Europe and Asia have advanced, taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks took more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its effects on the economy By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer March 5, 2020, 8:33 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Shares in Europe
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Image copyright Getty Images The failure to address the mental-health needs of people with HIV could lead to an increase in infections, a cross-party group of MPs suggests. People with HIV are twice as likely to experience mental-health difficulties. And in those with depression, support raises adherence to medication by 83%. But most HIV clinics
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The Dixie Chicks took the long way around to releasing new music, but they’re finally back. After an extended 14-year break, the legendary country pop trio has returned with their new single “Gaslighter,” released on Wednesday ahead of the eighth studio album of the same name due May 1. Co-written and produced with Jack Antonoff,
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Duncan Robinson is about to collect a whole slew of records By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer March 5, 2020, 7:27 AM 4 min read MIAMI — Duncan Robinson is about to collect a whole slew of records. Most 3-pointers by any player in either of his first two NBA seasons. Most 3-pointers by a
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