The European club rugby finals in May have been suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak March 24, 2020, 10:07 AM 2 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— The European club rugby finals in May have been suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak. Governing body […]
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LAWRENCE, Mass. — It’s got to be hard to fall farther than Lawrence. This old textile-mill town, 30 miles north of Boston on the Merrimack River, was once a standard-bearer for America’s industrial power. That was a long time ago. Over the last decade, the state took over its schools after math and English scores
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Integrating work life into the home has rarely been easy, but the coronavirus pandemic has brought those worlds into sudden and sharp collision By MATT O’BRIEN and MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writers March 24, 2020, 11:20 AM 5 min read In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease,
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Image copyright Getty Images Woody Allen’s controversial memoir has been released, weeks after it was pulped by its original publisher. Apropos of Nothing was printed by Arcade Publishing in the US. The previous publisher, Hachette, scrapped plans to release the book after protests from its staff and his children Ronan and Dylan Farrow. Dylan has
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Image copyright PA Media The boss of the Wetherspoon pub chain has said its staff can take jobs with supermarkets amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Tim Martin told 40,000 workers in a video that they should feel free to take jobs at retailers such as Tesco while Wetherspoon pubs remain closed. He
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Many of us are now entering the second, third or fourth week of restrictions on our movements, and it is becoming ever clearer that overcoming this crisis will be a marathon, not a sprint. As we all collectively adjust to our unique situations, we asked New York Times readers to share their ideas for pursuing
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NBA guard Patty Mills has posted a message to encourage other Olympians who will be impacted if the Tokyo Games are delayed and to promote key public health advice to his fellow Australians to combat the spread of the coronavirus By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer March 24, 2020, 10:25 AM 3 min read BRISBANE,
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Asian stock markets are higher after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised economic support as Congress delayed action on a $2 trillion aid package By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer March 24, 2020, 4:53 AM 5 min read BEIJING — Asian stock markets gained Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy
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Image copyright AFP Image caption The WHO chief urged the G20 group of nations to boost production of protective equipment The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days from the first reported of Covid-19 to reach 100,000 cases,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Albert Uderzo with his creations Asterix (r) and Obelix Albert Uderzo, who drew the Asterix comic books, has died at the age of 92. The books, about the adventures of Gaulish warriors fighting against the Roman Empire, first appeared in the Franco-Belgian magazine Pilote in 1959. Urderzo took over
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