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International Women’s Day: Personalised scrub caps for women surgeons

Image copyright Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Image caption Gill Cribb said patients often assumed she was not a surgeon A group of female surgeons are heading up a new initiative to stop them being mistaken for non-surgical staff. To mark International Women’s Day they have produced personalised theatre scrub caps to promote […]

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Coronavirus: Tesco rations essential shopping items

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Tesco has begun rationing essential food and household items as a result of coronavirus panic buying. It is limiting the amount of antibacterial gels, wipes and sprays, dry pasta, UHT milk and some tinned vegetables to five items per customer. These shopping restrictions introduced by the UK’s largest grocer apply whether

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Koskinen, Oilers beat Blue Jackets 4-1 to tie for 1st place

Sports / En Sound Media

Mikko Koskinen made 45 saves and Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 to move into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with Vegas March 8, 2020, 7:46 AM 3 min read EDMONTON, Alberta — Mikko Koskinen made 45 saves and

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US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated

Finance / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the nation. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% last month, matching a 50-year low, down from 3.6% in January.

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Coronavirus: NHS will get whatever it needs, says chancellor

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image caption The economic impact of the virus could be “significant but temporary”, says the chancellor The NHS will get “whatever resources it needs” to cope with a coronavirus epidemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show “strong” economic foundations meant he could provide additional funding.

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Daniel Craig Churns Out Wild, Goofy Twist On ‘No Time To Die’ On ‘SNL’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

The release of Daniel Craig’s new 007 film “No Time To Die” is being delayed because of the coronavirus scare. So Craig offered up instead a campy, over-the-top take on the movie during his monologue on “Saturday Night Live.” Touted as a “sneak peek,” the clip features Craig at one of his favorite places, a

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Budget 2020: Should we expect a coronavirus Budget?

Business / En Sound Media

Will Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget on Wednesday go down in history as the “coronavirus Budget”? The latest round of pre-Budget press coverage takes it as read that he will announce extra cash for efforts to combat the virus. Mr Sunak himself told the BBC’s Andrew Marr the government was looking at “a range of

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Coronavirus: China’s classrooms without students

World / En Sound Media

All schools and colleges in China have been closed for more than two weeks in the fight against coronavirus. There are now signs that the coronavirus in China is being controlled, with new infection figures and numbers of deaths beginning to stabilise. John Sudworth looks at the impact of China’s efforts to deal with the

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Bahrain Grand Prix closed to spectators due to virus

Sports / En Sound Media

Formula One’s Bahrain Grand Prix has been closed to spectators due to the global virus outbreak, but won’t be postponed like the Chinese round of the championship March 8, 2020, 10:32 AM 2 min read SAKHIR, Bahrain — Formula One’s Bahrain Grand Prix has been closed to spectators due to the global virus outbreak, but

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Bernie Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Tuesday’s Primary Looks Much Tougher.

Politics / En Sound Media

It is clear why Mr. Sanders is scrambling — the Super Tuesday results carried ominous signs for his candidacy. In next-door Minnesota, for example, Mr. Biden did not visit once but still defeated Mr. Sanders 44-32 among white voters without a college degree, according to exit polls. Representative Dan Kildee, a longtime Michigan Democrat who

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