Image copyright Getty Images Global stock markets have fallen sharply as investors continue to worry about the broader economic effects of the coronavirus. London’s FTSE 100 share index fell more than 3% and there were similar declines in other European markets. Earlier on Friday, markets in Asia had seen big falls, with Japan’s Nikkei share […]
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But home prices in Costa del Sol are high, and buyers, who are mostly from Europe, include royalty and celebrities. “This is a very expensive place to buy a home,” he said. At Finca Cortesin, for example, the 57 villas set around its 18-hole golf course that have either four or five bedrooms and 70-foot-long
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BBC Click’s Soila Apparicio looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Cathay Pacific Airways is fined £500,000 ($646,000) by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect customers’ personal data Bafta Game Award nominations are announced with Death Stranding and Control in the lead Robots come together to cooperate
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Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch on March 20 and will not send 140 children to Greece to give the flame a send off By MARI YAMAGUCHI and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press March 6, 2020, 9:50 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for
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Dr. Birx also created a program known as DREAMS, a public-private partnership to reduce rates of H.I.V. among adolescent girls and young women. That demographic accounts for 74 percent of new H.I.V. infections among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease is most prevalent. She was particularly outraged at the high rates of infections resulting
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SAN FRANCISCO — Coronavirus test results were expected Friday for some passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship held off the California coast. The Grand Princess lay at anchor near San Francisco on Thursday after a traveler from a previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others became infected. While the more
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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press March 6, 2020, 9:34 AM 5 min read WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Sir Billy has just opened an exhibition of his art and sculptures Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has said he is “finished with stand-up” because Parkinson’s disease has “made my brain work differently”. The 77-year-old Scot, who revealed his diagnosis in 2013, told Sky News that fans would not see
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Image copyright Chami Akmeemana Image caption Mongolian herding dates back well before the time of Genghis Khan Mongolia’s vast grasslands cover about three-quarters of the country, where nomadic herdsmen have maintained traditions stretching back centuries. But this world is changing – fast. About 70% of this once verdant land has now been damaged, mostly due
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Tokyo Olympic organizers have finally held a test event March 6, 2020, 9:04 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Despite the spreading virus, Tokyo Olympic organizers have finally held a test event. The recent outbreak of the coronavirus has forced them to rearrange or postpone several. But they allowed a sport climbing event on Friday
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