2020

Great Australian Bight: Equinor abandons controversial oil drilling plans

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Image copyright Brad Leue Image caption Drilling in the Great Australian Bight could spoil the marine environment, critics argued Oil giant Equinor has abandoned controversial plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight in a move hailed by environmentalists as a “huge win”. The Norwegian firm was granted approval last December to begin exploratory drills […]

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Shaquille O’Neal Proclaims Kobe Bryant ‘Heaven’s MVP’ In Memorial Speech

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Shaquille O’Neal brought a sense of levity to an otherwise poignant speech at Monday’s memorial ceremony honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. O’Neal, who played for the Lakers from 1996 to 2004, likened his “complex” relationship with his former teammate, who died last month in a helicopter crash, to that

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McConnell, Looking to Energize Social Conservatives, Forces Votes on Abortion

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WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell is about to plunge the Senate into the nation’s culture wars with votes on bills to sharply restrict access to late-term abortions and threaten some doctors who perform them with criminal penalties, signaling that Republicans plan to make curbing a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy a central theme of

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Poorest women’s life expectancy declines, finds report

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Image copyright Getty Images Life expectancy among women living in the poorest communities in England has declined since 2011, says a report warning of growing health inequalities. Overall, life expectancy growth has stalled over the past decade – for the first time in 100 years. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was “still much more

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‘Walking Dead’ Fans Call To Bleach Their Eyes After Disturbing Sex Scene

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“The Walking Dead” Midseason 10 premiere on Sunday night had fans talking about bleaching their eyes after a disturbing moment between Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Alpha (Samantha Morton), the leader of the Whisperers.  During the scene, Alpha singles out Negan, draws him away from the Whisperer camp and makes him take off his clothes.

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Japan govt panel experts say ship quarantine was not perfect

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Japanese health officials and experts on a government panel are acknowledging that the quarantine of the virus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess was not perfect, but are defending Japan’s decision to release about 1,000 passengers after 14 days By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press February 24, 2020, 6:47 PM 4 min read TOKYO — Japanese health officials

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Luke Evans praises Swansea hospital after dad’s accident

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Luke Evans praised the “amazing” staff at Morriston Hospital in Swansea Actor Luke Evans has praised hospital staff who saved his father’s hand after an accident with a circular saw. In an Instagram video Evans described how his father, David Evans, had “sliced his hand open” with the tool.

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