Image copyright Getty Images It may have been the Brits’ 40th birthday, but this year’s ceremony felt more like a coronation of the new generation of pop stars – Billie Eilish, Dave, Lewis Capaldi and Lizzo. A-listers who would have dominated the show just four years ago, from Taylor Swift to Ed Sheeran, didn’t even […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology. The Home Office said EU and non-EU citizens coming to the UK would be
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Standard Time is available at six of seven Standard Hotels worldwide (save for the new Maldives resort). In addition to serving red-eye warriors, flexible check-in taps into the brand’s signature element: hip, see-and-be-seen spaces designed largely for leisure. Then there’s the opposite of hip and see-and-be-seen: hourly rates. But New York City’s stylish new TWA
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Jordan Bowden scored 17 points and clinched a victory by sinking two free throws with five seconds left as Tennessee outlasted Vanderbilt 65-61 By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer February 19, 2020, 1:42 AM 3 min read KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jordan Bowden scored 17 points and clinched a victory by sinking two free throws with
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“I am all for implementing a single-payer health care system,” Mr. Buttigieg said in January 2019. “I also recognize that along the way to getting there, along the road to Medicare for all, maybe Medicare for more is part of how we make that happen.” Mr. Buttigieg struck a similar tone early last year, repeatedly
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Workers are stuck in their hometowns. Officials want detailed health plans before factories or offices can reopen. Assembly lines that make General Motors cars and Apple iPhones are standing silent. More than two weeks after China locked down a major city to stop a dangerous viral outbreak, one of the world’s largest economies remains largely
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New virus cases in China continued to fall, with 1,749 new infections and 136 new deaths announced after China’s leader said disease prevention and control was at “a critical time.” By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 19, 2020, 1:06 AM 3 min read BEIJING — New virus cases in China continued to fall Wednesday, with
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Billie Eilish is her own worst critic. The five-time Grammy winner was praised by music outlets and fans alike for her take on the 1965 Beatles classic, “Yesterday,” at the 2020 Academy Awards earlier this month. Her own assessment, however, is less than glowing. Eilish told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in an interview last week that she
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Image copyright Getty Images Ocean-going ships could be powered by ammonia within the decade as the shipping industry takes action to curb carbon emissions. The chemical – the key ingredient of fertilisers – can be burned in ships’ engines in place of polluting diesel. The industry hopes ammonia will help it tackle climate change, because
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What is it like to look after one of humanity’s greatest masterpieces? The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, with its glorious ceiling by Michelangelo, is hosting tapestries by Raphael on the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. The BBC was given rare access to the preparations and spoke to three experts involved. Video by Mark Lowen, Julian
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