Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The star’s backing dancers were seen wearing Israel and Palestine flags during the show Madonna’s much-anticipated appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel has drawn a mixed response from viewers. The star sported a black cape and eyepatch during her performance of 1989 hit Like A Prayer and […]
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Image copyright AFP Shares in Thomas Cook have plunged 30% after analysts at a bank said the travel firm’s shares were “worthless”. Thomas Cook’s tour operations and airline are worth £738m, but its debt is around the same “and implies zero equity value”, according to Citigroup. Citigroup’s damning conclusion comes a day after Thomas Cook
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Campaigners and a film crew have appeared on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival chanting “solidarity” and wearing green in protest against Argentina’s abortion laws. They were showcasing the documentary Que Sea Ley, which translates as “Let It Be Law” and follows the intense battle over a bill which would have legalised abortion
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Miranda Haskie sits amid the glow of candles at her kitchen table as the sun sinks into a deep blue horizon silhouetting juniper trees and a nearby mesa. Her husband, Jimmie Long, Jr., fishes for the wick to light a kerosene lamp as the couple and their 13-year-old son prepare to spend a final night
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After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday. It was a measure of revenge for Nadal after losing to Tsitsipas in three sets at this stage in Madrid last
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PHILADELPHIA — Joseph R. Biden Jr., sometimes known to Democrats in this city as Pennsylvania’s “third senator,” returned to the state of his birth on Saturday to deliver a forceful call for national unity, looking past the Democratic presidential primary to directly appeal to the voters who helped power President Trump’s victory in this state
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Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday as investor jitters over the heated trade war between the world’s two biggest economies overshadowed encouraging developments in conflicts between the U.S. and other key trading partners. The sell-off gained strength in the last hour of trading, handing the benchmark S&P 500 index its second straight weekly loss.
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For more than two decades, Nancy Mace did not speak publicly about her rape. In April, when she finally broke her silence, she chose the most public of forums — before her colleagues in South Carolina’s legislature. A bill was being debated that would ban all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected; Mace, a
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Image copyright Getty Images Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their fourth child Psalm. In a Twitter post with a picture of their new son, Kim wrote: “We are blessed beyond measure. We have everything we need.” Psalm or the book of Psalms appears in the old testament of the Bible and means “song”.
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Image copyright Reuters EasyJet’s chief executive, Johan Lundgren, has defended his airline’s high ticket prices to fly to Madrid for the Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool on 1 June. Football fans complained to BBC Radio 5 live that flights around that date cost £1,000 instead of £250 normally. But Mr Lundgren said the
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