More than 1,000 deaths have now been confirmed in eastern Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the second-worst in history behind the West African one in 2014-16 that killed more than 11,300 people. Attacks on health workers are badly complicating efforts to contain one of the world’s most notorious diseases. At least 85 have been wounded or killed […]
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Image copyright Getty Images WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame You might have missed it, but Marvel introduced their first LGBT character in Avengers: Endgame. No, he didn’t take part in the huge, final battle, but who could forget “grieving man” at the counselling group who spoke to Captain America about going on
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Image copyright Georgie Clarke Image caption Instagrammer Georgie Clarke says plain old endorsements mean followers lose interest Stars with legions of followers on Instagram will soon be able to sell products directly to users using the company’s apps. Facebook, which owns Instagram and Whatsapp, said this week that the future of shopping would depend on
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In a non-descript building in North Miami, two dozen dancers in bouncing yellow skirts are high kicking the can-can, aerialists are spinning perilously high from silk cords and frantic seamstresses are hemming outfits in a 20,000 square-foot costume shop. They are all part of a company that puts on more live productions a year than
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On Uber’s roadshow to pitch itself to institutional investors (there’s no “homeshow” this time around), Mr. Khosrowshahi has broken with Mr. Kalanick’s worldview that Uber is competing in a winner-take-all market. Ride-sharing will be a “winner-take-most” game, as Mr. Khosrowshahi puts it, according to people familiar with his presentation. He has also embraced the idea
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The horse-racing community lamented Maximum Security’s epic loss with a stream of snarky tweets. Maximum Security finished first during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby race but he was quickly stripped of his title when race officials determined that he impeded the path of other horses and disqualified him. Country House, the second horse to cross the finish
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Labour has lost about 80 seats to date, while the Conservatives have lost 450 seats and 19 English councils so far, many of them to the Liberal Democrats. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn gave his reaction to the results on a visit to Trafford Council in Greater Manchester, where the party won overall control. Polls took
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PALO ALTO, Calif. — Federal Reserve officials are walking a narrow line, trying to convince the public that they’re committed to coaxing prices and wages higher without inspiring investors to expect interest rate cuts. The central bank aims for 2 percent inflation, a level that’s low enough for consumer comfort but high enough to guard
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of abuse Campaigners are calling for an inquiry into concerns that families have been wrongly accused of inventing or causing illnesses in their children. Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of abuse where parents exaggerate or cause
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Image caption Hopwood DePree thinks it will cost between £5m-£10m to restore Hopwood Hall “I’m so knackered,” Hopwood DePree says, carefully stepping through the undergrowth surrounding his ancestral home on the outskirts of Manchester. “Knackered? Is that the right word? I think that’s the first time I’ve used it in a sentence.” The former Hollywood
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