Image copyright PA The US has warned that its intelligence sharing with other countries would have to be re-evaluated if those countries use Huawei to build their 5G networks. Senior US official Rob Strayer said any such role for the firm posed an “unacceptable risk” to security. It has been reported that the UK might […]
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When Alfred Brownell arrived in a remote Liberian village, the surrounding tropical rainforest had been leveled by bulldozers. Burial grounds were uprooted, religious shrines were desecrated and a stream people depended upon for water was polluted. Brownell, an environmental lawyer and activist, blamed the devastation on the palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia. The company
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Coach Gregg Popovich is negotiating a new deal with the San Antonio Spurs. The 70-year-old Popovich just finished his 23rd season with the Spurs. The Spurs have made the playoffs in each of the last 22 seasons, a streak that ties for the longest in NBA history, and there was some speculation about whether he
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U.S. stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Monday after a government report showed a surge in consumer spending last month. The Commerce Department reported the biggest gain in consumer spending in a decade. It is the latest report to raise investor confidence in the market. On Friday, the U.S. government reported a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Teaching CPR in schools may boost the odds of survival for people suffering cardiac arrests outside of hospitals, a charity said Calls for emergency resuscitation skills to be made compulsory in the new Welsh curriculum have been rejected by the education minister. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) wants CPR
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Image copyright PA Image caption The stage shows have been cancelled after props and the set were stolen The production company behind children’s play Dear Zoo has had to cancel all its UK shows after its tour van was stolen. The heavily-branded van containing £50,000 worth of props and staging was stolen in Peterborough on
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Image copyright Getty Images Mastercard and Visa have both agreed to cut their fees for tourists using their cards in the EU, after a long-running battle with the European Commission. The credit card firms will now charge retailers around 40% less on non-EU credit and debit cards payments. The European Commission said the deal would
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Marriott is pushing more heavily into home-sharing, confident that its combination of luxury properties and loyalty points can lure travelers away from rivals like Airbnb. The world’s biggest hotel company will soon start taking reservations through its website for 2,000 homes in 100 markets in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. It plans to expand
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China’s richest internet moguls think their employees should work more. Jack Ma, a founder of the e-commerce titan Alibaba, called long work hours “a huge blessing.” Richard Liu, who runs the Alibaba rival JD.com, said people who frittered away their days “are no brothers of mine.” Rank-and-file tech workers in China, discouraged by a weakened
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The MVP front-runners are in some trouble. It’s a virtual certainty that either Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo or Houston’s reigning MVP James Harden will win the coveted award this season. And while the voting results there won’t be known until June 24, the only results that truly matter right now to both players are the ones
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