Jeju Island, with white sand beaches and a volcanic landscape, is a slice of paradise off the coast of South Korea, but Iris Yao has not found it particularly relaxing. Ms. Yao, a 22-year-old student, arrived on the resort island last month for a short stay on her way back to her university in Sydney, […]
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TOKYO — SoftBank Group has taken another multibillion-dollar hit from its ambitious but costly bets on once high-flying companies like Uber and WeWork, putting growing pressure on the Japanese conglomerate to get its financial house in order. The company and its founder and chief, Masayoshi Son, have dominated the world of technology investment through the
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Police say two Ohio State University football players have been booked into jail on charges of rape and kidnapping February 12, 2020, 11:01 AM 2 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Ohio State University players were booked into jail early Wednesday on charges of rape and kidnapping, police said. Police charged defensive players Amir I.
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new video loaded: Sanders Won, Klobuchar Surged: What We Learned From New Hampshire Recent episodes in 2020 Presidential Candidates The list of Democrats ready to fight President Trump for the keys to the White House is long. Learn more about who they are and the issues they care about. The list of Democrats ready to
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(Reuters) — A federal judge late on Tuesday dismissed some charges against Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes, but let stand wire fraud charges accusing her and an associate of misleading patients about the abilities of her company’s blood tests. The court ruled that since the tests were paid by their medical insurance companies the patients
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCoronavirus in the UK: 5 things you need to know about Covid-19 Twelve patients treated by two British GPs with coronavirus are being traced, the BBC understands. One worked in A&E at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex and the other is a Brighton GP – they are
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For anyone wondering, this is what it looks like when you die inside. Last week when interviewing RuPaul on “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon had an awkward moment when he referred to the star as a “drag queen” while showing RuPaul’s Vanity Fair magazine cover. “A drag queen! A drag queen!” said RuPaul, seemingly shocked.
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Image copyright Alamy A clever box – designed in the 1830s to help plants survive long journeys – revolutionised much more than botany. Picture the scene: south-east China, in the early 1840s, and botanist and plant hunter Robert Fortune is “much annoyed” at the paltry collection of plants his Chinese servant has gathered. Clearly, rather
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Gone are the days when a hotel meant simply a bed, a desk and perhaps a minibar. A new wave of accommodations has bumped traditional lodging out of the way by offering unique experiences that are endlessly, irresistibly Instagrammable. Want to cozy up in a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights? Or hang on
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NEW YORK — The New York Islanders kept their composure after letting an early three-goal lead slip away late in the third period. They just went out and regained the advantage to pull out a big win against a charging division rival. Ryan Pulock scored the tiebreaking goal with 41 seconds remaining and the Islanders
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