The number of new property sales agreed in the UK has fallen by 70% since the start of the coronavirus restrictions, according to homes listing site Zoopla. Properties were still selling and being newly listed until the start of the restrictions on 23 March, when, among other things, the government urged people not to move […]
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LONDON — A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they’ve been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented onslaught of demand. After panic buying left store shelves stripped of staples like pasta, canned
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John Hynes has only been coach of the Nashville Predators for three months, so he’s trying to make up for some lost time with the NHL paused for the coronavirus pandemic and also make sure they’re ready whenever hockey resumes By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer April 6, 2020, 9:19 PM 3 min read
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The good vibes did not last long. Mr. Trump’s campaign quickly emailed that “Sleepy Joe Biden has completely lost touch with the American People,” accusing him of pushing to raise taxes. Mr. Biden, meanwhile, wrote on Twitter that Mr. Trump’s response to the coronavirus had been slow. “Week after week, he downplayed the threat it
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TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday, echoing the rally on Wall Street, amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 2.0% to finish at 18,950.18, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.9% to 1,825.42. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.5% to 24,092.69, while the Shanghai Composite
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The country’s Health Commission confirmed there had been no deaths and 32 confirmed cases China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January. The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down from 39 on Monday. It comes
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Days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit was complete, two members of the Duchess of Sussex’s U.K. glam team revealed their identities and opened up about what it was like working with the royal. London-based hairstylist George Northwood divulged last week that he was behind a lot of familiar Meghan looks, including her wedding
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First, there was the Diamond Princess, stranded off the coast of Japan as the coronavirus infected hundreds of passengers. Then the Westerdam, circling in the sea for days with nowhere to dock. Then the Grand Princess, the Costa Luminosa and the Zaandam. Cruise ships have been a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic from the
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Elena Aprile was in a race against time. Her Xenon experiment, one of the world’s largest and most expensive investigations into the nature of dark matter, was coming together beneath Gran Sasso, a mountain in Italy. But Dr. Aprile, a Columbia University physics professor, was stuck in her apartment in Brooklyn as New York entered
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A survey of 15 golf writers voted on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1954 Masters was voted No. 6. The following story moved on April 12, 1954. ——— AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sam Snead gambled with
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