LONDON — Britain said on Tuesday that it would not ban equipment made by the Chinese technology giant Huawei from being used in its new high-speed 5G wireless network, the starkest sign that an American campaign against the telecommunications company is faltering. Despite more than a year of intense lobbying by the Trump administration, which […]
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The AC Milan soccer team says it will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence during an Italian Cup game in memory of devout fan Kobe Bryant January 28, 2020, 12:13 PM 2 min read MILAN — The AC Milan soccer team will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence during an Italian
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Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald has called the government’s plan to reopen parts of the railway network closed under the Beeching cuts “disingenuous”. He said the launch of a £500m fund – promised in the Conservative manifesto – was a “rehash” that would have little impact on the experience of passengers. “To herald it as
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The U.S. government is chartering a flight to transport several hundred diplomats, family members, and other Americans out of Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of a new virus outbreak By DAKE KANG Associated Press January 28, 2020, 10:24 AM 4 min read BEIJING — As hundreds of Americans prepare to evacuate Wuhan,
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Image copyright Getty Images Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed. Parsons had hosted Radio 4’s Just A Minute since its inception in 1967. “Nicholas passed away in the early hours of the 28th of January,” said a statement issued by his agent Jean
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Boris Johnson has approved plans to allow Chinese telecoms firm Huawei a role in building the UK’s 5G phone and data network. Despite huge pressure from Donald Trump to ban the company amid spying fears, the British government’s National Security Council decided Tuesday to give it limited access to the new hi-tech infrastructure. In an
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In Brandy Ferner’s upcoming novel, “Adult Conversation,” two burned-out moms escape to Las Vegas for a short respite from the crumbling marriages and endless snack requests that define their everyday lives. It’s a practice that Ms. Ferner, a mother to a 6-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, understands well: She’s been going on so-called “momcations”
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CALABASAS, Calif. — A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators
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Welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections, based on reporting by Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand in the race The Democratic competition in Iowa has returned to a state of semi-suspended animation now that Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren
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A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities launched an unprecedented legal action Tuesday against Total, hoping to make the French energy company drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions January 28, 2020, 11:28 AM 2 min read A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities launched an unprecedented legal action Tuesday
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