Image copyright Reuters Image caption Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam wore a face mask to speak to the media Hong Kong has announced plans to slash cross-border travel between the city and mainland China as the new coronavirus continues to spread. More than 100 people have now died in China, with confirmed infections surging to […]
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The late-night talk-show hosts paid tribute to Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Monday. Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter accident on Sunday. Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel forced back tears as they shared stories of their encounters with Bryant while Conan O’Brien discussed how he
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Pharmaceutical firms are gearing up for changes in how they do business in Europe after Brexit. We visited a firm which manufactures allergy medicines and exports mostly to the Continent. The company has already built a new laboratory in Spain, identical to its existing facility in Worthing, to cope with new regulations on testing which
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Our final stop was in the town of Naranjo, another short hop from the city, at the Espíritu Santo Coffee Tour. The coffee itinerary — by now I could moonlight as a tour guide — in a 600-acre plantation is unveiled in seven stages, from planting to merchandising. It can be a long lesson, but
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Kashmiri Kalkharabs is a YouTube channel based in Indian-administered Kashmir. The satire channel touched on social, political and cultural issues and had a large following in the region. However, since the internet was blocked back in August, when the region was stripped of its semi-autonomous status and divided into two federally-administered territories, YouTubers like Kashmiri
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MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a Barty going on Down Under. It’s already bigger than the Barty party that took over Melbourne Park last year. That ended with Ash Barty’s loss to Petra Kvitova in the Australian Open quarterfinals. This one picked up with Barty’s 7-6 (6), 6-2 quarterfinal win over the two-time Wimbledon champion. The
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said re-opening old rail lines, which were closed under the so-called Beeching cuts, can reach “millions” of people in the UK. When questioned on whether this was a “distraction” for the problems engulfing Northern Rail, Mr Shapps said he would make a statement on Northern by the end of the
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Here’s What Arrives On And Leaves From Netflix In February 2020 | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Home & Living. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Netflix adds over two dozen movies to the service on Feb. 1. Granted, seven of those movies are in the “Police Academy” franchise, but you still have a decent
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Buswell’s character left wife Deirdre and daughter Tracy for a life in Amsterdam Coronation Street has paid tribute to actor Neville Buswell, who played womaniser Ray Langton in the ITV soap in the 1960s and 70s. Buswell, who has died at the age of 77, starred as Deirdre Barlow’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Huawei is one of the world’s biggest mobile phone makers. It’s also at the centre of a row over cyber-security and the next-generation 5G phone networks being built. The UK is set to make a difficult decision about whether to allow the Chinese tech giant to be part of its 5G
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