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Boston Marathon postponed from April 20 to September 14
Boston Marathon postponed from April 20 to September 14
The 124th Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, has been postponed to September 14 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) announced on Friday.
Read More... Track legend Carl Lewis wants Olympics postponed for two years
Track legend Carl Lewis wants Olympics postponed for two years
Nine-time Olympic track and field champion Carl Lewis says he wants a delay of up to two years for the Tokyo Olympics but rejects any bid to cancel them outright.
Read More... Red Sox Sale to have elbow surgery
Red Sox Sale to have elbow surgery
Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow which could keep him sidelined until the 2021 season, the Major League Baseball club announced on
Read More... Hart powers Pelicans past Heat
Hart powers Pelicans past Heat
Josh Hart scored 19 points with 12 rebounds and rookie Zion Williamson tallied 17 points as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a three-game winless streak with a 110-104 win over Miami on
Read More... Rupp wins US marathon trials to secure Tokyo ticket
Rupp wins US marathon trials to secure Tokyo ticket
Galen Rupp stormed to victory at the United States marathon trials on Saturday to book his fourth consecutive ticket to the Olympic Games.
Read More... World, Olympic champs bolster 113th Millrose Games field
World, Olympic champs bolster 113th Millrose Games field
Reigning 800-meter world champion Donavan Brazier and world hurdles champions Grant Holloway and Nia Ali are among the entrants in a star-studded field for
Read More... Clippers rally to beat Spurs, Heat burn 76ers
Clippers rally to beat Spurs, Heat burn 76ers
Paul George found his groove just in time to help the Los Angeles Clippers pull off a 108-105 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
Read More... Kemp cruises past Powell to win 60m at Boston Grand Prix
Kemp cruises past Powell to win 60m at Boston Grand Prix
Demek Kemp stormed past former two-time 100m world record holder Asafa Powell to win the 60 meter race at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.
Read More... World, Olympic women's hurdles champs set for Boston duel
World, Olympic women's hurdles champs set for Boston duel
Reigning world outdoor 100m hurdles champion Nia Ali and reigning Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal will meet in a 60m hurdles showdown at the
Read More... Wilmots resigns as Iran coach
Wilmots resigns as Iran coach
Belgian Marc Wilmots announced he was leaving his position as coach of Iran after six matches in charge which included a 14-0 victory over Cambodia, he said on Twitter.
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US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help
The chief executives of the largest US airline companies asked Congress Saturday for urgent help avoiding widespread layoffs among the industry's 750,000 employees.Read More... -
US State Dept approves sale of KC-46 air refuelers to Israel
The US Department of Defense announced Tuesday approval to sell new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft to its staunch Middle East ally Israel.Read More... -
US sanctions, charges two Chinese linked to N. Korean hack
US authorities on Monday sanctioned two Chinese citizens and accused them of of laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a 2018 cyberattack linked to North Korea.Read More... -
Americans wary of Facebook 'power,' survey shows
A large majority of Americans believe Facebook has "too much power" but many would be disappointed if the social networking giant disappeared, a survey showed Monday.Read More... -
Tindering for votes: political activists turn to dating apps
Days ahead of the Iowa Caucuses vote, Rhiannon Payne was on the Bumble dating app -- not to find a partner but to press her case for her candidate, Elizabeth Warren.Read More... -
SpaceX announces partnership to send four tourists into deep orbit
SpaceX announced a new partnership Monday to send four tourists deeper into orbit than any private citizen before them, in a mission that could take place by 2022Read More... -
Belgium reports first death from vaping
An 18-year-old man died in Belgium of respiratory failure that authorities on Thursday (Nov 14) attributed to vaping and a mixture of harmful products in an e-cigarette.Read More... -
Apple slams EU as epic court battle over tax bill begins
Apple went on the offensive against Brussels in an EU court on Tuesday, fighting the European Commission's landmark order that the iPhone-maker reimburse Ireland 13 billion eurosRead More... -
EU medicines agency loses Brexit court case on London lease
The European Medicines Agency, which is moving from Britain to Amsterdam because of Brexit, on Wednesday lost a court battle to cancel the lease on its LondonRead More... -
Darwin's 'strangest animal ever' finds a family
Charles Darwin, Mr. Evolution himself, didn't know what to make of the fossils he saw in Patagonia so he sent them to his friend, the renowned paleontologist Richard Owen. Owen was stumped too....Read More...
Entertainment
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In Washington, bear hunts delight kids under lockdown
In a residential neighborhood of the US capital, children are hunting for bears. Not the ferocious ones, of course -- but stuffed animals peering out from neighbors'07 April 2020Read More... -
In the US, restaurants on the edge of failure over virus crisis
It was supposed to be a happy time for Will, a musician in the Washington area. He was planning a wedding reception at a local restaurant.27 March 2020Read More... -
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.21 June 2019Read More... -
UK opposition calls for election or second referendum on Brexit deal
The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party Jeremy Corbyn -- criticised for failing to take a clear position on Brexit -- on Wednesday said the only way out of30 May 2019Read More... -
May to make MPs a final 'bold offer' on Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was preparing to make a "bold offer" to MPs in one final attempt to get them to back her Brexit deal.19 May 2019Read More... -
Beckham handed driving ban for using phone at the wheel
Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel.09 May 2019Read More... -
British PM tells Labour: 'Let's do a deal' on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday urged main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to work with her to break the Brexit deadlock, telling him:05 May 2019Read More...
Fashion
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Protesters target Polanski film at cinemas in Brussels
Feminist activists defaced cinemas in Brussels with angry condemnations of director Roman Polanski's latest film overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday.Read More... -
London Latino heartlands struggle for survival
Whenever London's South Americans go looking for a job, a helping hand, the flavours of home or a party with their compatriots, they head to the Latino indoor marketRead More... -
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.Read More... -
Four top British authors in novel anti-Brexit European crusade
Ken Follett, Lee Child, Kate Mosse and Jojo Moyes, four heavyweights of British literature, are launching a "Friendship Tour" of Europe to represent the 48 percent whoRead More... -
Zombies and women: London Men's Fashion Week wraps up
Models in zombie make-up and a growing number of women on the catwalks were among the eye-catching features of Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up inRead More... -
'Britain's Notre-Dame' tells fiery tale of restored glory
A bolt of lightning pierced its tower and flames licked across its thick oak roof. Thirty-five years ago it was York Minster in northern England that went up in flames.Read More... -
Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
British pop legend Elton John has joined "friend" George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's new death-penalty laws forRead More... -
Ed Sheeran marries girlfriend in 'tiny wedding': report
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has married his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in a "tiny winter wedding", The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.Read More... -
Death-defying free climb lifts Honnold into Oscars contention
Alex Honnold, a big wall climber who has conquered a series of intimidating rock faces on his own and almost without equipment, could on Sunday add the Oscars to his conquests for hisRead More...
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Politics
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Now Trump says it's wrong to compare coronavirus to regular flu
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the risk from coronavirus is emphatically worse than regular flu, reversing his previous statements.01 April 2020Read More... -
Trump says US to send medical supplies to Italy, France, Spain
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will send medical equipment for combating the coronavirus pandemic to Italy and later France...31 March 2020Read More... -
US lines up multi-trillion dollar coronavirus aid packages
Congress and the US government were working furiously on Sunday to provide trillions of dollars in rescue money aimed at cushioning both businesses and...23 March 2020Read More... -
US envoy says Kabul, Taliban in first prisoner exchange talks
The Afghan government and the Taliban on Sunday held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, a key step in a broader push for peace,...23 March 2020Read More... -
US orders first shutdown of website over coronavirus fraud
The US Department of Justice announced Sunday it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal enforcement...23 March 2020Read More... -
Rabbi Abraham Malach in the early Hasidic setting by Igor Turov
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Vogue's Anna Wintour postpones Met Gala, endorses Biden
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour said Monday New York's Met Gala would be postponed over the coronavirus pandemic, as she rebuked President Donald...17 March 2020Read More... -
Biden and Sanders debate one-on-one under shadow of virus
Frontrunner Joe Biden and a fading Bernie Sanders will meet Sunday night in Washington in their first head-to-head televised debate in a Democratic primary...16 March 2020Read More... -
US presses Yemen's Huthis to drop Baha'i charges
The United States has urged Yemen's Huthi rebels to drop charges targeting the Baha'i community, which said that 24 believers of the faith will face...24 February 2020Read More... -
Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon
The number of US troops who sustained traumatic brain injury when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month has risen to 110, the Pentagon...22 February 2020Read More... -
Iran attempting further arms deliveries to Huthi rebels: US military
Tehran continues to deliver weapons to Yemen's Huthi rebels, the US military said Wednesday, following a second interception in less than three months...20 February 2020Read More... -
US announces partial Taliban truce, Trump says peace deal 'close'
The United States said Thursday it has secured a seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan that it hopes will allow it to strike a deal with the...14 February 2020Read More... -
Ousted ambassador calls US diplomacy 'amoral'
The former US ambassador who was a key figure in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial criticized US foreign policy on Wednesday as "amoral" and...13 February 2020Read More... -
'Is this you, Mr Powell?'
While discussing the US economic outlook, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday had to fend off accusations he may be feeling undue influence...12 February 2020Read More... -
NATO Iraq plan could satisfy Trump: US official
A plan for NATO to expand its Iraq mission by taking personnel from the anti-IS coalition could satisfy President Donald Trump's call for more alliance...11 February 2020Read More...
Economics
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World Bank to roll out $160 bln emergency aid over 15 months
The World Bank on Thursday approved the first steps in a plan to roll out $160 billion in emergency aid over 15 months to help countries deal with the...03 April 2020Read More...
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Jobless claims data to show virus hit on US economy
The widespread damage to the US economy is becoming evident amid the standstill forced by the coronavirus pandemic, and data Thursday will reveal more...02 April 2020Read More... -
Unlike 2008, world's economic doctors feud over cure
"I think the patient is stabilised," then US president Barack Obama declared after G20 powers prescribed unprecedented remedies to steady the crisis-wracked...15 March 2020Read More... -
Fed says coronavirus causing disruptions, widespread concern
The coronavirus outbreak has already disrupted travel and access to goods for US industry, and businesses nationwide sounded the warning that things...05 March 2020Read More... -
IMF says members pledged $334 mn in debt relief for Somalia
More than 100 IMF members have pledged to provide $334 million in debt relief for Somalia, which then will unlock fresh funds to help the country, the...26 February 2020Read More... -
IMF warns China virus hitting a fragile global economy
In the best-case scenario, the economic hit from the epidemic in China will be short-lived, but it comes as the global economy remains fragile, IMF chief...19 February 2020Read More... -
New $27 million space scam: Class action lawsuit being prepared against Michiel Jan Mol
Space exploration is rapidly becoming one of the main endeavors involving the future of mankind. Given the number of private and state-owned companies...19 February 2020Read More... -
World Bank calls for global effort against virus
The World Bank called on Monday for countries to step up programs to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, and said it was considering mobilizing its own...04 February 2020Read More... -
EU trade chief heads to Washington on truce mission
The EU's top trade official heads to Washington on Tuesday on a sensitive mission to mend ties with the United States and end several years of protectionist...15 January 2020Read More... -
US, Japan, EU seek new global rules limiting subsidies
Washington, Tokyo and Brussels on Tuesday joined forces in calling for stronger global rules against government subsidies that distort trade, a practice...14 January 2020Read More... -
Sanctions-hit Huawei plans components plant in Europe
Chinese telecommunications group Huawei is working on a plan to build its own components at a site in Europe, its chairman told AFP,...19 December 2019Read More... -
EU 2020 budget talks drag on because of disagreement
Talks setting the EU's budget for next year are going down to the wire because of disagreement between member states and the European Parliament, officials...16 November 2019Read More... -
Nine EU countries call for steeper aviation tax
Nine EU countries joined forces on Thursday (Nov 7) to push for proposals for cleaner aviation in Europe, a highly polluting sector that they said was...08 November 2019Read More...
Business
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Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state
Boeing has said it will indefinitely extend a shutdown at its factories in Washington state because of the coronavirus pandemic.06 April 2020Read More...
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White House, Fed rolling out big plans to save US economy
US President Donald Trump is drawing up a massive emergency spending package while the Federal Reserve opens the financing floodgates to contain growing...18 March 2020Read More... -
Iran urges people to stay home as virus claims 113 more lives
Iran on Sunday urged its citizens to stick to guidelines and stay at home to stop the new coronavirus spreading, as it announced another 113 deaths from...15 March 2020Read More... -
As coronavirus concerns bloom, performing arts world fears major hit
Coronavirus angst has the world washing its hands with newfound vigor -- but the performing arts world wringing them, as directives to scrap mass events...11 March 2020Read More... -
Amazon halts sale of books assailed as 'Nazi propaganda'
Amazon has stopped sales of some books on its platform following protests that the titles, including some for children, were Nazi-era "propaganda," a...25 February 2020Read More... -
Nicolas Whitehead: "Zerah Business School is the only business school in Europe specializing in lobbying and PR"
Education is becoming an increasingly crucial component of contemporary European life. New skills and higher qualifications become necessary elements...08 January 2020Read More...
