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Russian missile frigates passing through Turkish straits amid Idlib escalation

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A pair of advanced Russian missiles frigates is passing through the Turkey-controlled straits while en-route to the Mediterranean. It comes as dilomatic tensions between Moscow and Ankara over Syria’s Idlib are not letting down. The ‘Admiral Grigorovich’ and its... Read More

WATCH asylum-seekers march towards Europe after Turkey declares it will no longer hold them back

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Turkey has announced it will no longer hold back people who wish to go to Europe and seek asylum...

‘We fought Russia 16 times and will fight it again,’ warns Erdogan’s adviser amid Idlib escalation

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A member of an expert body advising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted that Ankara is prepared to go...

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Navy arms destroyers with new laser weapons

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Enemy drones over the ocean could track and surveil U.S. Navy ships, designate targets for aircraft or maritime attacks,... Read More

5 ways to stop annoying robocalls

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Americans received about 200 million unwanted calls every day in 2019, according to a recentsurvey. The Federal Communications Commission... Read More

Baidu says first-quarter revenue may tumble as coronavirus takes toll on business, advertising

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(Reuters) – Baidu Inc, China’s biggest search engine company, said first-quarter revenue could fall as much as 13% from... Read More

Chinese regulators remove ‘Plague Inc’ game from Apple’s China app store

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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The video game “Plague Inc”, which has surged in popularity amid the coronavirus epidemic, has been... Read More

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Italy, Japan, China debt insurance costs rise on virus worries

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LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of insuring exposure to debt issued by governments from China and Japan to Italy... Read More

Chinese maker of ‘Amazon coat’ weathers coronavirus impact with tax breaks, rent waivers

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BEIJING/SHANGAHI (Reuters) – Orolay, the maker of the ‘Amazon coat’ that became a darling of U.S. fashion and social... Read More

UPDATE 2-European stocks head for worst week since 2008 crisis

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(Reuters) – European shares slumped on Friday, on course for their biggest weekly decline since the financial crisis in... Read More

UPDATE 3-Hyundai Motor halts work at factory after worker tests positive for coronavirus

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SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) shut down a factory in South Korea on Friday after a worker tested... Read More

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London jury clears former Barclays executives after fraud trial

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Former Barclays banker Richard Boath leaves the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London, Britain, February 25, 2020. Picture taken February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Three former Barclays (BARC.L) executives were acquitted in London on Friday... Read More

Airlines at center of storm as coronavirus spreads

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LONDON (Reuters) – European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with British Airways-owner IAG...

Aramco secures unconditional EU okay for $69 billion SABIC deal

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FILE PHOTO: A sign of Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) is seen during a news conference by the...

Arts

As Coronavirus Escalates, Sotheby’s Relocates Modern and Contemporary Hong Kong Sales to New York

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The Sotheby’s salesroom in New York. PETER FOLEY/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK Amid increasingly turbulent conditions in Hong Kong around the spread of... Read More

Sotheby’s to Sell $25M Clyfford Still and Other Major Works from the Collection of Hunk and Moo Anderson

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Clyfford Still,1947-Y-No.1, 1947. Courtesy Sotheby’s. Today Sotheby’s announced that it will sell 26 works of Post-War art from the... Read More

Street Art Sees Solid Results at Artcurial’s Paris Auction

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Artcurial’s Paris Saleroom, February 24, 2020. Artcurial’s Urban and Pop Contemporary auction held in Paris on Sunday saw solid... Read More

The Surreal Illustrations of Micha Huigen

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Micha Huigen’s illustrations dissect and reassemble everyday objects into surreal machines. The artist’s work, both in personal and commissioned... Read More

Lifestyle

Paris Fashion Week: Facemasks on show amid coronavirus concern

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One show at Paris Fashion Week proved to be unintentionally timely as models wore a range of outfits complete... Read More

Crystal Palace dinosaurs added to ‘at risk’ register

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A dinosaur park featuring 30 reptilian replicas has been added to a list of sites at risk of being... Read More

How making a violin brought these two together

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When Nashville musician Amanda asked violinmaker Ray to make her a new instrument, little did she know where it... Read More

Kizomba – Angola’s answer to Salsa – gaining global following

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LUANDA (Reuters) – It’s a warm humid afternoon in Luanda Bay – an urban waterfront on Angola’s Atlantic shore.... Read More

Health

Coronavirus: First Welsh case among three new UK diagnoses

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Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. This... Read More

Small group leaves Canary Islands hotel in lockdown over coronavirus

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FILE PHOTO: Tourists with masks are seen near the pool of H10 Costa Adeje Palace, which is on lockdown... Read More

Some guests leave Canary Islands hotel in lockdown over coronavirus

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FILE PHOTO: Tourists with masks are seen near the pool of H10 Costa Adeje Palace, which is on lockdown... Read More

Mexico says may have first coronavirus case from man who was in Italy

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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks arrive on an Emirates flight at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico... Read More

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Blowout fear for forex markets as coronavirus stirs dormant volatility trades

LONDON (Reuters) – With this week’s coronavirus-driven rout having shaken awake previously slumbering euro-dollar markets, the spotlight is back on the “short volatility” trades that some regulators fear could trigger a blowup on world markets. FILE PHOTO: Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, U.S [...]

Pandemic fears send investors running as Wall Street confirms correction

New York (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes plunged on Thursday for the sixth straight session, with the S&P 500 confirming its fastest correction in history as the rapid global spread of coronavirus intensified worries about economic growth. The S&P 500 finished 12% below its Feb. 19 re [...]

Global shares head for worst week since 2008 financial crisis

TOKYO (Reuters) – Global share markets headed for the worst week since the darkest days of the financial crisis in 2008 as investors braced for the coronavirus to morph into a pandemic and derail world economic growth. FILE PHOTO: People wearing surgical masks walk past a screen showing Nikkei index [...]

Turkish VP says Damascus to pay ‘heavy price’ for ‘treacherous’ attack after at least 33 Turkish troops killed in Idlib airstrike

Turkish VP says Damascus to pay ‘heavy price’ for ‘treacherous’ attack after at least 33 Turkish troops killed in Idlib airstrike — RT World News icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon download [...]

Not quack-checked! MSM dives for ‘Chinese duck army’ story as plague of locusts ravages Pakistan

Western media have fallen hard for an apparently fake if adorable story about a 100,000-strong “duck army” China has supposedly marched to fight the billions of locusts currently laying waste to Pakistan’s food supply. Initially published by local Chinese outlet Ningbo Evening News, the clickbait-ta [...]

Kate Middleton gives nod to Queen Elizabeth with special fashion accessory

Kate Middleton gave a sweet, subtle nod to Queen Elizabeth with one of her fashion choices for an event Tuesday evening. The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, attended a special performance of the musical”Dear Evan Hansen” at the Noel Coward Theatre in London with husband Prince William. For the outing, the [...]

UPDATE 4-Facebook cancels developer conference as tech companies respond to virus

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference due to fears over the coronavirus, as growing concerns about the economic impact of the global outbreak drove Wall Street to tumble for a sixth straight day. FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartp [...]

PRESS DIGEST-British Business – Feb 28

Feb 28 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times Flutter Entertainment Plc, the gambling operator that owns Paddy Power and Betfair, said that the ban on credit ca [...]

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times – Feb 28

Feb 28 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Regulator outlines plans to break up Big Four accounting firms on.ft.com/2wLT5o7 Thyssenkrupp seals 17 billion euro private equity deal [...]

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Shawcor Declares Quarterly Dividend

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Shawcor Ltd. (TSX: SCL) Board of Directors today declared a dividend of fifteen cents (15.00 cents) per share on the outstanding common shares of the Corporation payable on the 31st day of March 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on [...]

Denbury Resources to Present at Credit Suisse 25th Annual Energy Summit

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE: DNR) (“Denbury” or the “Company”) today announced that Chris Kendall, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse 25th Annual Energy Summit on Monday, March 2, 2020, at 9:50 a.m. Moun [...]

Shawcor Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

Fourth quarter 2019 revenue was $334 million, 6% lower than the $354 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA1 in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $30 million, 22% higher than the $24 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2018. Net loss2 in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $81 [...]

Cornerstone to Acquire Saba

Cornerstone to Acquire Saba Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release Strategic combination will enhance Cornerstone’s reach and accelerate innovation around how people learn and grow at work London. — Feb. 25, 2020 — Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: [...]

LINX Cardiff Becomes LINX Wales as Regional Internet Exchange Welcome NGD to the Network

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) confirm expansion plans for their regional Internet exchange in Wales as they build out their network into Next Generation Data’s (NGD) world class data centre near Newport. Currently located in the BT Stadium House facility, LINX Cardiff, the regional Internet ex [...]

Corie Robinson Joins Zylpha From LexisNexis

Press Release Corie Robinson has joined Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) as Senior Business Development Manager. He joins from LexisNexis, where for over 9 years as Key Account Manager, he held sole responsibility for Public Sector, Central and Local Government clients. In his new role, Corie will spearhead [...]

Amazon bars one million products for false coronavirus claims

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has barred more than 1 million products from sale in recent weeks that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus, the company told Reuters on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August [...]

Facebook to publicly track political sponsored content after Bloomberg’s paid memes

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will provide a way for people to track political sponsored content on Facebook and Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken Dec [...]

Facebook cancels developer conference as tech companies respond to virus

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Coronavirus threatens global economy as experts warn no country will be spared

GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – All countries need to prepare to combat the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread and Wall Street looked set for its biggest weekly fall since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. With new i [...]

U.S. CDC aggressively evaluating whether coronavirus survives on surfaces: agency chief

(Reuters) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces. “On copper and steel its pretty typical, it’s pretty much about 2 h [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]