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Britain is easing coronavirus quarantine rules for essential workers including prison guards, veterinarians and garbage collectors in an attempt to end staff shortages that are hobbling parts of the economy

British medal hope Amber Hill withdraws from the women's skeet competition at this summer's Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19.

People with disabilities often don't have access to the beach. Volunteers are changing that.

A $1.9 billion spending bill to bulk up Capitol security following the Jan. 6 insurrection includes nearly $521 million to reimburse the cost of the National Guard's deployment in the wake of the attack.The amount...

American 17-year-old Coco Gauff clinches her second WTA title by beating Wang Qiang in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma.

All told, the reality TV star has voted just nine times in California's 26 statewide elections since 2000.

An image of a Kenyan mosque was seen on a T-shirt worn by Jay-Z, causing anger among worshippers.

The ex-president was expelled from Twitter a year ago. What impact has it had - and will he be back?

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) on Tuesday anno...

Snow on the slopes of Mont Blanc is the best Chamonix has seen in years - but few Brits will enjoy it.

The Fall Classic has arrived and here's how to watch every game of the Braves vs Astros series with a 2021 World Series live stream.

Derick Almena, charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter following a fatal fire in a warehouse he managed in Oakland, made a brief court appearance as victims' families looked on. CBS San Francisco's Anne Makovec reports.

South Korean retailers Lotte Shopping (023530.KS) and Shinsegae Group (023530.KS) entered separate binding bids for eBay's (EBAY.O) South Korean business, the retailers' spokesmen said on Monday.

The creatures are set to start their journey to the International Space Station on Thursday.

Thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, remain in limbo in Belarus. The European Union and U.S. accuse Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of luring migrants to his country as a passageway to seek asylum in the EU and creating a crisis. The co-…

Northamptonshire sign teenage all-rounder James Sales, son of former skipper David Sales, on his first professional deal.

After a dramatic arrest, Greg Lynn is charged with killing a pair who disappeared 20 months ago.

Seth Rogen says he's not in a feud with Sen. Ted Cruz, while slamming the Texas Republican as a "terrible man" whose "words caused people to die.""If someone's trying to like murder someone with a baseball bat, and someone's yelling at that person...

Apple's new iPad mini is capable of connecting to 5G networks, but it doesn't work with mmWave 5G.

The Doobie Brothers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their 51st year, heading out on a delayed tour and hoping they can keep doing what their big hits call for: taking it to the streets and letting audiences listen to the music

Leaders from across the political spectrum have come together to pay tribute to a long-serving British lawmaker who was stabbed to death in what police have described as a terrorist incident

Jordan has drawn a curtain of secrecy on the unprecedented public rift within its royal family

Elton John has formally received one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II

This week: A game about navigating time loops and some new game delays. But first: some strides for racial diversity in big-budget video games.

Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily printed 500,000 copies on Friday, five times more than usual, a day after Chinese authorities arrested five editors and executives for allegedly conspiring with foreign governments to endan...

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawai outlines plans for changes to science teaching in schools.

NEWS THIS MORNING There's the ~let's be new and different~ strategy. ... And there's the 'well, it worked once?' strategy:...

For conservatives, the report suggested that generous pandemic-era benefits are discouraging workers from taking jobs, while progressives argue corporate America has to offer higher wages.

Flight bookings shrank last month amid a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.Through the first three weeks of August, online customers spent $2.9 billion on U.S....

Prince Harry opened up about the "pain and suffering" he experienced growing up in the royal family.

China's northern port city of Tianjin and central province of Henan have further tightened Covid restrictions as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to spread, posing the gravest challenge yet to the country's zero-Covid strategy.

WuDao 2.0 is a new AI language model that surpasses OpenAI's GPT-3 and Google's Switch Transformer.

Slovakia has become the second European Union country to administer the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine

Austrians who refuse to get a coronavirus vaccines will face fines of up to 3,600 euros ($4,000) once mandatory inoculations kick in next year.

Iron work specialists Shepley Engineers in Sheffield have removed and restored thousands of tiles.

Revelations about Plymouth shooter Jake Davison's gun licence feature on the front pages.

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A leak has revealed that Xiaomi may be working on a premium smartwatch with a flexible wraparound screen and may have magnetic connectors instead of the traditional buckle.

The Toshiba TV range of 2021 is here, and it holds a number of cheap TV gems that may well be worth your while in the coming months.

A local council in Ohio voted Tuesday night to ban all abortions within city limits and declare itself a "sanctuary city for the unborn."Members of the Lebanon City Council ...

A permanent expansion of the child tax credit could lift more than 4 million children out of poverty, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.The advocacy group's annual repo...

The Texas law has been bouncing between courts for weeks.

Asian shares snapped two days of losses on Friday, climbing as investors waited to see whether U.S. jobs data due later in the day would reinforce the need for faster U.S. interest rate hikes.

As the Brave Blossoms look to pull off their latest major scalp, here's how to watch an Ireland vs Japan live stream for today's Autumn International rugby fixture.

You can now transfer your Facebook posts and notes to other popular services

While Juneteenth is now a national holiday, Texas has recognized it as a state holiday since 1980. Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed's book "On Juneteenth" looks at the origins of the holiday and its importance in Texas and across the count…

China’s escalating push to rein in cryptocurrency mining was triggered in part by concern that the practice has stoked a surge in illicit coal extraction, endangering lives and undermining Xi Jinping’s ambitious environmental goals.

Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation

The House Ethics Committee said Friday that Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) has been issued a $5,000 fine for failing to complete a security screening prior to entering an area preceding the House chamber this week.

Pubs and restaurants are not closing, the PM insists - but he and Prof Chris Whitty urge caution.

The head of India’s main medical research agency said there were “major safety concerns” over Merck & Co.’s Covid-19 drug that may impede its addition to the country’s viral treatment list.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Friday that taxpayers deverve "a return on their investment" when asked what changes or different approaches are needed for the country's oil and gas program.Currently, the...

The first U.S. cruise in 15 months sets off Saturday as the industry hopes to make a comeback. Florida law blocked the ship from requiring proof of vaccination.

Eliminating the Senate's 60-vote threshold needed to pass most bills isn't on the table right now. What is up for debate is more complicated.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will stay out of a battle in her center-right bloc over who should be its candidate to succeed her

The move reflects the administration’s growing unease over the recent rise in Covid-19 cases across the nation.

Former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben retires from football for the second time aged 37.

Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Britam Holdingss Finance Director Charles Njuguna has been named acting managing...

Chelsea have re-signed Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m.

What does Zeekr even mean? The word can’t be found in any dictionary yet Zhejiang Geely likes it so much that it’s applied for several dozen sub-brands under the moniker, commercial registration data show.

Kamran Khalid died after he was stabbed following reports of a fight in east London.

Today's Dell XPS 13 deals are offering a massive price cut on the very latest model - the one with the near bezel-less display.

The Biden administration plans to launch its website for free at-home COVID tests on Wednesday.

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Supreme Court justices asked whether a ruling in favor of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban could call into question other seemingly settled constitutional rights, from the use of contraception, to the criminalization of sodomy, to the more recently recogniz…

Stream your Spotify playlists with this blast from the past – or your Apple Music tracks, if you prefer.

McCaul said that he "strongly" condemned Trump's "rhetoric and his behavior" but did not vote in favor of impeachment, arguing that it happened too quickly.

A new Army recruiting campaign uses animation to reach Generation Z by having soldiers tell their personal stories about why they joined up.

A Paralympic swimmer calls for people's support to end the ridiculing of people with dwarfism.

Meet Zijing and Rohini, and hear what it’s like to begin a career in Global Data. The post A day in the life of Global Data appeared first on Bloomberg L.P..

President Joe Biden spoke at the Democratic National Committee holiday party on Tuesday night and expressed optimism that his party will prevail in next year’s midterm elections.

Curling offers a "very safe space" for gay athletes, says Bruce Mouat, who credits coming out to his team-mates as a defining moment in his career.

The former commander in chief has been his own authentic self consistently all his life.

Billionaire Bill Gross’s feud with multimillionaire Mark Towfiq is still at high pitch, with Gross’s wife, Amy, claiming their Southern California neighbors have driven her from her oceanfront home.

The Champions League quarter-final draw will take place at 11:00 GMT on Friday - and be immediately followed by the semi-final draw.

For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore's Changi Airport has lost its spot at the top of Skytrax's annual ranking of the world's best airports.

Leading Democrats don’t appear to have made a lot of progress toward constructing a climate and safety net package that would win Manchin’s approval.

Senate Democrats from across the party's political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll need for the crucial first step toward their $3.5 trillion infrastructure vision

An unnamed man says the star promised fame in exchange for sex, while a female witness alleges rape.

The Logitech MX Master 3 inherits its predecessor’s best qualities while abandoning some of the bad.