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Karol G: ‘Why should I limit how I express myself because I’m a woman?’
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I catch Colombian singer Karol G in a rare moment of calm, while she is in a car on her way to a hotel. She has just landed in New York to film a music video, but home is Miami, she clarifies, the engine humming in th...
Covid: US officials express disapproval over states lifting mask mandates
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Public health officials on Wednesday expressed disapproval of US states that are lifting mask mandates and reopening businesses and urged that safety measures are still essential even though Joe Biden announced his ad...
Taiwan train crash: dozens feared dead after express service derails in tunnel
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Dozens of people are believed to be dead after a train derailment in eastern Taiwan on the first day of a holiday period, authorities say. At least 36 people were killed when the 408 Taroko Express carrying about 350 ...
Pizza Express waiting staff outraged as share of tips is cut
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Pizza Express is facing a backlash from waiting staff after their slice of tips was cut in order to pay kitchen workers more. The Unite union said workers would lose an average of £2,000 a year after their share of ti...
National Express reports £445m loss for 2020 after 80% drop in passengers
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National Express has slumped to a £445m loss for 2020 after coronavirus travel restrictions led to an 80% fall in passenger numbers last year. The coach and bus operator swung into the red after making a pre-tax profi...
Merkel and Biden express sympathy for German flood victims – video
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At a meeting with Joe Biden at the White House, Angela Merkel talked of the devastating flooding in Germany that has killed more than 80 people, with scores still missing in one district alone. The German chancellor e...
‘We are worried’: Indonesia and Malaysia express concern over Australia’s nuclear submarine plan
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Malaysia and Indonesia share strong reservations over Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan, Malaysia’s foreign minister said. Referring to A...
Experts express doubt that Anne Frank was betrayed by a Jewish notary
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Historians have voiced their scepticism about a book that has identified a Jewish notary as the prime suspect for the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis. The Betrayal of Anne Frank, by Rosemary Sulliva...
Family of woman killed in cage fight express ‘mismatch’ concerns
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The family of a mixed martial arts enthusiast who died after a blow to the head in a cage fight have expressed concern that she was “mismatched” with an opponent bigger and more muscular than her. Saeideh Aletaha, a 2...
Dear Nadhim Zahawi, children need to express grief about Covid as well as to ‘catch up’
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I had a conversation with a teacher the other day. She asked me what she and other teachers could do to help children with the trauma of the pandemic. This pulled me up sharp. She explained that the children in her cl...
Omni Energy switched unprofitable customers without express consent
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A struggling household energy supplier switched thousands of unprofitable customers to rival companies without their express consent, in an apparent bid to avoid financial collapse. Omni Energy wrote to customers earl...
Klopp’s men made to suffer by Kane-Son express
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With 56 minutes gone, as the sky began to fade from powder blue to black, Emerson Royal pumped a hopeful pass into the empty air above the roof-lights, seeking out Harry Kane, who craned his neck, adjusting his feet, ...
Trump held secret meetings in days before Capitol attack, ex-press secretary tells panel
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The former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack that Donald Trump hosted secret meetings in the White House residence in days before 6 January,...
‘It’s typical’: Transpennine ‘express’ passengers voice cynicism over Boris Johnson’s rail plans
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Few travellers would disagree that the Transpennine Express makes for a splendid journey across the rugged spine of northern England, snaking through beautiful green valleys and picturesque stone villages, from Manche...
National Express seals takeover of rival operator Stagecoach
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National Express and rival Stagecoach have sealed an all-share deal that will forge a £1.9bn transport operating group. The proposed merger is expected to be completed in late 2022, bringing Stagecoach’s UK local bus ...
Barry Humphries: ‘Edna is indestructible. She can say things I couldn’t possibly express’
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I was a cheerful child, always indulged by a large number of aunties. I used to think that if Germany was the Fatherland and England was the Motherland, Australia should be the Auntieland. I was the first grandchild, ...