Month: December 2020

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas cruise ship docked at Singapore’s Marina Bay Cruise Centre on Dec. 9, 2020. Rosanna Lockwood | CNBC SINGAPORE — The Singaporean passenger who tested positive for Covid-19 onboard a cruise ship has subsequently tested negative for the disease, according to Singapore’s health ministry. The passenger, an 83-year-old man, was
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Some charities could be facing a “tsunami of need” as service user referrals that have been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic begin to accelerate, a new report warns.  The report, called Small Charities Responding to Covid-19 and published today by the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, also warns that many charity leaders are at “significant
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Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg is back in the Oscar race with Another Round (Druk), a film whose star, Mads Mikkelsen, calls “an embracement of life.” The drama has an intriguing premise: four weary high school teachers test the theory that a constant level of modest inebriation opens our minds to the world. The friends experience
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Safra Catz, co-chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., speaks during the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., on Monday, June 19, 2017. The SelectUSA Investment Summit brings together companies from all over the world, economic development organizations from every corner of the nation and other parties working to facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI)
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Image courtesy of The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences Located in the tony London neighborhood of Mayfair, The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences is one of London’s most elegant and unique boutique properties. With uninterrupted views spanning the leafy canopy of Green Park, The Athenaeum is a literal and figurative breath of fresh air. Taking a design
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A group of influential Conservative parliamentarians has called for the minister for civil society to be “upgraded” to a new minister for volunteering, according to a new report on the lessons learned from the first national lockdown. The report, called Connecting Communities, was undertaken by the One Nation Conservatives parliamentary group of about 100 current
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Because nothing says “I know you so well” like a charcuterie subscription We all know the stress that comes with the typical holiday season. Trying to figure out whose side of the family you’re going to visit, calculating the logistics of fitting a holiday turkey inside your tiny condo oven and—most importantly—finding the *perfect* gifts
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(CNN) — Underneath the North Atlantic Ocean lies a series of sub-aquatic tunnels, connecting the rugged islands that comprise the northerly Faroe Islands archipelago. The soon to be opened Eysturoy tunnel network has already caused a splash, thanks to newly released photos of its center point — a striking new underwater traffic circle: illuminated, turquoise-blue
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In order to help Americans affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, self-made billionaire Mark Cuban thinks that the government should send checks directly to Americans in need rather than providing additional funding to financial assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. It’s a controversial opinion that Cuban — who has also
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A London-based charity has apologised afer it was found to have perpetuated a long-term culture of institutional racism that led to African and Caribbean communities feeling excluded, discriminated against, and disenfranchised.  The Westway Trust was set up to manage 23 acres of land under the Westway elevated dual carriageway of the A40 in west London after
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These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Wales has always known that small is beautiful, with tempting boutique escapes winging you from slickly converted, art-slung Victorian priories by the sea to minimalist-chic Georgian townhouses
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Marvel has imagined nearly every possible crossover in its cinematic universe, but the studio’s next TV project serves us a cocktail we didn’t see coming. Ingredients include superheroes Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), the world of ’50s black-and-white sitcoms, and…Kathryn Hahn in leg warmers? But that’s the exact concoction viewers will be
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