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Controversial computer game ‘Plague’ has been removed from the Chinese App Store

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The signs of COVID-19, the infection caused by the coronavirus, are often mild and are very similar to a cold, flu or chest infection. Typical symptoms of infection include a fever, a cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. These are common complaints at this time of year, so where someone has travelled or … Read more

Mo Farah backtracked over taking controversial L-carnitine injections before London marathon in 2014

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Sir Mo Farah could face an investigation by the UK Anti-Doping agency after it emerged that he changed his story when talking to US investigators about controversial injections he received in 2014. Documents unveiled by a BBC Panorama investigation on Monday night showed how, in 2015, Farah had repeatedly denied being injected with the legal … Read more

Leaked: Some of the City’s best known grandees set to attend controversial Davos in the desert 

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Leaked: Some of the City’s best known grandees set to attend controversial Davos in the desert Conference was boycotted last year following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Bosses from HSBC, Standard Chartered and the LSE are expected to attend Sir Martin Sorrell and Aberdeen Asset Management founder Martin Gilbert also  By William Turvill For The … Read more

Game Of Thrones stars reflect on the controversial final series

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So, finally, the Game is over. After eight series, 73 episodes and some 80 hours of some of the best television of all time, Game Of Thrones is at an end. Bran the Broken, the boy crippled in the very first episode, closed the series sitting on the much-coveted Iron Throne. Metaphorically, at least. The … Read more

Corporate raider Melrose has cut nearly 900 jobs at engineer GKN since its controversial takeover 

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Corporate raider Melrose has cut nearly 900 jobs at engineer GKN since its controversial takeover Staff numbers fell by 861 to 48,068 under Melrose in 2018  Biggest decline was at its Driveline division, which makes driveshafts for cars  It was recently revealed Melrose was shutting a GKN factory near Birmingham  By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail … Read more

World Health Organization pulls its support for controversial ‘planetary health diet’

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The World Health Organization has backed out of sponsoring an event promoting a radical diet that drastically cuts back on meat. The UN body planned to support the launch event of the scientific group behind the controversial ‘planetary health diet’, dismissed as ‘nanny-state’ madness. Scientists say its adoption is vital to feed the world’s booming … Read more