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Chinese New Year: Is the investment case as strong as an Ox?

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Today is Chinese New Year and those celebrating will welcome in the Year of the Ox, which symbolises strength and determination. These traits wouldn’t go amiss after events of the last 12 months which has seen the coronavirus pandemic engulf the world. But China, despite being the likely origin of the deadly virus, has been … Read more

Caroline Flack’s pal Kristina Rihanoff says she ‘feels such guilt’… a year after tragic suicide

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Kristina Rihanoff has said she feels ‘such guilt’ about not reaching out to her late friend Caroline Flack, one year on from the TV star’s tragic suicide.  The former Strictly Come Dancing pro, 43, became good pals with the Love Island host, 40, during the 2014 series of the hit BBC show and tour. Reflecting … Read more

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is set to wrap up after eighth season … set to air later this year on NBC

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine is set to wrap up after eighth season … set to air later this year on NBC By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 23:42 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 11 February 2021 The show Brooklyn Nine-Nine is set to wrap up after its eighth season set to air later this year. NBC … Read more

Coronavirus: Parts of country have already dished out first doses to nearly 90% of 70-74 year olds

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Parts of England have already dished out Covid vaccines to nearly 95 per cent of their over-70s, official figures revealed today as the NHS races toward its goal of jabbing the top four priority groups by Monday.   The NHS England statistics, which go up to February 7, show Somerset had given at least one dose to … Read more

Uber says it will consider accepting bitcoin as payment after losing $6.8 BILLION last year

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Uber will consider accepting Bitcoin as payment, its CEO said Thursday, a day after the company posted 2020 losses of $6.8 billion.    Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC Thursday that the ride-hailing company had discussed and ‘quickly dismissed’ the idea of investing in bitcoin. He said: ‘We’re going to keep our cash safe. We’re not in the speculation … Read more

Chase Coleman III named world’s top hedge fund manager after making $3bn last year

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A descendant of the last Dutch governor of New York has been named the world’s top-earning hedge fund manager for 2020 after adding $3 billion to his fortune in just one year. Chase Coleman III,  who is related to Peter Stuyvesant who governed New York in the 1600s, topped Bloomberg’s annual list of the top-earning hedge … Read more

Rebecca Black celebrates 10 year anniversary of viral hit ‘Friday’ with a new remix and video

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Rebecca Black released her viral song Friday in 2011 which caused her to be widely ridiculed as a pre-teen.  But on Wednesday the 23-year-old singer paid tribute to that time in her life as she debuted a new remix with Big Freedia, 3OH!3, and Dorian Electra as well as a futuristic new video.  Commemorating the momentous … Read more

MasterChef: Melissa Leong says she’s looking forward to the Lunar New Year

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MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong confirmed her split from husband Joe Jones in December, almost four years after they tied the knot in California. And the food critic, 40, has now penned an article for HuffPost Australia in which she reveals how she is eager to turn over a new leaf as the Lunar New … Read more

Covid UK: Children may be given vaccine by end of year

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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has claimed it’s ‘perfectly possible’ the UK will be giving coronavirus vaccines to children by the end of the year.  England’s deputy chief medical officer revealed that ‘several’ trials were about to get underway to test whether the current crop of Covid jabs are both safe and effective in youngsters. The approved … Read more