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Denmark is the country where Scandinavia begins. It’s changed a lot over the centuries. Once known for its fierce warriors, the Vikings, it’s now a peaceful modern country where innovative architecture shares space with medieval buildings. You’ll see picturesque fishing villages that trace their heritage back to the Vikings, so you’ll want to sample their […]
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Northampton Saints have signed scrum-half Tom James from Doncaster Knights for the 2020-21 Premiership campaign. The 26-year-old was Doncaster’s top scorer in 2018-19 and contributed eight tries in 18 appearances this season. Former Loughborough player James joined the Championship side from Bedford in 2017 and featured 72 times in all. “Saints are a club with […]
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Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, a form of high blood pressure during pregnancy, may lead to adverse mental health conditions in children, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. A Finnish study of 4,743 mother-child pairs found associations between hypertensive pregnancy disorders—including chronic hypertension (high blood pressure), gestational hypertension, […]
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United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) on Tuesday announced a public offering to raise more than $1 billion, the first major airline to sell equity to help it survive a sharp travel downturn in the coronavirus pandemic. The offer of 39.25 million shares, underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Barclays, was priced at $26.50 per share, United […]
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Last year’s Razer Blade Stealth 13 was a decent offering for a gaming laptop under three pounds. Equipped with an Intel Core i7-1065G7 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, the ultrabook was well equipped for portable PC gaming. On Tuesday, Razer unveiled its 2020 Blade Stealth 13. The refresh comes with the same Intel quad-core processor […]
Continue ReadingA young boy who was struggling with loneliness during the coronavirus lockdown has received more than a hundred letters from people around the world after making a public plea for a pen pal. Seven-year-old Harley Glen and his parents moved to Harrogate in North Yorkshire from Edinburgh just before the lockdown began on 21 March. […]
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Karin Sharp will lead Scottish Golf as chief operating officer following the resignation of chief executive Andrew McKinlay. McKinlay’s departure after two years in post was confirmed on Tuesday. Sharp, who worked for Royal Bank of Scotland for 23 years, has been with Scottish Golf as COO since 2015. She, along with chief commercial officer […]
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A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months. “To be honest with you, I don’t think the Olympics is likely to be held next year,” Kentaro Iwata, a professor of infectious disease at Kobe University, said Monday speaking in English on a teleconference. […]
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Canadian exercise apparel brand Lululemon (LULU.O) issued statements on Tuesday apologizing for, and distancing itself from, a T-shirt design promoted by one of its art directors that triggered outrage and accusations of racism online. The hashtag “Lululemon insults China” was viewed 204 million times on China’s Weibo platform by Tuesday afternoon, with some commentators demanding […]
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A preemptive strike on the budget battlefield AMD additionally introduced its new B550 chipset for socket AM4 which adds support for PCIe 4.0. The company didn’t have much to say on this front save for the fact that manufacturing partners including Asus, ASRock, Biostar, Gigabyte and MSI will have offerings available starting June 16, 2020. […]
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