Iran’s president said Tehran has no immediate plans to quarantine cities over the new coronavirus rapidly spreading across the country, even as the Islamic Republic suffers the highest death toll outside of China with 19 killed amid 139 cases confirmed on Wednesday. Read more … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 5pm: SP leader Azam Khan sent to jail in forgery case and all the latest news at this hour
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Checkup Denver: Vaccine bill, coronavirus and more Colorado health news
The bill would give parents two choices when they seek nonmedical exemptions for their children. They would either have to have a doctor sign a standardized form or they would have to take an online education class about vaccines. With the latter option, parents would be required to have their certificate of completion with the exemption form. … [Read more...] about Checkup Denver: Vaccine bill, coronavirus and more Colorado health news
Paul Dano Is Riddler in The Batman
The Batman has found its Riddler. It's been revealed that Paul Dano has been cast as the famed foe of the Caped Crusader in the upcoming DC Comics adaptation. Dano will star alongside Robert Pattinson, who has been tapped to play the titular hero. This comes as casting has been moving along at a swift pace after the project spent years in development. Now, things are speeding down the tracks as Warner Bros. and writer/director Matt Reeves prep for production early next year. … [Read more...] about Paul Dano Is Riddler in The Batman
ALAN RUSBRIDGER: Yes, the BBC’s flawed. But abolishing the licence fee will only make Britain more divided
Such an approach is not technically feasible in any case. As Culture minister John Whittingdale (a former Culture Secretary) has pointed out, Freeview — Britain's largest television platform — is incapable of switching off certain stations for non-subscribers. … [Read more...] about ALAN RUSBRIDGER: Yes, the BBC’s flawed. But abolishing the licence fee will only make Britain more divided
The Prince Andrew Papers: Tycoon Jonathan Rowland told Arab prince he was trying to lure as an investor: ‘We advise HRH exclusively on all business matters..and often act as an intermediary for the Royal Family’
As luck would have it, the King of Bahrain was among the guests. Whether he and Andrew talked at the ceremony, or held a more formal meeting elsewhere, is unclear. Either way, the Duke found a way to engage the King in a discussion about the Rowlands' plans. This was an extraordinary move: lobbying foreign monarchs on behalf of his own business associates was certainly not part of his remit as UK trade envoy, or as a senior member of the Royal Family on a taxpayer-funded trip. … [Read more...] about The Prince Andrew Papers: Tycoon Jonathan Rowland told Arab prince he was trying to lure as an investor: ‘We advise HRH exclusively on all business matters..and often act as an intermediary for the Royal Family’
