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A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to orbit.

You may not realize it, but one of the fastest-growing employee benefits over the past several years is one that’s keeping thousands of workers feeling happier and healthier. Back in 2013, only 13 percent of employers were willing to provide or subsidize standing desks for their workers, but by 2019, that number had exploded to 60 percent.

As iconic as Game of Thrones’ ensemble cast is, there are only a handful of characters with point of view chapters in A Song of Ice and Fire.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 May 2020 – Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a global trade platform company, announced the onboarding of GEODIS Regional HQ — Asia Pacific (GEODIS), a global supply chain operator on CALISTA™, a platform that enables the orchestration of logistics, compliance and financial activities seamlessly, securely and smartly. With CALISTA™ Compliance, GEODIS is able to […]

Trump warned that the expansion of mail-in voting by Democrats could lead to the “greatest Rigged Election in history.”

Checkmat's Marcus Almeida captured a record 13 world jiu-jitsu championships as a black belt. | Eduardo Ferreira

No one has more jiu-jitsu world titles than Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, and all this probably wouldn’t have happened if the grappling legend had won the 2015 World IBJJF Championship.

Larissa MacFarquhar talks with a would-be participant in a human-challenge trial, in which subjects would—hypothetically—be infected with SARS-CoV2 to test a potential vaccine.

India went into a nation-wide lockdown on March 21, causing several Indian expatriates with jobs in the UAE to get stuck in India.

Clark Neily

Politics, Americas

So the bottom line is this: We don't know for sure whether Michael Flynn deliberately lied to the FBI agents who interviewed him at the White House on January 24, 2017.

I've been reading, writing, and tweeting about the Michael Flynn prosecution quite a bit lately, and I've been getting significant feedback from people who strongly dislike Flynn and think he's about to get away with committing a serious crime due to sinister political machinations behind the scenes. Читать дальше...

Bosses believe they have provided enough scientific evidence and research to reassure clubs like Watford, Brighton and West Ham who have expressed doubts because of the health risk

EXCLUSIVE: Defence Minister James Heappey said three offshore patrol vessels and other "high readiness forces" could be deployed

The tragic death of Rhys Jones is the focus of ITV's Little Boy Blue, telling how the 11-year-old football lover was gunned down as on he walked home from football practise

Players, managers and the clubs will all be consulted in a crunch week but the general feeling is positive that English football’s top flight will soon be on the road to recovery

EXCLUSIVE: Rafa Benitez and Mauricio Pochettino have both been linked with taking Steve Bruce's job but Daily Star Sport understands he has the backing of his players

EXCLUSIVE: John Bateman is targeting World Cup glory with England but their chances rest on decisions being made by rugby league bosses to include the national side in plans for the revamped season

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is already looking at alternatives to Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho with Porto star Jesus Corona now being considered after scouts identified the talented Mexican

EXCLUSIVE: David Moyes knows he will have to get rid of the deadwood in his squad before he thinks about recruiting fresh talent in the upcoming transfer window

If nothing else, AMC and ITV’s three-part series Quiz will remind you of the squirmy joys of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, the immaculate tension leading up to one’s confirmation that, yes, this is their final answer. That show is still on, believe it or not—Jimmy Kimmel just rebooted a new iteration this year—but,…

Chelsea are monitoring FC Porto star Jesus Corona as a back-up option in case they miss out on Jadon Sancho.

This Matters will broadcast the Toronto Star’s six-part podcast Hustled each Monday. In the second episode of our six-part serial, Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh gets a job in the gig economy and uncovers some unanticipated risks.

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BKFC president David Feldman is trying to make Mike Tyson an offer he can’t refuse.

Germany will offer Lufthansa a €9bn bailout in return for a 20% stake two decades after the airline was privatised with much fanfare.