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posted on 7/4/20

In 1963, she starred in the movie, Jason and The Argonauts, but her most famous role came in 1964 when she played the innocently named Pu$$y Galore in the James Bond movie, Goldfinger. Blackman also had some minor success as a singer, particularly with a single, Kinky Boots, in 1964 with Avengers co-star Patrick Macnee, which went on to become a chart hit in the UK in 1990.

posted on 7/4/20

More than 100 global organisations are calling for debt payments of developing countries to be dropped this year.

These countries include the world's poorest economies which are struggling with the impacts of coronavirus.

Major charities including Oxfam and ActionAid International are asking for the debt relief which would free up more than $25bn (£20bn) this year.

They have written to world leaders along with major central banks calling for a range of debt relief measures.

posted on 7/4/20

It seems there is a genuine determination to do everything possible to finish this season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52188913

and some of the German clubs are back in training, albeit improvised at the moment.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52176562

posted on 7/4/20

The cost of petrol in the UK is approaching £1 a litre for the first time since 2016.

Some filling stations around the country have even been reported offering petrol at less than £1.

But motorists may be hard-pressed to find low deals as prices vary widely.

posted on 7/4/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXPTnPmm78

posted on 7/4/20

Son Heung-min is to carry out his mandatory four-week military service in South Korea later this month, his club Tottenham have confirmed.

All South Korean men must complete military service by the age of 28.

Son, who turns 28 in July, was given permission to return to his homeland last month to continue his recovery from a fractured arm.

Tottenham say the forward will return to London after the completion of his military service in May.

Son needs to remain in quarantine for the next two weeks to guard against the spread of coronavirus after flying in from London.

posted on 7/4/20

Tanzania Posts Corporation is the company responsible for postal service in Tanzania and was established in 1994.

posted on 7/4/20

WrestleMania: Drew McIntyre on being first ever British champion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-52183057

posted on 7/4/20

Richard Hillman is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Brian Capron. He first appeared on 20 June 2001 and became the show's main antagonist until his departure on 14 March 2003.

posted on 7/4/20

He has been rated one of the best soap villains of all time and in the programme itself, alongside the likes of Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) and Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre).

posted on 7/4/20

UFC president Dana White says he is close to securing a private island to continue hosting fights during the coronavirus crisis.

White says UFC 249 will go ahead on 18 April at an undisclosed location.

The organisation was forced to postpone three events in recent months, but White says the calendar will resume for international fights this month.

"As of April 18, the UFC is back up and running," White told the American entertainment news website TMZ.

He said he is "a day or two" away from finding a location to start hosting fights.

posted on 7/4/20

Prunella Mary Gee (born 17 February 1950) is an English counsellor and therapist, best known for her work as an actress in the 1970s and 1980s, and for the role of Doreen Heavey in Coronation Street, a part she first played in 1999. Doreen appeared in 17 episodes before returning as a permanent character in 2002 and 2003. She came back the following year for three episodes, proving to be Gee's final television role.

posted on 7/4/20

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January.

The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down from 39 on Monday.

It comes as the government is under scrutiny as to whether it is underreporting its figures.

The government says more than 3,331 people have died and 81,740 have been confirmed as infected.

All of the confirmed cases on Tuesday had arrived from overseas.

posted on 7/4/20

Coronavirus: What is the risk to men over 50?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52197594

posted on 7/4/20

The body of Maeve Kennedy McKean, granddaughter of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy, has been found in Maryland.

The 40-year-old and her eight-year-old son were last seen on Thursday evening riding in a canoe off Chesapeake Bay.

After an extensive search operation, police said on Monday that her body had been found in water about 2.5 miles (4km) south of where they had set off.

Officials will continue looking for her missing son, Gideon, on Tuesday.

posted on 7/4/20

Yesterday, Mark Bullingham, the FA Chief Executive, announced the measures the FA Board approved to stabilise our finances given the suspension of the games that drive our revenue streams. The FA is suffering from the severe financial consequences of the pandemic which could be in the range £150 million upwards over the next two years. The pay cuts and furloughing we have implemented buys us time to understand more fully the duration of the lockdown and its economic impact on us.

posted on 7/4/20

Rio Ferdinand went 23 games without committing a foul in 2010.

He surpassed that in 2014 by going 28 games without committing a foul.

posted on 7/4/20

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ontario-quebec-covid-19-1.5524056

posted on 7/4/20

The COVID-19 outbreak is currently more severe in Canada's two largest provinces than it is in British Columbia.

That's not opinion; it's fact.

Whether you go by confirmed cases or hospitalizations, by raw numbers or a per capita comparison, the virus has steadily grown in Ontario and Quebec.

But in B.C., hospitalizations and active cases have been flat for the last week. The disease growth curve, at least at this point, has been flattened.

posted on 7/4/20

"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.

It reached number 8 on the US chart in 1974 and was the band's second hit single. The song was written in reply to "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young; Young is named in the song's lyrics.

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posted on 8/4/20

What makes me feel better is thinking of the economy as the Titanic. We’re all going down. Im just playing the violin.

posted on 8/4/20

We’re prepared to go down as gentlemen Bales.

posted on 8/4/20

It’s starting to fall apart Bales, here’s a place to go if things get out of control:
https://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/194758

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