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The Rolling Stones confirm details of first new album in 18 years

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The Rolling Stones have unveiled details of their much anticipated new album, Hackney Diamonds - and lead single Angry - at a star-studded press conference in London.Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards shared insights at an event hosted by US presenter Jimmy Fallon in Hackney - after many hints about the album in recent weeks. "I don't want to be big-headed but we wouldn't have put this album out if we hadn't really liked it," Sir Mick told the audience. "We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves. We are quite pleased with it, we are not big-headed about it, but we hope you all like it." Image: Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Sir Mick Jagger pictured in Hackney ahead of the big announcement Speaking...

Feb242021 by adminNo Comments

Reading and Leeds festivals will go ahead in August, organisers confirm

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The Reading and Leeds music festivals will go ahead in late August, organisers have confirmed.Stormzy, Post Malone and Liam Gallagher are confirmed acts to headline the twin events, which will run on the August Bank Holiday weekend from 27-29 August. It follows the publication of England's roadmap out of lockdown, which says the government plans to remove all legal limits on social contact by 21 June.Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world In a post on Reading and Leeds festivals' official Twitter page, organisers said: "Following the government's recent announcement, we can't wait to get back to the fields this summer. LET'S GO." ...

Jan232021 by adminNo Comments

Premier League done deals: Every completed transfer in the 2021 January window as Wolves and Arsenal confirm new signings

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The January transfer window is heading into its final week with Premier League clubs considering whether to splash the cash this month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spending is expected to be much lower during this market compared to previous years. Manchester United have signed Amad Diallo from Atalanta But numerous clubs across the top-flight are in need of reinforcements going into the second half of the season and so may decide to spend. Manchester United have confirmed their swoop for Atalanta ace Amad Diallo while Manchester City are set to welcome in Filip Stevanovic from Partizan Belgrade. Transfer business will likely pick up as we approach deadline day and some key deals are in the pipeline. You can see all the latest confirmed transfers below…...

Nov242020 by adminNo Comments

U.S. forces in South Korea, Japan confirm more than 50 new COVID-19 cases

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Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Forces Korea reported 22 positive COVID-19 tests among people arriving at South Korean bases between Nov. 5 and Nov. 20 in a statement on Monday. Contractors, service members and their dependents were quarantined after they arrived at Osan Air Base and at Inchon International Airport. Advertisement Despite the increase in cases, U.S. Forces Korea said that it remains "at a high level of readiness with less than one percent of its active duty service members currently confirmed positive." The positive tests are among 54 new COVID-19 cases identified among U.S. forces in Asia, including 21 over the weekend at Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo. The base currently has 43 active cases, the base reported, during a weekend in which the city of Tokyo reported a record 500 or more...

Jul152020 by adminNo Comments

Researchers confirm age of universe at 13.8 billion years

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July 15 (UPI) -- Studying the oldest available light in the sky, astronomers at a Chilean observatory on Wednesday said they confirmed the universe is about 13.8 billion years old. In two papers submitted to the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics this week, the team explained its measurement of the cosmic microwave background, regarded as the oldest light in the universe. Advertisement A 140-person research team from 41 institutions and seven countries, led by Princeton University, published results of a study conducted at the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, located at Cerro Toco in northern Chile's Atacama Desert. The CMB is considered the afterglow of the Big Bang, the foremost explanation about how the universe began. The calculations are in line with estimates made in 2015 wi...