NewsAmelia WardLast updated 2:43 PM, Monday January 27 2020 GMTFormer NBA star Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in southern California. The 41-year-old is reported to have been travelling with eight others, with LA County Sheriffs Department confirming that nobody has survived. NBC also reported that there were five people on board. A call for a downed helicopter went out at 10.01am, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Emergency services attended the scene and put out the fire. All nine people aboard were killed, which included Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the pilot of the aircraft, among others. The Los Angeles Lakers star won five championships with the team, often being compared to Michael Jordan. Bryant is survived by his wife Vanessa and three other daughters - Natalia, Bianca and Capri, with the youngest born in June 2019. The tragic news comes only hours after he toasted fellow NBA icon and current Laker LeBron James, who had just overtak

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(Justin Case/Getty Images) JUSTIN ROBERTS, ASH WILLMOTT & DAN GORDON, THE CONVERSATION 2 JUNE 2020 When it comes to losing weight, people often want know the best way to shed excess pounds – and there's no shortage of fad diets or fitness crazes claiming to have the "secret" to fat loss. One theory even suggests that exercising at around 60 percent of your maximum heart rate will bring our bodies into a so-called "fat burning zone", optimal for losing weight.But does this "fat burning zone" even exist?First, it's important to understand a little about our metabolism. Even if we were to sit at our desk all day, our body still needs "fuel" to meet energy demands. This energy comes from carbohydrates, proteins, fats and phosphates.However, the rate at which we use them, and how much we have available, varies between people. It depends on a number of factors, such as dietary intake, age, sex and how hard or often we exercise.Generally, exercising at lower intensities – s

Image copyright Getty Images Scientists are running a trial to see if ibuprofen can help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus. The team from London's Guy's and St Thomas' hospital and King's College believe the drug, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a painkiller, could treat breathing difficulties.They hope the low-cost treatment can keep patients off ventilators. In the trial, called Liberate, half of the patients will receive ibuprofen in addition to usual care. The trial will use a special formulation of ibuprofen rather than the regular tablets that people might usually buy. Some people already take this lipid capsule form of the drug for conditions like arthritis. Studies in animals suggest it might treat acute respiratory distress syndrome - one of the complications of severe coronavirus. Prof Mitul Mehta, one of the team at King's College London, said: "We need to do a trial to show that the

LONDON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina, in default since last month, is tantalizingly close to pulling off a $65 billion debt restructuring deal with creditors but still faces a complex set of hurdles to avoid falling into what one bondholder called debtor “zombie land.” FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks in front the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin MarcarianThe South American country’s government is reworking a proposal to holders of its foreign debt as the two sides have inched closer to an agreement to revamp the debt. Creditors said they expect to have the new offer in coming days. Striking a deal is key for the major grains producer to avoid years of legal battles and being locked out of global capital markets, which happened after a major default in 2001. Argentina defaulted for a ninth time in May. “Unless there is an agreement in pr

President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a message to news organizations Tuesday night, demanding a correction to articles that described security forces’ use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the White House on Monday, to allow Trump to cross the street to pose for photos at a church. The U.S. Park Police had earlier released a statement defending that effort, saying the use of chemical agents against the crowd came in response to violence from protesters and involved “pepper balls” and “smoke canisters,” not tear gas. “We now know through the U.S. Park Police that neither they, nor any of their law enforcement partners, used tear gas to quell rising violence,” Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement Tuesday night. “Every news organization which reported the tear gas lie should immediately correct or retract its erroneous reporting.” The truth boils down to an exercise in semantics. According to the Centers fo

Two big IPOs are set to reinvigorate the market for new issues this week, as the rebound in stocks encourages companies forced to the sidelines by the coronavirus pandemic to revive listing plans. Warner Music Group Corp. and ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. plan to list their shares Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, potentially raising more than $2.5 billion combined. Together with three other companies expecting to make their debuts, the listings would make the week the year’s biggest for U.S. initial public offerings, according...
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New York City authorities are bracing for another night of protests, bolstering their presence and enforcing an even earlier curfew Tuesday night than the one implemented Monday. The city, like othe…
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EntertainmentJess HardimanLast updated 11:25 AM, Monday January 27 2020 GMTBillie Eilish has managed to absolutely boss her first Grammy Awards ceremony, having walked away with a total of five accolades - including the four most coveted: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.She also scooped the Best Pop Vocal award and was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance. However, having landed the four big ones for her chart-topping debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and single 'Bad Guy', Eilish became the first person to achieve the feat since Christopher Cross in 1981 AND replaced Taylor Swift as the youngest artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year.Not a bad day at the office, eh? Eilish, who recently announced she'd be doing the new James Bond song, appeared to be completely bowled over by her domination of the ceremony, at one point even saying she felt Ariana Grande deserved the award for Album of the Year.Accepting her aw

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