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MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Jo Konta has been spending her spare time watching Romcom movies in Paris, and will have the chance to watch a few more after matches were cancelled.

The 48-year-old woman, known by her surname Li, was diagnosed yesterday after returning home from London on March 4. Ms Li stayed in the British capital from February 1 to March 4, said Beijing officials.

Kendall Jenner sparked reunion rumors when she spent New Year's Eve in Philadelphia with her ex Ben Simmons. Grainy fan photos and videos claim to show the former lovers sharing a midnight kiss.

Both ticket sales and returns to good causes have risen, according to half-yearly results for the National Lottery. Prizes to players increased by 13.4 per cent - a total of £2.2 billion.

U.S. senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky went into a head-to-head skirmish halfway through Tuesday night's Republican debate over military spending.

Donald Trump is now asking for $850 billion or more from Congress in phase three of an economic stimulus package to combat the unstable economy during the coronavirus outbreak.

The 29-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers power forward and Khloe Kardashian have been putting all ill will aside in order to focus on their daughter True Thompson during social isolation amid pandemic.

It's an act of desperation from the onetime front-runner who was thought of as the Republicans' best shot at the White House until Donald Trump came along and stole all his thunder.

Jennifer Lawrence is upset with Amy Schumer's parenting schedule. She asked the comedian questions about The Handmaid's Tale via text and Amy was too busy with her son to answer.

Frank Lampard has been given the go-ahead to launch a January spending spree that will primarily focus on home-grown players after Chelsea's transfer ban was lifted.

Berlin's budget plans will see defence spending drop well below the two per cent of GDP expected from NATO members in what U.S. envoy Richard Grenell (pictured) called a 'worrisome signal'.

Bernie Sanders announced a new universal childcare and pre-K plan, calling it 'unconscionable' that 'we do not properly invest in early childhood education.'

Andy Neal, 44, has been cleared of all charges after he was arrested in October 2018 by Dubai police on false drug charges. The father-of-two spent over a year in prisons across the UAE.

Mark Nicholls (pictured), 39, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, got a three-year community order with 40 programme requirement sessions.

Timothy Weeks, 50, and his American colleague, Kevin King, 63, were released as part of a prisoner swap deal last week.

A story by Jessica Kwong (left) was published Thursday morning with the initial headline: 'How is Trump spending Thanksgiving? Tweeting, golfing and more'. Trump, right, in Afghanistan.

During an interview with Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on Tuesday's GMB, the former Corrie actress, 43, shared her delight as she prepared to reunite with Army Major Scott, 31.

Adele Walton, 34, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, pocketed an extra £800 every month as she forged receipts for nursery and pre-school fees but was today handed a suspended sentence.

The Champions League and Europa League could be suspended as UEFA consider action to combat the spread of coronavirus after domestic football in Italy and Spain was shut.

Tyson Fury says daily exercise at home has helped to bring his family closer together during the coronavirus lockdown. The Briton has been enjoying workout sessions with his wife and children,

With political rows and the on-off threat of a no-deal Brexit, there's no guarantee what could happen to the pound between now and 31 October - or after that date.

Both bodies have their versions of 'financial fair play' (FFP), with the Premier League limiting owner-subsidised losses to £105million over three years and UEFA limiting three-year losses to £26m.

Even if Newcastle's takeover happens, spending restrictions in place at domestic level in the Premier League and at UEFA level will make it difficult for the club to spend high amounts.

Hailey Bieber has revealed she's relishing her self-isolation with the Grammy winner, 26, admitting the coronavirus pandemic has allowed the loved-up couple to spend some extra quality time together.

She welcomed her first child, daughter Tullulah, with her AFL star husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin in February. 

Even if Newcastle's takeover happens, spending restrictions in place at domestic level in the Premier League and at UEFA level will make it difficult for the club to spend high amounts.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Gary Neville is right. Clubs who have deferred or cut salaries should not be able to enter the transfer market until that money is repaid.

According to the CEO, Reddit will now impugn users who are found to frequently promote offending content by upvoting (Reddits version of a 'like' on Instagram or Facebook).

In addition to the detailng who is placing ads on the platform, the subreddit lists amount of money spent, as well as how many impressions the ad made and also where it's being targeted.

American Express cardholders can earn £5 cashback when they spend £10 or more at independent stores, restaurants and retailers until December 16.

Many credit cards offer reward points that can be exchanged for air miles. If you can pay off the balance every month, these cards are a good place to start racking up air miles.

Sadly the numbers of lucrative cashback and rewards cards have dwindled over recent years. But are there still any cashback credit cards worth having? We take a look.

If you are about to buy a big ticket purchase for your home, perhaps some white goods, a new sofa or a television, then this credit card trick could earn you a big reward.

Challenger bank, Tandem has launched a new best-buy credit card offering those without a perfect credit rating free holiday spending and cash withdrawals. We take a look.

Football is currently suspended but some clubs have returned to isolated training with the Premier League hoping they can resume the season in June.

Football is currently suspended but some clubs have returned to isolated training with the Premier League hoping they can resume the season in June.

Phillip Cocu's side are facing a 21-point deduction after being charged with breaking profit and sustainability (P&S) rules for the three-year period ending June 2018.

Derby have recruited top QC Nick De Marco in their ongoing fight against the EFL, which could end with a hefty points deduction for the Championship club.

Potomac Watch: Congress has found its own neat and plausible answer to the Covid-19 pandemic: spend, spend some more. Thankfully, a few elected leaders are starting to realize it’s wrong. Image: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Tesla Inc. suspended production at its plant on the outskirts of Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing to a halt all of the company’s vehicle manufacturing globally.

Iulia is currently quarantining with Salman and his family at his Panvel farmhouse. Actress Jacqueline Fernandez and model Waluscha De Sousa are also present there.

The decline in growth rate is likely because enterprises relook at their buying decisions owing to an increased focus on profitability.

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Business Event Planning
70 percent of business event planners have changed previously-planned in-person events to virtual platforms due to the pandemic, and 47 percent expect that once it ends people will still be hesitant to travel, with 27 percent expecting a swift uptick in real-world events due to pent-up demand, according to newly-released survey data from the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). MarketingProfs

Google ad sales steady after coronavirus drop; Alphabet leads tech share rally
2020 first-quarter advertising sales at Google tallied $33.8 billion, with 73 percent coming from search and 12 percent from its YouTube property, and Google's ad business accounting for some 83 percent of revenue for parent firm Alphabet, according to newly-released financial results. Reuters

Spotify-owned Anchor can now turn your video chats into podcasts
Spotify will utilize its Anchor property to make it possible to convert video meeting content into podcasts, offering marketers new options for making use of a virtual hangout video content podcast conversion feature, Spotify recently announced. TechCrunch

Google’s new Podcasts Manager tool offers deeper data on listener behavior
Google has rolled out a new podcast analytics data feature — Podcasts Manager — that provides marketers an assortment of new podcast listening data, the search giant recently announced. Marketing Land

LinkedIn's up to 690 Million Members, Reports 26% Growth in User Sessions
LinkedIn (client) saw its user base increase to 690 million members — up from 675 in January — with an accompanying 26 percent increase in user sessions, and LinkedIn Live streams that increased by some 158 percent since February, according to parent firm Microsoft’s latest earnings release. Social Media Today

Advertisers Continued to Gravitate to Instagram in Q1
Advertisers moved to spend more on Instagram during the first quarter of 2020, with ad spending up 39 percent year-over-year on the platform, holding steady at 27 percent of parent company Facebook’s total ad spend, according to recently-released Merkle data. MarketingCharts

Brands Are Using More Data And Spending More On It: Study
B2B marketers are making greater use of data and spending increasingly to gather it, according to recent report data from Ascend2, showing that 47 percent use engagement data to make marketing decisions, one of several report statistics of interest to digital marketers. MediaPost

Most consumers are trying new brands during social distancing, study finds
Brands are seeing newfound levels of audience interest, with an uptick in consumer interest for trying new brands that has been observed during the pandemic, with members of the Gen Z and Millennial demographic seeing the biggest increases, according to recently-released survey data. Campaign US

Marketers Ante Up for In-Game Advertising
A $3 billion in-game advertising market in the U.S. alone has attracted additional advertisers, and a new Association of National Advertisers (ANA) examination of data from eMarketer found some surprises in that most mobile gamers were over 35, with 20 percent being over 50, while the majority were female, several of the in-game advertising statistics of interest to digital marketers. ANA

Data Hub: Coronavirus and Marketing [Updated]
Digital marketing has fared better than traditional campaigns in the face of the global health crisis, according to newly-released survey data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) exploring the differences between the pandemic and the 2008 recession. MarketingCharts

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE:

A lighthearted look at generic advertising “in these uncertain times” by Marketoonist Tom Fishburne — Marketoonist

WHO Releases New Guidelines to Avoid Being Nominated for Viral Challenges — The Hard Times

Major Relief: Microsoft Has Confirmed That The Xbox Series X Will Play Video Games — The Onion

TOPRANK MARKETING & CLIENTS IN THE NEWS:

• Lee Odden — What’s Trending: Embracing Data — LinkedIn (client)
• Lee Odden — 10 Expert Tips for Marketing During a Crisis — Oracle (client)
• Lee Odden — Klear Interviews Lee Odden, CEO, TopRank Marketing [Video] — Klear
• Lee Odden and TopRank Marketing — Pandemic Cross-Country Skiing in Duluth, Minnesota: A Personal Timeline — Lane R. Ellis

Have you got your own top B2B content marketing or digital advertising stories from the past week of news? Please let us know in the comments below.

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From spending time with family to singing and making music, here's how they are keeping themselves busy.

The Economic Survey today suggested the government reprioritise Plan and Non-Plan expenditure in its efforts to contain fiscal deficit at manageable levels.

Bollywood is doing all sorts of things to keep busy during the lockdown.

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The minister said he has suggested providing low-cost capital to MSMEs through NBFCs and called for speedy payment of their outstanding dues.