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Restaurateurs, publicans say rules to reopen not financially viable with 10-person limit

Many Queenslanders rejoice that some coronavirus restrictions will soon be lifted but what does this mean for the state's restaurateurs and publicans?




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'They're really struggling': Should personal finance be a subject in high school?

Young Australians need to be prepared now for the next major financial shock as the coronavirus pandemic reveals some families do not understand the long-lasting impact of the decisions they are making, experts say.




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'Unfair': Flight Centre draws fire over $300 charge for COVID cancellations

A Victorian family whose dream holiday to the US was cancelled because of coronavirus has accused Flight Centre of "robbery" for refusing to refund the full cost of a Disneyland pass.




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The assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen

These are days, obviously, when faith is being tested; this is not unique. But the isolation requirements add a new measure of distress and psychological challenge.




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'Point of saturation': distancing messages need update to stifle virus

There were just 26 cases reported on Sunday but photographs from the weekend show people may be socialising too closely, too early.




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Please Explain podcast: social distancing and the police

Michaela Whitbourn joins Tory Maguire to discuss the enforcement of social distancing restrictions.




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CBD Melbourne: Taylor bids farewell to the ranch

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long, and at times politically painful, involvement with rural sector has run its course.




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I'm in France in lockdown and so jealous of Australia

Watching Aussies on social media nip down to the beach while "in iso" is hard.




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5 Dance Moves Made Popular By Salman Khan Which Prove Sometimes Even ‘Pappu Can Dance Saala’




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David Warner’s Dance On Tamil Song ‘Inji Idupazhagi’ Is Cool But His ‘Lungi’ Is The Killer Here




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How an elite cross-trainer is helping ballet dancers stay fit


Joel Prouty, who works with many of New York’s most elite dancers, is in high demand, both because of and despite the coronavirus pandemic.




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Two 'warrior women' from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan

An ancient Mongolian cemetery held the remains of two 'warrior women.'




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Federal COVID-19 Indigenous business relief still leaves 'critical gaps,' says financial organization

A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Airbus will support France and India to monitor climate change with TRISHNA

Paris (SPX) Apr 28, 2020
The French Space Agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA satellite. TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) will be the latest satellite in the joint Franco-Indian satellite fleet d




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Search team finds bodies of all Koreans missing in Himalayan avalanche

Kathmandu (AFP) May 1, 2020
A search team on Friday recovered the last remaining two bodies missing after a Himalayan avalanche in January buried four South Korean trekkers and three locals. A wall of snow hit the trekkers at about 3,200 metres (10,500 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, covering them under metres of snow. Avalanches and more snowfall since then made it too dangerous to lau




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ALDI’s tough stance on alcohol

HE picked up a bottle of alcohol to stop it falling over on the checkout. The cashier told his mum she couldn’t sell it to her now because he’d touched it.




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Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with challenge of physical distancing


The international organization has been forced to cancel in-person meetings due to restrictions on group gatherings.




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Take a beginner’s dance class taught by National Ballet’s of Canada First Soloist Tina Pereira


Tina Pereira’s dance repertoire with the company includes The Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker,” Katerina in “The Taming of the Shrew,” and the title role in “Carmen” to name a few.




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Sex and social distancing: How to up your sexting game


Don’t know how to start or what’s appropriate? A sex educator has some tips




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Strictly's Gorka Marquez reveals daughter Mia will be dancing in Blackpool this year

It seems Strictly Come Dancing will be introducing a new dancer this year – Gorka...




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Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano di Prima announces decision to postpone wedding

Strictly's Graziano di Prima has revealed he and fiancée Giada Lini have been...




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COVID-19: pas de vacances pour le virus

Le virus de la COVID-19 ne semble pas vouloir prendre de vacances, selon une étude qui vient atténuer l’espoir qu’il disparaisse avec le beau temps.




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May and Blanchet declare the oilpatch 'dead,' warn Ottawa against financial supports

Canada's oil and gas sector is on the ropes as COVID-19 crushes demand and a global price war pushes domestic companies to the brink of bankruptcy — but two opposition leaders say Ottawa should simply let part of the industry wither and die.




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CFL commissioner testifying to House of Commons committee after financial aid request

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will testify at a House of Commons standing committee on finance on Thursday. The appearance on a videoconference will come nine days after news broke that the CFL had asked the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Sandra Bullock's Daughter Laila Makes Rare Appearance While Surprising Coronavirus Nurse

As Jada Pinkett Smith suggested, "Grab a tissue!" If you needed a reason to cry happy tears, look no further than the newly released Mother's Day episode of the star's...




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Into the Woods: Spine-Tingling Secrets About the Friday the 13th Franchise

Kids, if you've ever wondered why it's a bad idea to have sex at your picturesque lakeside summer camp, look no further. While it didn't invent the idea of punishing teenagers...




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Pancake Cereal! What You Need to Make the Latest TikTok Craze

We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not...




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Neville's ex-teammates Ince and Stam disagree over Man Utd chances next season

Neville's former United teammates don't agree that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are currently in a position to get closer to Liverpool at the top




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Le prochain film de Ken Scott financé par la SODEC

Le cinéaste Ken Scott a obtenu vendredi le feu vert de la SODEC pour le tournage de son prochain film, «Au revoir le bonheur».




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Plus de 500 employés de Vidéotron mobilisés pour l’événement télévisuel «Une chance qu’on s’a»

Plus de 500 employés de Vidéotron vont prendre les appels des Québécois, dimanche, pendant l'émission spéciale «Une chance qu’on s’a».




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Une chance qu’on s’a: tout un casse-tête!

Tourner une émission de variétés réunissant 80 artistes en pleine pandémie, c’est tout un casse-tête.




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SaaS Key Performance Indicator Index – An Operational Perspective

Over the last twenty years, SaaS investors and executives alike have done a great job at defining, evolving and managing to Key "Enterprise Valuation" Indicators such as Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Customer Acquisition Cost Ratio, Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV), CMRR/ARR, Gross Margin, Gross and Net Churn, and of course, the "Rule of 40".   Several industries influencers, such as Pacific Crest (Key Bank Capital Markets), OpenView, Insight Partners and KPMG, to name just a few, have done ...

Keep on reading: SaaS Key Performance Indicator Index – An Operational Perspective




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Coronavirus: sur la balance, le compteur tourne

«Bikini body» versus silhouette bedonnante... Sur les réseaux sociaux, l’affaire est entendue: le confinement se traduira par des kilos en plus.




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Achat local et tendances alimentaires

Cette semaine, on découvre les produits du Québec qui s’inscrivent dans les tendances alimentaires de l’année.




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Hausse de mortalité chez les patients cancéreux

Une étude rapporte que les patients cancéreux sont jusqu’à 6 fois plus à risque de développer des complications sévères et de décéder de la Covid-19.




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Women Have Good Chances of a Second IVF Pregnancy

(MedPage Today) -- Women who conceived their first child via assisted reproductive technology (ART) and returned for a second baby had better than even probability of getting pregnant again, according to a large population-based study. After six...




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Five Days of G-CSF Adequate for Breast Cancer Chemo

(MedPage Today) -- Five days of prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) proved as effective as 7 to 10 days for preventing chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in patients with early breast cancer, a randomized trial showed...




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'It was bananas': Crowds swarm to shopping centres causing alarm over lack of social distancing

Huge crowds flocked to shopping centres across Australia in a pre-Mother's Day rush which was good news for the retail industry, but set off alarm bells for a potential coronavirus spike, with one shopper describing the scenes like "swimming in a COVID soup".




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Coronavirus will inflict financial pain on the AFL and NRL. But who will pick up the bill?

Even wealthy sports are going to take a massive hit, and the only guarantee is that someone will have to pay, writes Richard Hinds.




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Finke Desert Race cancelled due to coronavirus, costing Alice Springs millions

Australia's toughest off-road motorsport event is called off for the first time in its 44-year history amid concerns competitors or visitors might spread coronavirus to remote communities.




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AFL a masterclass in social distance signalling — maintaining a facade of following the rules

The league, clubs and broadcasters found multiple ways to demonstrate they could stage the game without breaching all these cloying new societal protocols, writes Richard Hinds.




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AFL players apologise 'unreservedly' for night-long party against social-distancing advice

A group of North Melbourne footballers apologises for throwing a party at a Melbourne home last night, with the club saying it was "inappropriate in the current climate".




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Andrew Johns suggests NRL cut four teams as coronavirus leaves financial impact

The NRL is being hit hard by the financial effect of coronavirus, which is why one of the game's greatest players wants the league to consider reducing its number of teams from 16 to 12.




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Rugby Australia CEO takes 50 per cent pay cut as coronavirus hits game's finances

Raelene Castle agrees to have her salary cut in half, as rugby union's governing body in Australia braces itself for the financial impact of coronavirus.




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AFL secures financial lifeline from banks as coronavirus impact hits home

In what it describes as a "relief", the AFL receives a line of credit with two major banks that will help the league continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Wimbledon cancelled for first time since World War II due to coronavirus pandemic

Wimbledon will not take place for the first time in over 85 years, with The All England Club calling off The Championships for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Netballer Nat Medhurst dealing with pregnancy, pay cuts and presidency during a pandemic

Star netballer Natalie Medhurst was hoping to put her feet up this season as she prepares for the birth of her baby — but now she is helping lead her sport's response to the coronavirus.




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Players worried AFLW could be sacrificed because of financial cost of coronavirus

AFLW players are concerned their competition may be sacrificed or scaled back in 2021, as the AFL continues to grapple with the financial cost of the coronavirus pandemic.




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The Open cancelled as golf's other majors are rescheduled

The sporting fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, with The Open cancelled and golf's three other majors rearranged.




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NRL appears to put financial concerns ahead of need for coronavirus caution

You might forgive the ARLC chairman his belligerence if the cost of careless statements and premature season recommencement dates could not now literally be measured in human lives, writes Richard Hinds.