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Why The Last Dance reminds Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United

Man United were the team of the 90s in English football and the Chicago Bulls were the team of the 90s in the NBA and that has been the subject of a Netflix documentary.




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Manchester United have a fully fit squad for possible Premier League restart

Man United are fifth in the Premier League, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and all but in the last eight of the Europa League and have Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit again.




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More than 200 homes and businesses hit by power cut in Wythenshawe

Electricity North West said the power might not be restored until 6pm tonight



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Make way for the milkman as lockdown brings these old school businesses back

'That old fashioned, community spirit seems to be back'




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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found in house

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man who remains in custody for questioning



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Man taken to hospital with head injury after 'violent disturbance' in Chorlton

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault



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Timothy Fosu-Mensah names seven Man United icons in his best XI

Man Utd defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been asked to name the best XI of players he has played with during his career.




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What happened to Sven-Göran Eriksson's 10 Man City signings

The former England boss spent just a year in charge at Manchester City before the club were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.




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Man City number 9s of the last 30 years ranked from best to worst

Niall Quinn was an £800,000 signing from Arsenal, while Gabriel Jesus arrived from Palmeiras for £27million.




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Man United fans praise Brandon Williams for taunting Liverpool FC

Man Utd defender Brandon Williams liked a post on social media which referenced Liverpool's wait to win the Premier League.




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LIVE updates as Grant Shapps holds UK daily coronavirus press conference

The Transport Secretary will lead Saturday's briefing




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Salomon Rondon reveals how close he came to Man United transfer

Man Utd looked at signing Salomon Rondon in the January transfer window but Dalian Professional did not want to sell him.




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Footage shows almost 30 cars ditched at Salford Quays gathering

Cars can be seen driving on pavements and going the wrong way around roundabouts



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Man in hospital after jumping from window of block of flats to escape fire

The fire started in the kitchen of a second floor flat on Wendon Road, in Baguley



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Anti-racism campaigners hold protest after man Tasered by GMP in petrol station

Around 15 people protesters gathered at a petrol forecourt in Stretford where the incident took place



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'Never seen anything like it': US coronavirus havoc revealed

The United States has become the world leader in COVID-19 cases while posting its biggest spike in unemployment claims in history.




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'I love waking up to Cuomo': US governors shine in coronavirus crisis

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.




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Singapore, Malaysia announce billions in stimulus to prop up economies as coronavirus spreads

Singapore and Malaysia are spending billions to keep their economies afloat, while Indonesia has reported its largest rise in cases in a single day.




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Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and will self-isolate during the worsening emergency.




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'They were coming now, with isolation orders': stuck in limbo in Vail

In quarantine in the US ski resort town, Ruth Ritchie was out of choices as she waited for test results that never came.




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'Let the Games ... wait for a while': Shinzo Abe's big call

It fell to the Japanese Prime Minister to make the heartbreaking but unavoidable decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year.




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Britain's Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer all hit by coronavirus in a single day

In the middle of a national crisis, three of the four key figures leading Britain's response have been knee-capped by COVID-19.




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Virus turns New York from bustling metropolis to open-air museum

In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set.




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The war within the war over coronavirus

China and the US are waging a battle to shape the global narrative over responsibility for the outbreak.




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Jacinda Ardern adds toilet training to the mix at home amidst coronavirus lockdown

As if the pandemic wasn't enough to deal with, the New Zealand Prime Minister is helping toilet train her toddler.




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Trump ditches Easter goal, as US expert predicts up to 200,000 deaths

Donald Trump's announcement to extend coronavirus controls came as his infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci predicted up to 200,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus.




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Human rights clampdown as virus spreads in south-east Asia: experts

Authoritarian leaders across south-east Asia are putting tighter controls on their citizens as the coronavirus spreads and infections rise.




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Bernie Sanders says he's staying in the presidential race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat

Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere.




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'Better to die standing': a European strongman scoffs at coronavirus

Seen as one of Europe's most restrictive countries, Belarus is taking a more laissez-faire approach to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.




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Social distancing, hand washing are fantasy concepts in Europe's squalid migrant camps

A growing chorus of aid workers is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe if coronavirus sweeps into makeshift refugee cities.




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'Urban centres will be engulfed': coronavirus cases surge beyond New York

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.




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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Hungary's Viktor Orban reaches for unchecked power

Rights groups said the move effectively suspends democracy in the European Union member state in the name of fighting the coronavirus.




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'Welcomed' pardon for Bahai prisoner sentenced to death

The pardon came just days after the death penalty, imposed on Hamed bin Haydara on charges of spying for Israel and converting Muslims to his faith, was confirmed this month.




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Chris Cuomo, brother of New York Governor, tests positive for coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic took a personal turn for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he disclosed that his brother, CNN television anchor Chris Cuomo, had tested positive for the disease.




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Australian expat's push for universal mask-wearing catches fire in the US

When Melbourne expat Jeremy Howard called on all Americans to wear masks three days ago it was a fringe idea. Now US President Donald Trump is considering it.




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Trump administration says up to 240,000 Americans to die from coronavirus

The number of coronavirus deaths in the US could be 80 times as large as the number of people who died in the September 11 attacks.




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Lockdowns may have already saved 120,000 lives in just 11 countries

Imperial College London experts also shoot down hopes that large parts of the population have already recovered from coronavirus.




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'Disastrous': Joko under pressure to stop villagers taking virus home

There are growing fears that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has not done enough to stop the spread of coronavirus, risking millions of lives.




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US is on coronavirus trajectory similar to Italy, Mike Pence says

The US Vice-President said the White House's models for the coronavirus pandemic show the country on a trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.




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Iran or its proxies planning 'sneak attack,' Trump says

US officials say they are receiving near-daily reports of "imminent" attacks planned against US-linked military or diplomatic facilities.




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Intentionally incomplete: US intelligence says China concealed extent of outbreak

China’s public reporting on cases and deaths is intentionally incomplete.




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Free speech for doctors in China. Now

Not only is free expression a core value at home, it's a value that Australia needs to stand for in the world. We should reassert our belief in the importance of the value now.




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Megachurch meeting in Mulhouse seeded France's coronavirus epidemic

France reported 56,989 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, and the country's death toll is the fourth highest in the world at 4032.




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'Shoot them dead': Duterte threatens people who defy lockdown

The Philippine President's anti-drug campaign has resulted in thousands of extra-judicial killings. He's now turned his attention to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Jobless claims double in a week as coronavirus takes toll on US economy

The coronavirus outbreak continues to upend all aspects of American life, including the November presidential election.




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White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread

Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing.




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China's face-mask diplomacy could reshape power in south-east Asia

Chinese aid and medical experts are flying around the world to help other countries hit by COVID-19. But will the assistance redraw the strategic map?




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China should be sued for $6.5 trillion for coronavirus damages says top UK think tank

China could be sued under 10 possible legal avenues for its role in the early cover up and spread of the coronavirus, according to report.




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As Italy teeters, EU wrestles with crisis that could tear it apart

It might be remembered as one of the most consequential calls for help in modern European history. 




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'It's going to be very bad': COVID-19 fears for Australia's neighbours

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, Johnson & Johnson, is racing to make a billion vaccines. Its chief scientist is most worried about the impact of coronavirus on developing nations.