Germany offers to help rebuild fire-damaged Notre Dam

Germany is offering to help rebuild parts of Notre Dame in Paris, a year after the famous cathedral was heavily damaged by fireApril 15, 2020, 9:34 AM1 min readBERLIN — Germany is offering to help rebuild parts of Notre Dame in Paris, a year after the famous cathedral was heavily damaged by fire. Officials suggested…

Derbyshire defer Sean Abbott and Ben McDermott deals until 2021

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Sean Abbott also has experience of playing in the Indian Premier LeagueDerbyshire have deferred the signing of Ben McDermott and Sean Abbott until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Australia pair were originally set to feature for the county this season.Paceman Abbott agreed an all-formats contract for the first half of the campaign, while wicketkeeper-batsman…

Cricket Ireland: Pay cuts and furlough for non-playing staff

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Ireland’s series against Bangladesh this summer has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemicCricket Ireland has announced a 20% salary reduction for non-playing staff because of the coronavirus crisis while employees in NI will be furloughed.The pay cut applies to April and May while chief executive Warren Deutrom will take an additional 5% reduction in…

Quarter of Scottish coronavirus deaths in care homes

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Image copyright Getty Images A quarter of Scottish deaths linked to coronavirus have occurred in care homes, new figures have suggested.The National Records of Scotland said 962 deaths had now been registered in Scotland where the virus was mentioned on the death certificate.The majority of these deaths occurred in hospital, but 25% were in care…

Tour de France set to go ahead at end of August

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The 107th edition of the Tour will start in Nice and finish in ParisThe postponed 2020 Tour de France will now start on 29 August, following the French government’s extension of a ban on mass gatherings to mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic.Cycling’s biggest event, won by Team Ineos’ Egan Bernal last year, was originally…