Pandemic fallout: Losing your job at 50
The Choluteca bridge in Honduras is popularly known as the ‘bridge to nowhere’. It was built in 1998 to withstand the natural disasters the area was prone to. Later that year, when Hurricane Mitch ravaged the region, the bridge survived with minor damage but the area around it was completely wasted. The roads to and…
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AG agrees to release grand jury tapes in Breonna Taylor case
Kentucky’s attorney general has agreed to release the recordings of the secret grand jury proceeding that considered charges against three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna TaylorBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated PressSeptember 29, 2020, 1:08 PM• 2 min readLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general has agreed to release the recordings of the secret grand…
German leaders consider how to slow rise in virus cases
Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states are conferring on how to prevent the country’s coronavirus infection figures from accelerating to the levels being seen in other European countriesSeptember 29, 2020, 11:19 AM• 2 min readBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states were conferring Tuesday on how…
Israelis jam Jerusalem streets over bill to curb protests
Hundreds of Israeli motorists have protested in Jerusalem against a proposed measure to curtail public demonstrations during the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemicBy ILAN BEN ZION Associated PressSeptember 29, 2020, 12:08 PM• 3 min readJERUSALEM — Hundreds of Israeli motorists protested in Jerusalem on Tuesday against a proposed measure to curtail public demonstrations…
Italy repatriates female Islamic fighter and her 4 children
Italian carabinieri have arrested a female foreign fighter after returning her and her four young children to Italy from a displaced person’s camp in Kurdish-controlled territoryBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated PressSeptember 29, 2020, 11:32 AM• 2 min readMILAN — Italian carabinieri arrested a female foreign fighter on Tuesday after returning her and her four young children…
Windy, dry and hot weather will continue for parts of California
Temperatures could top 100 degrees in parts of inland Los Angeles.September 29, 2020, 12:10 PM• 4 min readThere are 23 large wildfires currently burning in California on Tuesday as dry brush and windy and hot conditions have been spreading and fueling the fires.More record highs were broken on Monday in the Bay area as Napa…
Poland, Hungary hit back on democratic standards in the EU
Threatened with the potential loss of European Union funds over their records on democracy, and feeling like “punchbags,” Poland and Hungary say they want to assess countries’ adherence to the rule of law across the EUSeptember 29, 2020, 11:52 AM• 2 min readWARSAW, Poland — Threatened with the potential loss of European Union funds over…
US man could get prison for review of Thailand hotel
American expat Wesley Barnes, an English teacher in Thailand, has been sued for criminal defamation by an island hotel where he stayed because of derogatory reviews he posted onlineBy BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated PressSeptember 29, 2020, 11:37 AM• 4 min readBANGKOK — Labor activists, journalists and whistleblowers in Thailand have been targets in recent years of…
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban in the coming years on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parksSeptember 29, 2020, 11:06 AM• 2 min readPARIS — France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling…
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban in the coming years on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parksSeptember 29, 2020, 11:06 AM• 2 min readPARIS — France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling…
China can make India suffer ‘severe’ military losses – Global Times – Reuters India
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is able to make India suffer more severe military losses than in the past if it wants to engage in competition, state-backed newspaper Global Times said on Tuesday, after a fresh border flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries.Indian forces foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on the…
Scott Borthwick re-joins Durham after Surrey agree early contract release
Scott Borthwick has been released early from his Surrey contract PA Images via Getty Images6:08 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffDurham have announced that Scott Borthwick will return to the club on a long-term deal next season after four years at Surrey.Borthwick, who left Durham as a legspinning allrounder but has largely been used as a specialist top-order batsman…
SASCOC refers CSA investigation to sports ministry
4:19 AM ETFirdose MoondaSouth Africa correspondent, ESPNcricinfo The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has referred Cricket South Africa (CSA) to the country’s sports ministry, citing a lack of co-operation from CSA and absence of resources on its own part to deal with the organisation.Earlier this month, SASCOC, the governing body under which…
Ellyse Perry to continue rehab in hope of being fit for WBBL
11:13 PM ETDaniel BrettigAssistant editor, ESPNcricinfo CloseAssistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into the family lounge room to watch the end of day-night World Series matches well past bedtime.…
Pakistan to tour New Zealand for two Tests and three T20Is in December
The schedule for Pakistan’s second overseas tour since the Covid-19 pandemic has been finalised, with their visit to New Zealand over Christmas set to go ahead with virtually no deviation from the original FTP. The two teams will play three T20Is and two Tests from December 18 to January 7, with each international played at…
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