Secondo il giornale austriaco Tiroler Tageszeitung, gli alpinisti austriaci David Lama e Hansjörg Auer sarebbero dati per dispersi sotto una valanga sulle Montagne Rocciose in Canada. Giunge dal Canada la notizia, ancora tutta da confermare ufficialmente, che gli alpinisti austriaci David Lama e Hansjörg Auer sono stati travolti da una valanga. A dare la notizia…
Alpinismo in Dolomiti: sulla parete Nord-Ovest della Torre Innerkofler, Sassolungo, Alessandro Baù e Giovanni Zaccaria hanno aperto la via di misto Caddymania. Il report di Zaccaria. Metà dicembre. Le giornate sono corte, come le viti che non vorremmo mai usare. Alle cinque di pomeriggio, mentre altrove la gente chiude la porta dell’ufficio, porta i figli…
Il cortometraggio Choss Whisperer con il climber statunitense Mike Libecki, diretto da Cheyne Lempe. Utilizzando come pretesto un tentativo di scalare una torre nella giungla nella remota isola di Ua Pou, vicino a Tahiti nella Polinesia Francese, il regista Cheyne Lempe fornisce una ritratto magistrale del climber ed esploratore statunitense Mike Libecki. Alcuni filmati d’archivio…
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. Click Here: The ballot is widely expected to take place in September, the second this year. It represents unprecedented upheaval, even in a country…
Is Boris Johnson going to jail for fibbing about Brexit? Instead of Downing Street, is he headed for Wormwood Scrubs? The very fact that a court will consider the question should ring loud alarm bells for the state of British democracy – as if those alarms weren’t loud enough already. There is a widespread belief…
Once upon a time they were a treat, but consumed habitually in excess, ultra-processed foods have become toxic. Two large studies, published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), have found consistently eating too many “ultra-processed” foods are associated with a significantly greater risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. Many of the packaged foods…
They say it’s better to jump before you’re pushed. That could be the title of Magistrate Dominique Burns' autobiography! Burns came to fame last year as somewhat of a magnet for complaints about her "lock 'em up" world view that were accrued in the three years since she was appointed to the court. Now she's…
The industrial umpire has awarded up to 2.2 million Australian workers, including the lowest paid, an extra $21.60 a week from next month, taking the minimum wage from $719.20 to $740.80. The Fair Work Commission on Thursday lifted the national minimum wage by 3 per cent to $19.49 per hour from 1 July in response…
Wellington Phoenix have been sent a bill for $1 million by Football Federation Australia for failing to hit their required off-field metrics this season. Despite improving their home attendances by nearly 50 per cent and a significant upturn in their TV ratings on Sky Sport in New Zealand, the Phoenix still fell some way short…
President Donald Trump's trade war with China has prompted a broad rethinking of how the two economies have become so intertwined, leading some manufacturers to trim supply chains in China and American authorities to start cutting off crucial technology for Chinese companies. Now another important area is getting a close look: financial markets. Some trade…