EU tackles cancer risk in football pitches

    Rubber pellets used in artificial football pitches are often made from scrapped tires | Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images EU tackles cancer risk in football pitches Dutch proposal to curb use of chemicals raises questions about acceptable level of risk. By Ginger Hervey 8/21/18, 2:40 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:43 AM CET How much should society spend…

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      Austin Aries backstage at TLC

      “The Greatest Man who ever Lived” gave fans something to think about when he posted an Instagram picture and made it seem like he was backstage at the WWE TLC show last night   ?Well look what we got ova here…? ?#WWETLC ? A post shared by Austin Aries (@austinhealyaries) on Oct 22, 2017 at…

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        Race report: Huntsman Triathlon

        More than 350 triathletes headed to the Hawley Hard army training ground in Hampshire last Sunday for the first edition of the Huntsman Triathlon. Advertisement The races started with an open-water swim in Hawley Lake, followed by a road cycle around the local countryside, finishing with a trail run through Hawley wood and around the…

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          Notes from Kabul

          They have descended from homes built on the mountainside. Women sit together in the cemetery not to mourn but to wait for the duvet distribution to begin. When I approach them, each woman extends a hand in greeting. Some have the needed small stamped pieces of paper to receive two duvets but most don’t. One…

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            Millennial Sex Is Consensual, Free-Spirited But On The Decline

            When it comes to the millennial reputation, a few things come to mind (largely for previous generations): entitlement, lack of stick-to-it-ness and stability, technology obsession, easy money, easy porn, dating by swipe, commitment-phobia, and an unprecedented freedom to explore sexually. I’ll spare you the schtick about how wholesale judgments on the “positive” or “negative” attributes…

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              Tokyo test event: 5 things we learnt

              1. Duffy holds the key. Two-time ITU world champion Bermudan Flora Duffy, who hadn’t raced at this level for over a year because of injury, provided a timely reminder of how she dictates women’s triathlon racing. A case in point is that as one of the best swimmers and the strongest cyclist, Duffy’s presence means…

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                Tchad: un dangereux léopard de compagnie

                “Aux environs de 7h, le léopard est rentré dans la maison d’un colonel de l’armée où il a blessé cinq personnes, dont une femme”, a indiqué Moussa Issa, un habitant du quartier d’Amsinene situé dans le nord de la capitale tchadienne où l’animal rôdait. Parmi les victimes figureraient des membres de la famille de l’officier,…

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