Canberra, Australia — The government agency that manages Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has downgraded its outlook for the corals’ condition from “poor” to “very poor” due to warming oceans. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s condition report, which is updated every five years, is the latest bad news for the 133,360-square-mile colorful coral network off…
Donald Trump has falsely claimed his State of the Union address received the highest television ratings "in history", despite official ratings to the contrary. The address is one of the biggest US political speeches of the year and is watched by a television audience of tens of millions. Mr Trump’s speech on Tuesday was largely…
Ballyhaunis (Mayo) 2-13 Ahascragh/Fohenagh (Galway) 0-19 EXTRA TIME WAS needed but still could not seperate Galway champions Ahascragh/Fohenagh and Mayo’s Ballyhaunis in the Connacht intermediate hurling final. The three-in-a-row Mayo champions set up the tie after beating Roscommon side Oran in their semi-final on Wednesday night. Source: Ballyhaunis Facebook Ahascragh/Fohenagh led by three points at half…
Can investment save Europe? Jean-Claude Juncker wants to mobilise €100 billion for investment each year for the next three years. But plans to stimulate investment should be carefully scrutinised, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry. European Voice By Jean Pisani-Ferry 8/1/14, 2:23 PM CET Updated 1/22/16, 11:42 AM CET Economic growth in Europe remains disappointing. Virtually all European…
The world’s largest hotel chain is working to reduce its environmental impact. Marriott International will eliminate small plastic toiletry bottles by December 2020, the company announced Wednesday. Marriott, which operates more than 7,000 hotels worldwide, plans to replace all of its single-use bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel with larger pump bottles in hotel…
Pirelli’s primer infograph for next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix provides concise but useful information about the tyres which will be in use. “The teams completed 7427 laps of Barcelona during pre-season testing, using all the compounds but concentrating on the medium and soft tyres, which were the ones best suited to Montmeló, says Pirelli’s Mario…
DERVLA HIGGINS HAS had a few swerve balls thrown her way in her bid to establish herself as a Galway player and while nothing is certain in an environment that emphasises equality of opportunity regardless of reputation, the Athenry defender is now one of the premier corner-backs in the land and a front runner for…
After decades on his bucket list, Eric Lagerstrom (USA) finally took part in iconic race Escape from Alcatraz off the coast of San Francisco yesterday (Sunday 7 June) – and won. Advertisement The women’s pro race was also won by a debutante – Australia’s Ashleigh Gentle, more often seen racing the ITU World Triathlon Series,…
Son équipe l’a confirmé ce week-end sur Twitter, au printemps prochain, Tal sortira au cinéma un documentaire aux allures de biopic. Quand le succès est là, on ne l’arrête pas. Tal le sait. Récipiendaire la semaine dernière du titre de meilleure artiste francophone de l’année aux NRJ Music Awards, la belle a validé l’information sur…
Les personnes obèses verraient leur santé se dégrader au fil des années, confirment les auteurs d’une étude britannique. Un constat qui vient contredire une récente étude américaine selon laquelle un quart des personnes obèses ne souffrent pas de problèmes de santé liés au surpoids. La santé des personnes obèses en bonne santé tend à se…