A judge in Baltimore on Wednesday declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not agree on the guilt or innocence of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, charged on four separate counts related to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The jury deliberated the case for three days before coming to the conclusion they…
Quand le soleil est au zénith, le petit village italien de Viganella n’en profite pas. Les montagnes environnantes empêchent les rayons de soleil de passer. Plongés dans l’hiver le 13 novembre dernier, les 70 habitants passent 83 jours dans l’obscurité. Un miroir de huit mètres de long et de cinq mètres de large a été…
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to shut down the government if Democrats refuse to back Republican demands to fund a border wall with Mexico. Mr Trump has endured a series of setbacks in his efforts to tighten the US immigration system and deliver on his election pledge to build a wall along the southern…
UPDATE 28TH FEBRUARY 9AM GMT: Another day, another tease, and it’s more schematics for equipment. This time there’s a design for a shield which looks a lot like Reinhardt’s – check the lion’s head in the centre – only smaller, given the measurements supplied and the words “kompakt!!” scribbled next to it. The similarities to…
There’s a sense of deja vu about the women’s Ironman World Championship this year, with a red-hot favourite, a rising adversary and an improving supporting cast trying to figure out a way to upset the odds. If it’s the same script as 2018, it’s clear it’s going to take more than a jellyfish sting to…
class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>Both sides boast strong defensive records in the Champions League this season and we think another tight game is in prospect in Seville this week Chelsea face Porto in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday evening with Thomas Tuchel’s men boasting a 2-0 aggregate lead. Although they did not produce an entirely…
IT’S ONLY THE second round of the league, but already Dublin’s clash with Kerry on Saturday night has taken on major significance. For both counties, a failure to win their opening game of Division 1 leaves obvious room for improvement. Kerry stuttered to a draw with Kildare in Newbridge yesterday, going the last 16 minutes…
It was the little film about dumplings that could — and it did! And along the way, “Bao” shone a spotlight on the impressive talent, tasty Chinese eats, and cultural richness for which Torontonians are so rightfully proud. Directed by Domee Shi, the animated film made hearts melt in summer 2018 when it premiered ahead…
Seventy-four days into his epic 100+ day swim circumnavigating Great Britain, Ross Edgley is the only man in history to have swum so far, for so long. Speaking to Ross on the west coast of Scotland, we talk jellyfish, tongue loss and a severe case of rhino neck… Advertisement 220: Congratulations on setting a new…
While New Delhi claims to have killed a large number of militants in anti-terrorist strikes Tuesday, Islamabad says the bombs hit a remote forest and injured one old man, now they plan to file Eco-terrorism charges with the UN. The Jihadi training camp which India claims to have destroyed was actually a forest preserve, Pakistan’s…