The Covid-19 pandemic has changed, and with it, so has the effectiveness of the vaccines. The bottom line remains the same: The mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that are most prevalent in the US are still quite effective in preventing any illness from the novel coronavirus, and extremely effective in preventing the kind of…
A new coal-fired power station is back on the federal government's agenda in the wake of its election victory, with ministers supporting a major project in Queensland despite calls from environmentalists to accelerate the shift to renewable energy. Resources Minister Matt Canavan is backing the new power station proposal and pointing to the Coalition's strong…
Italy’s highest court has ordered the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to return an ancient Greek bronze statue that was found off the Adriatic coast of Italy by fishermen in 1964. The ruling by the Court of Cassation in Rome is the latest round in a decade-long, acrimonious dispute between the museum and Italy over…
Roselyne Bachelot, une ministre en difficulté ? Ce mardi 15 décembre, une journaliste de BFM TV a raconté cet échange tendu qu’elle avait eu avec le Premier ministre Jean Castex il y a quelques semaines. De l’eau dans le gaz entre Roselyne Bachelot et Jean Castex ? Alors que le secteur culturel assure avoir été…
NIGERIAN BUSINESSMAN ALIKO Dangote has hinted he could buy Arsenal in 2021, if a number of multi-billion dollar projects for his company are completed on time. The 62-year-old founded the Dangote Group — the largest conglomerate in West Africa — in 1981, which deals with the manufacturing and production of a number of consumer goods including sugar, cement, rice, flour…
1953 Wichita, Kansas: – Lenny Montana defeated David Sims to win the Heart of America Title (Title would be renamed Central States Title) 1962 Kansas City, Missouri: – Stan Neilson & Art Neilson defeated George Scott & Sandy Scott – Texas Death Match: Dick the Bruiser defeated The Sheik by countout 1975 Duluth, Minnesota: –…
FORMER LOUTH PLAYER Colm Nally says Dundalk’s dominance of the national soccer scene has left local Gaelic football teams with a battle to win over the hearts and minds of talented teenagers. Click Here: Several Louth minor footballers have quit the game to play underage soccer for Dundalk, according to Nally, with a view to…
An unprecedented 65.3 million people have been displaced around the world due to war and persecution, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Monday. The new figure is not only a 21st century record, it is also the first time that the numbers have surpassed 60 million—which means one in every 113…
Le marché du sport est en pleine forme, enregistrant en 2015 ses meilleurs résultats depuis cinq ans, d’après une étude réalisée parThe NPD Group, rendue publique ce lundi 20 juin. Les ventes de chaussures de sport ont tout particulièrement porté le marché (+10%), mais les ventes de textile affichent tout de même une hausse de…
The next generation of triathletes arrived at Eton Dorney in Buckinghamshire last weekend for the SuperTri Children’s, Youth and Junior Triathlon, with around 1,200 youngsters taking part. Advertisement The races kicked off on a sunny day with the LittleLife Scootathlon for children aged 4-8. It began with an anti-clockwise scoot around the 390m course, before…