Two progressive House Democrats Tuesday came under fire from the left after they voted for a resolution condemning the non-violent Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS), which seeks to use economic pressure to end the apartheid state’s oppression of the Palestinian people. H. Res 246 easily passed the Democrat-led U.S. House, delighting Israel’s extremist right-wing Prime…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by Amazon Polly Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a long-awaited plan to overhaul EU asylum procedures Wednesday, aiming to unify European capitals behind a common migration policy after years of deadlock and acrimony over the issue. Despite entrenched positions among national capitals, the Commission president hopes that…
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has found himself at the center of controversy surrounding his relationship with disgraced American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide in a New York City federal jail in August. In an exclusive televised interview with the BBC at Buckingham Palace broadcast in…
Commission’s transport corridor plan criticised UK leads objections to revision of the Trans-European transport network. European Voice By Dave Keating 12/12/11, 11:04 AM CET Updated 4/12/14, 10:24 PM CET National transport ministers have criticised the European Commission’s plan to create ‘transport corridors’ as part of a revision of the Trans-European transport network, saying such a move would…
This weekend (25-26 July) saw another fantastic venue open its gates to the sport of tri, as 2,200 competitors took part in the annual 2015 Castle Howard Triathlon. Advertisement The Castle Series pride themselves on being newbie friendly and all levels competed from starter sprint level (200m swim, 13k bike, 2.5k run) upwards, with 500…
Spurs took one point from their first three Champions League games but the Englishman is eyeing a memorable escape after downing PSV Harry Kane wants Tottenham to take inspiration from Chelsea and Liverpool’s famous Champions League comebacks as Mauricio Pochettino’s men plot their own great escape. At the fourth time of asking this season, Spurs…
L’austriaca Barbara Zangerl ed il sudtirolese Jacopo Larcher sono i protagonisti della terza puntata del progetto Coffee Break Interview di Daniela Zangrando per esplorare sogni, desideri e limiti dei protagonisti dell’arrampicata e dell’alpinismo. JACOPO LARCHER Daniela Zangrando: Il passo chiave*. Jacopo Larcher: Quel passo, nella vita come nella scalata, che necessita di più tempo ed…
“La désolation de Smaug” sort en France le 11 décembre prochain. Une nouvelle affiche du film de Peter Jackson, rappelle l’importance de Gandalf dans cette seconde aventure du “Hobbit”… A un peu plus d’un mois de la sortie de La Désolation de Smaug, second volet de la trilogie Le Hobbit, les affiches, photos et autres…
Get On My Level, a Canadian fighting game championship, is banning Ice Climbers’ infamous “Wobbling” technique in this year’s tournament. Announced by GOML, the decision came following player feedback, and fans on Twitter and Reddit are largely pleased by the news – though some fans are less than thrilled by the news. This rule applies…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, has sparked a diplomatic confrontation with Australia and New Zealand over the Christchurch massacre by threatening that anti-Muslim Westerners would be sent home “in coffins” like those killed the Battle of Gallipoli. The Turkish leader has made the killings in New Zealand a centre-piece of his political campaign ahead of…