To the cheers of environmental groups, fossil fuel giant Shell announced Thursday that it is shelving its plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014. The company cited a court decision from last week that found that the U.S. Department of the Interior did not accurately assess the potential environmental impacts from a spill…
Susan Rice at NPR. Looking back at more than 25 years in public service, Susan Rice — former U.N. ambassador for the United States and national security adviser to President Barack Obama — describes much of her career as a balancing act. Sometimes, that meant toeing the line between her personal and professional life. “My…
Le Premier Ministre espagnol Mariano Rajoy a retiré le projet de loi qui visait à interdire l’avortement,sauf après un viol ou en cas de danger pour la femme. De nombreuses associations se félicitent de cette décision. Au niveau mondial, l’accès à l’IVG sûr et légal reste largement inégal. C’est l’objet d’un manifeste lancé par trois…
class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>Carlo Ancelotti's men begin their quest for a 35th La Liga title on Saturday evening in the Basque Country where a low-scoring game looks likely Real Madrid begin their La Liga campaign on Saturday evening with a visit to the Estadio Mendizorroza to face Alaves. It has been a summer of major upheaval at the…
Resolve was needed in spades for the 25th edition of the Winter BallBuster, with chilly wind and hammering rain battering duathletes on Box Hill in Surrey last Saturday. Advertisement Athletes struck up a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ on the start line to mark the occasion, with 220’s Matt Baird arriving just in time after meeting…
On vous racontait en début de semaine l’histoire à dormir debout de Ronnie Brunswijk, vice-président du Surinam condamné maintes fois par la justice internationale mais toujours roi du pétrole dans un pays qui n’extrade pas ses ressortissantes. Une liberté qui l’autorise à s’aligner à 60 ans passés avec le club de Moengotapoe dont il est propriétaire…
class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>The reigning European champions travel to the Italian capital in the Champions League and our tipster is backing a high-scoring clash on Tuesday Bayern Munich travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday evening to face Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, with Hans-Dieter Flick’s side clear favourites to progress. However,…
While parcel postage may not seem like a popular late-night activity, in the race to win e-commerce businesses in the on-demand economy, timing is everything. "It’s all about convenience and it’s all about choice. We've been testing our drop-off locations and have seen amazing traction with the 24/7 ones at BP," Sendle founder James Chin Moody…
Ce jeudi 15 août, M6 diffuse le cinquième épisode de Pékin Express. Les téléspectateurs retrouveront notamment le binôme de Miss composé de Kleofina et Julia. Au cours d’une interview, elles nous ont révélé quelles réactions ont eu leurs proches lorsqu’elles leur ont annoncé leur participation. « Personne ne s’attend à ce que deux petites meufs…
Thanks to world leaders’ failures to adequately address the threats posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis—in spite of mounting public pressure for bold action on both fronts—the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Thursday that the Doomsday Clock remains at two minutes to midnight, “the closest it has ever been to apocalypse.” Click…