About

Search This Blog

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Mollie Tibbetts: Farm worker gets life for murdering Iowa student

Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty in May of the 2018 killing that stoked political debate.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mNkeyU

Tokyo 2020: Toyota restarts driverless vehicles after accident

A visually impaired athlete from Japan's judo team was hit by one of the e-Palette pods on Thursday.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gIBdyv

How a war hero won India’s first Paralympics gold in 1972


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3zv8Zij

How Paralympics classification is done


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3gIr5pC

Rishabh Pant's technique under the scanner after modest scores


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3ypmuPe

Raining medals: India celebrates best-ever day at Paralympics


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3jsDNKP

How is Paralympics classification done


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3yuM70Y

Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America's longest war

The US military's last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the ambassador on board early on Tuesday.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WHWX6V

Tokyo Paralympics LIVE: Bhagyashri Jadhav eyes Shot Put gold


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3gLUeA6

Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world, says UN

The highly polluting fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, water and crops for nearly a century.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UYziOK

Theranos scandal: Who is Elizabeth Holmes and why is she on trial?

The former boss of blood testing company Theranos is accused of fraud and could face years in jail.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mMOwlq

Nigerian students amass degrees to stay in Europe

Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UZrxrU

Fury as Covid crisis hits Australia's Aboriginal communities

Indigenous Australians say surging infections in remote areas should have been prevented.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kDMOA5

Can apps move the #MeToo movement forward?

Reporting sexual harassment at work is getting easier thanks to new technologies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3DvAPNN

From Bush to Biden: One war, four US presidents on Afghanistan

Two decades of conflict in Afghanistan shaped the legacies of each of these commanders-in-chief.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3juzn6s

Para-Taekwondo: Taking 360 tornado kicks to Tokyo

For the first time, the Paralympic games will host a Para-Taekwondo competition.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kAfbPT

Afghanistan: Fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan and leaving dreams behind

The BBC speaks to Afghans fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan at the Chaman Spin Boldak border.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yv2drm

Watch moment US military declares final flight out of Afghanistan

Top US general reveals last US aircraft took off from Hamid Karzai Airport ahead of deadline for withdrawal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yvABTh

Gunfire as Taliban celebrate US leaving Afghanistan

Gunfire rang out as the BBC's Lyse Doucet reported on US troops' departure from Kabul.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Bs4nKg

Hurricane Ida: Louisiana assesses damage after storm

A million people in Louisiana are still are without electricity after a devastating storm hit.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V3UgvQ

Afghanistan drone strike: 'Ten people died here.. including my daughter'

A family comb through rubble for remains of relatives they say were killed by a US drone strike.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gKTfQV

Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38mKS9E

Ranji Trophy: Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka clubbed in same group


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3jzLyyZ

Monday, August 30, 2021

Five Decades Later, Medicare Might Cover Dental Care


By Margot Sanger-Katz via NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/3jowxj6

Morgan Stickney’s Race Against the Clock


By David Waldstein via NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mEw12E

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


By Henry Fountain via NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3kwWo88

Jeanne Robertson, 77, Down-Home Humorist With a Pageant Past, Dies


By Annabelle Williams via NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Wstqh9

Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in discus throw


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3ysLHbp

Tokyo Paralympics: Jhajharia, Gurjar win silver and bronze in javelin throw


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3zttjAC

New Zealand woman dies after receiving Pfizer vaccine

Officials say she also had other medical issues which could have contributed to her death.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kCWkn8

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91


By Anita Gates via NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3sYUIrv

Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3DwNK1O

US Open: Novak Djokovic holds all the aces


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Y3gxuJ

US Open: Glittering Barty on fire but Osaka in a good place


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2V3bfyo

Tokyo Paralympics LIVE: Discus Thrower Yogesh Kathuniya eyes gold


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/38lLWdV

Yongbyon: UN says North Korea appears to restart nuclear reactor

A UN report says the reactor, which can produce plutonium for weapons, has been active since July.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kz6vJl

Ethiopia's economy battered by Tigray war

Food prices are rising, the currency's value is falling and investor confidence is shaken.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BsiIXj

Bodies of US troops killed in Kabul returned to America

A "dignified transfer" ceremony takes place at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to receive their remains.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38n2K43

Possum skin cloaks: Reviving an Aboriginal cultural tradition

Indigenous people in south-east Australia are reviving an expression of cultural identity.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ypGMIb

Japan's huge army of under-employed ex-housewives

Why women are still battling for better jobs in the world's third largest economy.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ycsn65

In India, growing clamour to criminalise rape within marriage

An Indian court ruled that forced sex with a spouse is not rape. Campaigners say it's time for new laws.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y8bjhr

Turkey lockdown: Pigeon-keeping in Istanbul on the rise

The ancient art of pigeon fancying, popular across Asia, enjoyed a revival during the pandemic.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BlUZYH

Ed Asner: Lou Grant and Up actor dies aged 91

He'll be remembered for his roles as TV newsman Lou Grant and the lead voice role in Pixar hit Up.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kEf2ef

Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zvdUzH

Greenwood snatches late win for Man United at wasteful Wolves


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3kQIz4D

Kevin O'Brien stars as Ireland level Zimbabwe T20I series


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/38mFWRZ

Sunday, August 29, 2021

What Went Wrong With the Pandemic in Florida


By Patricia Mazzei, Benjamin Mueller and Robert Gebeloff via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3BqGjHX

My Neighbor’s Door Camera Faces My Apartment. Is That Legal?


By Ronda Kaysen via NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/38kAu1Z

What Trump’s Disgraceful Deal With the Taliban Has Wrought


By Kori Schake via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jriw4t

It Shouldn’t Fall to Veterans to Clean Up Biden’s Mess


By Elliot Ackerman via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3yqxwU8

How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom


By Sabrina Imbler and Emily Anthes via NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jo4Jvf

As U.S. Troops Searched Afghans, a Bomber in the Crowd Moved In


By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Gibbons-Neff via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sSbV65

Virat Kohli dismisses idea of playing extra batsman


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2WB5lVi

India lose 8 wickets for 63 runs, crash to innings-and-76-run defeat


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3sX9kHS

Paddler Bhavina Patel wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2UUTiBU

Dani Carvajal volley gives Real Madrid second win of season


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/38iYHG9

Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Updates: Paddler Bhavina Patel eyes gold


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3mIu3OU

Ten-man Chelsea hold on for a point at Liverpool


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2UUuqdt

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says he will be killed, arrested or re-elected

Brazil's right-wing president is trying to rally support ahead of next year's election.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mGWEE1

Agnes Sithole: The woman who fought South Africa's sexist marriage laws

Agnes Sithole became an unlikely hero after her husband of nearly 50 years tried to sell their home.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kAPbnk

Your pictures on the theme of 'my summer'

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38B7Qdn

Afghanistan: Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban

As the insurgents swept through Afghanistan they inherited an arsenal of American-made equipment.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mGTuQF

'We were hurt in bombs through no fault of our own'

Jennifer McNern lost both her legs and Margaret Yeaman was blinded in separate IRA bomb attacks.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Dtt3UI

Afghanistan: 'I helped the US military, now help me save my family'

Afghans living in Texas plead for help to save the lives of loved ones left behind in Afghanistan.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3DoUxuI

Herat under the Taliban: residents on the new rulers

People in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, explain how life has changed in recent weeks.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mDhzYJ

Hurricane Ida: Thousands flee as storm bears down on Louisiana

Ida is forecast to be one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana in 150 years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zuQ1bx

Europe migrant crisis: More than 500 people rescued off Italian island

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WvEnyH

Afghan refugee heading to UK gives birth at 30,000 feet

Soman Noori gives birth to baby girl Havva while flying to Birmingham, with no doctor on board.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Wxy51K

Ravindra Jadeja taken to hospital for precautionary scan


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3zq416d

Saturday, August 28, 2021

'Jarvo 69' invades pitch again after Rohit Sharma's dismissal


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3BlAkns

Pujara came with an intent to score runs: Rohit Sharma


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3jk4m50

3rd Test: Out of rhythm Ishant Sharma hurts India’s plans


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2WoqrH3

3rd Test: Cheteshwar Pujara leads India's fightback


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3mG9xhU

We are still in a good position in the game: Craig Overton


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3yzoJzH

Afghanistan: US drone strike 'kills Isis-K militant'

The Islamic State group says it carried out Thursday's deadly bombing outside Kabul airport.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Dz47eD

Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavina Patel storms into historic final


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3sVeRPa

Paralympics Live: Bhavina comes back to win Game 2 of the semifinal


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2WoDQip

Shein: China fashion giant investigates 'false' anti-Uyghur job ads

Shein said it did not fund nor approve adverts that suggested some ethnic minorities need not apply.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Dr9Lz6

Week in pictures: 21 - 27 August 2021

A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken this week.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gGQJex

Serra Leone's chimpanzees: The newly weds who set up a sanctuary

A couple who 30 years ago bought an abused chimpanzee are now trying to save a subspecies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sR7JDH

ICYMI: Tank ballet, lederhosen and a brave swan

Stories you may have missed this week include Russian army games and a WWII bunker turned into a B&B.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zkxGOi

Afghanistan: How do the Taliban make money?

The Taliban maintain a sophisticated financial network and taxation system to generate income.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jpzXSE

Afghanistan: Why can't the UK hold Kabul airport without the US?

The US and UK have different timetables for the effort to evacuate people from Afghanistan

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kovcs9

Paralympic cheats stopped me winning gold

British swimmer Dan Pepper says his career was ruined by the ban on intellectual impairment sports at the Paralympics after a cheating scandal in 2000.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ymunVx

Covid-19: The Indian children who have forgotten how to read and write

Schools in India have been closed for more than a year, with learning outcomes falling drastically.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WvXlF4

Afghanistan: The local people helping refugees in the UK

"No-one chooses to be a refugee, if any of us were in that position I hope we would get support."

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ymkLdm

Covid origin: US spy agencies publish 'inconclusive' report

The office that oversees US spy agencies could not establish how the coronavirus pandemic began.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sRoa2G

Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan granted prison release

A parole board calls for Sirhan Sirhan's release, but the decision now goes to the state's governor.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38kFpju

Afghanistan: US to continue Kabul evacuations 'until last moment'

The US is still evacuating Afghans desperate to leave, despite a credible threat of further attacks.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XY03UB

Kanye West: Kim Kardashian attends Donda event in wedding gown

It was one of several publicity stunts at the rapper's latest "listening party" for his new album.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38fekyl

Hurricane Ida: New Orleans braces for possible direct hit

Hurricane Ida is forecast to strike as a category 3 hurricane, the same as Katrina exactly 16 years ago.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gE8hYq

3rd Test: 'Attacking' Pujara sets tone as India live to fight another day


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Wv9Gda

Friday, August 27, 2021

Delta’s Extra $200 Insurance Fee Shows Vaccine Dilemma for Employers


By Niraj Chokshi, Margot Sanger-Katz and Tara Siegel Bernard via NYT Business https://ift.tt/2UTYcze

Deflecting an Asteroid Before It Hits Earth May Take Multiple Bumps


By Katherine Kornei via NYT Science https://ift.tt/38cebvl

Roger Federer’s Biggest Legacy? It Might Be His Billion-Dollar Brand.


By Christopher Clarey via NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/3sN4yNh

Tokyo Paralympics LIVE: Powerlifter Sakina Khatun will be in action in 50kg final at 9.30 am IST


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3BkTDxt

3rd Test: Joe Root scores his third consecutive ton against India


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3sOhBhw

Covid-19: Florida doctor 'offered parents mask exemption letters for students'

The Florida doctor reportedly offered the medical letters for pupils in schools with mask rules.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kpLHnz

Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren

The students from an Islamic school in Tegina were abducted by gunmen last May.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mB0qPi

Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the Taliban, and now China too

Members of the ethnic group say they fear the Taliban takeover could bring China to their doorstep.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ji1qWA

Indian-American gay couples find new forms of union amid stigma

Although gay marriage is legal in the US, Indian-American couples struggle to find priests to marry them.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gDCXJv

Why is there a chip shortage?

The big chip crunch is really biting now, leaving even the most unexpected industries in crisis.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y5eeaN

Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 August 2021

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38eAY9N

Afghanistan: Biden vows to complete evacuations despite airport attack

Joe Biden says the Kabul airlift will go on, after bombings which killed 60, including 13 US troops.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zl5Wck

Daniel Dias: History's greatest para-swimmer

Daniel Dias has won 25 medals for Brazil over the past four Paralympic Games but will be retiring after Tokyo.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WlMIFt

Afghanistan's economy in crisis after Taliban take-over

Even before the Taliban gained control, Afghanistan's economy was fragile.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38cGvOe

Kabul airport bomb attacks leave many casualties

More than 60 people were killed, with civilians and 12 US military personnel among the dead.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yicZkD

Afghanistan: Former Royal Marine on the chaos at Kabul airport

A former Royal Marine, who was near to the explosions at Kabul airport, describes being caught in the chaos.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3DnMWMX

Kabul airport attack: What do we know?

The bombings came hours after warnings to citizens to stay away from the airport, due to an imminent threat.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UVIsvC

Afghanistan crisis: Who are Isis-K?

The jihadist group - set up in 2015 - is blamed for some of the worst atrocities in recent years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mPx1RN

3rd Test: Unstoppable Root puts England in command with third hundred in three Tests


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/38gWLOs

Chopra decides to end season, says focus shifted to packed '22


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2WmQjTc

PSG to play Manchester City in Champions League group stage


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3mPqWEX

US Open: Djokovic opens against qualifier, Tsitsipas to face Murray


via Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3gBCmYS