Australia’s oldest living Olympian, Frank Prihoda, is celebrating his 100th birthday today in his beloved home town of Thredbo Village in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Key points: Australia’s oldest living Olympian, Frank Prihoda, turns 100 today Mr Prihoda competed in the 1956 Winter Olympic Games […]
Day: July 7, 2021
England vs Denmark: Euro 2020 second semi-final
England aiming to reach first Euro final Denmark won the European Championship in 1992 Denmark lost opening two games England concede for the first time in the tournament Winners to face Italy in the final on Sunday 54 mins ago (22:20 GMT) It’s a wrap […]
England edge out Denmark to reach Euro 2020 final
England edged out Denmark to reach the final of the Euro 2020, marking their first semi-final win since the 1966 World Cup as Harry Kane’s extra-time goal earned them a 2-1 victory at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. England had to come from behind as a […]
Fire erupts on ship at Dubai port after explosion that rocks city
A container ship anchored at one of the world’s largest ports in Dubai caught fire late on Wednesday, local authorities said, after an explosion shook the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the […]
Haiti declares state of emergency after Moise assassination
Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded in an attack at their home, the interim prime minister announced. A group of unidentified gunmen attacked Moise’s private residence overnight on Wednesday and shot him dead, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. Joseph said he […]
Jovenel Moise: Haiti’s president assassinated at age 53
The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who governed for more than four years amid increasing political instability and surging gang violence, has shaken the Caribbean nation. Moise, 53, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday at his private home in the capital, Port-au-Prince, […]
US job openings climb to record high, layoffs hit all-time low
Employers in the United States posted a record-high number of job openings for the second straight month, spotlighting persistent hiring challenges as a snapback in economic activity generates high demand for workers. The number of available positions on the last day of May rose slightly […]
Colombia used ‘excessive’ force against protesters: IACHR
Bogota, Colombia – The Colombian government used “excessive and disproportionate” force during mass protests earlier this year, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said in a long-awaited report released on Wednesday. The IACHR, an autonomous body in the Organization of American States, called on the […]
Will efforts to stop nitrogen pollution harm farmers?
Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/7/will-efforts-to-stop-nitrogen-pollution-harm-farmers
10 more bodies found in Miami condo rubble as toll rises to 46
Search and rescue workers on Wednesday recovered 10 more bodies from the rubble of an apartment block outside Miami that collapsed last month, bringing the death toll to 46, as hopes faded that any of the 94 people still unaccounted for would be found alive. The effort […]