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Three fathers whose daughters took their own lives have now raised more than £500,000 for charity after completing a 300 mile suicide awareness walk. Andy Airey, Mike Palmer and Tim Owen walked between their homes in Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Norfolk to raise money for suicide prevention charity Papyrus. Among those who donated were James … Read more
ATLANTA — Surely, the thinking around town went, the Atlanta Braves would find a way, as usual, to blow it. Not this time (or at least not yet). Atlanta, which did not muster a record above .500 until Aug. 6, improbably captured the National League pennant on Saturday, when it beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, … Read more
China successfully launched a new satellite on Sunday to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellite will be mainly used … Read more
Taiwanese and US officials have discussed how Taiwan can “meaningfully” participate at the United Nations just days before Chinese president Xi Jinping will give a speech to mark his country’s half century since accession to the global body. Taiwan, using its formal name the Republic of China, held the Chinese seat at the UN until … Read more
Fully-jabbed people returning to England can now take lateral flow tests instead of PCR tests. Source link
Seoul: The US envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid stalled denuclearisation talks and tension over Pyongyang’s recent missile tests. Special Representative Sung Kim‘s visit came days after North Korea fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which prompted criticism from Washington and calls for a return to talks aimed at … Read more
MADRID, Spain — The government will reimburse hundreds of thousands of residents who were fined for violating the rules of last year’s Covid-19 lockdown amid a surge of infections. The measure, announced Friday by the ministry of territorial affairs, is set to benefit those who paid about 1.1 million fines in the spring of 2020. … Read more
While joining Apple, the world’s most valuable company, seems like a no-brainer today, things were different back in 2001. That’s when CEO Steve Jobs demanded — not asked — that Tony Fadell join the company to create a groundbreaking device. But the man who would go on to invent the iPod initially balked at the … Read more
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, Colombia’s most sought after drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo, has been captured at his jungle hideout by the country’s armed forces. Colombia had offered a reward of up to 3bn pesos (about $800,000) for information concerning Otoniel’s whereabouts, while the United States government had put … Read more
The collection comprises diverse and beautiful designs inspired by Indian motif, with Indian aesthetics as focus. Miniature paintings from northwestern India with subdued tones and flowers provide the design motivation. Source link