[ad_1] The Champions League soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was interrupted when the players left the field after alleging that the fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu of Romania, used a racial slur against an assistant coach. Turkish national team players were furious after Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan showed assistant …
Read More »America’s Cup: the first lesson came to the New Zealand team
[ad_1] Chris McKeen / Stuff Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa engage in an endurance race during official America’s Cup practice. The New Zealand team expressed calm satisfaction with their first performance under pressure in an AC75, but admitted they have work to do with their pre-starts. The defenders, along …
Read More »Elections in the US: Trump thought judges were key to winning, judges disagreed
[ad_1] President Donald Trump and his allies say their demands aimed at subverting the 2020 election and reversing his loss to Joe Biden would be substantiated if only judges were allowed to hear the cases. There is a central flaw in the argument. Justices have heard the cases and been …
Read More »‘I don’t remember those games’: Group of eight former rugby internationals to sue for brain damage
[ad_1] KIRK HARGREAVES / Stuff Former England hooker Steve Thompson, center, in action against Romania at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. England Rugby World Cup winning hooker Steve Thompson is among eight former players who plan to sue gambling authorities for negligence, claiming the sport has left …
Read More »Google reveals the most searched things on the internet in 2020
[ad_1] The internet search engine Google has revealed its top searches for 2020. In a year like no other in recent memory, is it any wonder that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic was the most searched term on the internet? It dominated most of Google’s 2020 year in searches, from general …
Read More »Mount Everest is slightly higher than previous measurements, say China, Nepal
[ad_1] China and Nepal have jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest, ending a disagreement between the two nations. The new height of the world’s highest peak is 8,848.86 meters, which is slightly higher than the previous measurement for Nepal and about 4 meters higher than that of …
Read More »Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97
[ad_1] In this 1948 file photo, test pilot Charles E. Yeager, 25, poses for a photo in the cockpit of an airplane. Photo / AP Retired Brigadier from the Air Force. General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the ace of WWII fighter pilots and test pilot par excellence who proved he had …
Read More »Judith Collins Warns Government To Be “Very Careful” When Creating New Hate Speech Laws | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Judith Collins says the government must be “very careful” about implementing new laws on hate speech in the wake of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Christchurch terror attack. Your playlist will load after this announcement. “You cannot legislate the thoughts of the people,” said the national …
Read More »Government Brings Hate Speech Laws To The Public After March 15 Investigation
[ad_1] The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch Terrorist Attack to amend the hate speech laws and create new hate crimes. However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said no changes would be made without consulting with the public and other political parties. The …
Read More »First person receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in UK
[ad_1] A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive a Covid injection as part of the mass vaccination program that is rolling out across the UK. Margaret Keenan Gets Vaccine From Nurse May Parsons Photo: AFP Margaret Keenan, who will turn 91 next week, called it the “best …
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