The men of the Yumuri sugar co-operative in Cuba have worked the cane fields around the city of Cienfuegos since they were old enough to wield a machete. Cutting cane is all Miguel Guzmán has ever known. He comes from a family of farm hands and started the tough, thankless work as a teenager. For […]
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections. The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the archipelago. But local people – particularly those from the […]
Russia is currently not seeking to capture Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, President Vladimir Putin has claimed. “There are no such plans today,” he said at the end of his visit to China. But he stressed that Russian forces were advancing in the north-eastern Kharkiv region to create a “security zone” for Russia’s border region. […]
In three and a half years, President Biden has already installed more non-White federal judges than any president in history. His slate of judges is also majority female — another first. As Biden and former president Donald Trump barrel toward a fall rematch, The Washington Post is examining the numbers behind their time as president. […]
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Hunt says the Conservatives ‘will bring down taxes’ The chancellor was asked if he would bring down what was described as “stealth taxes”, by which the questioner meant the freezing of income tax thresholds. Jeremy Hunt replied: I can’t today tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto for the next parliament. But what […]
Recounting her own experience of giving birth to her first child, Ms Atkins said she had had “amazing care” but before the birth had been put on a ward with mothers who had had “very, very traumatic experiences”. “Seeing other mums in a great deal of distress, it was quite frightening actually,” she said. The […]
Who’s pitching tonight? For 100 years, that wasn’t just a casual question. It was the question that defined baseball. The answer always had a chance to give you goosebumps. Maybe it was Tom Seaver versus Steve Carlton. Maybe it was Sandy Koufax versus Bob Gibson. Maybe it was Pedro Martinez versus Randy Johnson. They weren’t […]
While Dr McConkey works with children, he said he is also aware of the impact of the shortages on adults. “I’ve heard of some adults asking their bosses to make reasonable adaptations because of the fact they aren’t having access to medication and in some cases those people have lost their jobs,” he said. “So […]
DSI MENA will encompass core businesses including dentsu Sports International Commercial, MKTG Sports + Entertainment and dentsu Sports Analytics. This integrated approach will enable dentsu to provide end-to-end solutions across multiple services including commercial development, strategic consultancy, rights delivery and data-driven analytics. In line with this expansion, DSI is pleased to welcome Olaf Borutz as […]