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Australian sailor Matt Wearn has secured his gold medal after finishing runner-up in the last race of the Laser class at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.The 25-year-old debutant took an unassailable lead into the finale when his lead reached 22 net points following Friday’s racing.But instead of trundling around the course, Wearn jumped to second…

The return of youngster Bradman Best has sparked Newcastle to a comprehensive 34-24 NRL win over Canberra.The 19-year-old, making an early return from an ankle injury, scored a try and set up two more for winger Enari Tuala as the Knights ended a two-game losing run at an empty Suncorp Stadium.The clash had been rescheduled…

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. They will be joined by Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Tribal Chief, Shuswap Nation…

News   •   Jul 31, 2021&nbsp20:30&nbspBST A man has been arrested after a police officer suffered a broken leg as the result of a collisIon with an e-scooter.The incident happened in Willesden High Road at about 13.00hrs today (Saturday, 31 July) during a pre-planned operation to target the illegal use of e-scooters.Officers had directed…

Suki Waterhouse has reportedly called out the reboot of teen drama Gossip Girl after the show included a joke in the script about her boyfriend Robert Pattinson. In an episode of the sequel series of Gossip Girl, which launched this month nine years after the original drew to a close, Luna (Zión Moreno) says a…

Chloe (Sam Barratt) and Ryder (Lukas Radovich) have been working hard on their food truck business, with the new venture proving to be a success in the Bay. However, this good fortune is not to last for long as shocking upcoming scenes reveal the truck will suddenly explode, injuring several Summer Bay favourites. It’s a…

Philippines' Nesthy Petecio celebrates after winning against Italy's Irma Testa after their women's feather (54-57kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by UESLEI MARCELINO / POOL / AFP) Nesthy Petecio continues to march deeper into the Tokyo Olympics with a majority…

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: Officers and members of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Crime, Illegal Drugs and Gambling Inc. on Friday released a list of 44 unsolved shootings and killings of public officials and ordinary citizens by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the four provinces of Region 1 (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan)…

City officials say it’s still too early to peg the exact damage and number of homes that will need to be replaced Charles Tonna is both amazed and grateful. The kindness he’s experienced since an EF2 tornado blew the windows out of his south-end Barrie house, scattering glass and other debris throughout two weeks ago,…

Jamie Cudmore, a former player and now an assistant coach for the men's national XVs team, wrote the tweets after the women's team crashed out of medal contention at Tokyo 2020 Author of the article: Patrick Johnston Publishing date: Jul 30, 2021  •  4 minutes ago  •  5 minute read  •  36 Comments Anne-Cecile Ciofani of…

Iron Mountain, MI, July 30, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Kitfox Design Group is proud to launch their latest and most exciting product yet, The Vietnam Throw blanket. A concerted effort to recognize our military’s history, and a humble nod and a thank you to the servicemen and women who fought in Vietnam.The Vietnam Throw is woven in a…

Taipei, Taiwan, July 30, 2021 --(PR.com)-- ARCTURUS is the new flexible antenna for 5G/4G LTE/3G/2G/NB-IoT/CATM applications designed by Synzen Precision Technology. In today’s tech and electronics world, where the modern mantra is to think bigger and make smaller, ARCTURUS is perhaps the most compact and versatile 5G FPC antenna on the market.Measuring just 88mm x 14mm,…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content TOKYO — Colombian Mariana Pajon’s long reign as queen of women’s BMX racing came to an end on Friday when she ceded her place to Britain’s Bethany Shriever, but the Medellin native said she had a new goal…

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content TOKYO — Ryan Murphy lost the second of his Rio backstroke titles to Russian Evgeny Rylov at the 2020 Olympics on Friday and the U.S. swimmer then suggested doping had played a part in his demise as events…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday blamed BJP for the logjam in Parliament and said the government was “avoiding” discussion on the use of Pegasus spyware since it has “much to hide”. Accusing BJP MPs of “collectively insulting” Parliament with their conduct in the meeting of the House panel on information technology on Wednesday, which had…

MUMBAI: Five youths, two of them engineers and one a minor, were recently arrested for allegedly running a nationwide racket in which they filmed men in the buff, indulged in sextortion and sold the obscene video clips on the internet. Police said the accused had made video clips of nearly 250 men and the money…

More reflections on the passing of “a straight cat.” July 29, 2021 I once asked Bob Moses, who died on July 25 at the age of 86, for an example of empowering grassroots leadership. He replied, “Well, Mrs. [Hazel] Palmer… She really came to symbolize for me…this leadership phenomenon that Ella [Baker] pointed us to…

And why Democratic attempts to cure excesses through censorship are not only wrong but stupid. July 29, 2021 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, France—Like a mattress tag—or one of those cookies-authorization things you sometimes have to click off your screen—it’s something you never stop to read: the words defense d’afficher / loi du 29 juillet 1881. Here in…

News   •   Jul 28, 2021&nbsp17:30&nbspBST Four officers have been told they have no case to answer for misconduct following a complaint made by a man who was subject to a stop and search.The complaint was received after the man was stopped and searched in a car in Walworth Road, SE17, on Tuesday, 5…

A woman whose sleight of hand played an integral role in a £4.2million diamond heist has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.Lulu Lakatos – 60 (26.06.61) from the Saint Brieuc region of France, was found guilty of conspiracy to steal on Wednesday, 28 July following the conclusion of her trial.She was sentenced on the…

A group of GOP senators said Wednesday they had reached an agreement with democrats on the major issues of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told lawmakers to be ready for a vote as soon as Wednesday night.  “We now have an agreement on the major issues,” Sen. Rob Portman…

Despite a slew of sexual assault allegations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still running the show in New York, now requiring that state employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing. The governor also announced a stricter mandate for hospitals, saying that all “patient-facing” health care workers at those facilities must be vaccinated. Currently, as reported by…

Sport Quah Ting Wen at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: SNOC/Shaun Ho) 28 Jul 2021 06:19PM (Updated: 28 Jul 2021 06:44PM) SINGAPORE: Singapore's Quah Ting Wen clocked a time of 56.36 in the heats of the women's 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Wednesday (Jul 28). Quah finished in eighth and last…

Sport Fiji rugby sevens players pray before a match at the Tokyo Stadium during the Tokyo Olympics on Jul 28, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble) 28 Jul 2021 05:40PM (Updated: 28 Jul 2021 07:00PM) TOKYO: Fiji maintained their dominance of Olympic rugby sevens on Wednesday (Jul 28) with a comprehensive 27-12 gold medal win over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium,…

Group urges people to join the movement on Thursday, July 29 at 5 p.m. The Sault Climate Hub is urging Saultities to join the fight against what they're calling a climate emergency, the group says in a news release issued today.  The group invites the public to "join like-minded Canadians across the country" on Thursday, July 29 at…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts…

Morrisons’ largest shareholder has announced “it is not inclined to support” a £6.3bn takeover bid by a consortium led by SoftBank-owned Fortress. Silchester International Investors, which owns 15.1 per cent of Morrisons, said in a statement on Tuesday evening that “there is little in the recommended offer that could not be achieved by Morrison as…

Rio Tinto Group has announced it will build a $2.4bn lithium mine in Serbia, in a bid to become the largest source of lithium supply in Europe for fifteen years. It represents the first move by one of the world’s mining giants to focus on metals that will help them capitalise on the electric car…

Last week, a landmark sex discrimination case was won by two men. Until a few years ago they worked for the top London advertising agency JWT. In 2018, the firm was found to have a 45% gender pay gap, and its creative director gave a speech saying the agency’s reputation as lacking in diversity had…

Covid cases across the UK have fallen for the sixth day in a row. Downing Street insisted the pandemic was “not over and we are not out of the woods yet”, and that the downward trend could be reversed once the full effects of lifting England’s restrictions a week ago today begins to filter through.…

Gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz stands on the podium for the victory ceremony of the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. Photo: Vincenzo PINTO / AFPThe timing was impeccable. She competed just minutes after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finished his final, three-hour long…

In this Thursday, April 12, 2018, file photo, Britney Spears accepts the Vanguard award at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.Just days after Britney Spears publicly accused her father…

Even as the situation remains precarious in Afghanistan with the Taliban making territorial gains, India has backed constitutional continuity in Kabul in case of any power-sharing pact. Power-sharing is one of the key points of discussion that are going on to resolve the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. "What we have been saying is that there…

The Afghanistan government has informed the Indian side that Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba is shifting base inside the country. The development comes even as the Taliban makes territorial gains in the country and the fear is that ungoverned places may be used by international terror groups. India has been in several private meetings with various…

Here's what you missed from Day 3 of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.July 26, 2021, 11:28 AM• 12 min readEach day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020…

Breakthroughs are expected and represent about 0.098% of those fully vaccinated.July 26, 2021, 11:01 AM• 10 min readAlthough reports of breakthrough COVID-19 cases occurring among fully vaccinated Americans are garnering much attention, as the country experiences a viral resurgence, new data illustrates just how rare these breakthrough infections are likely to be, and further shows…

Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill the capital in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis, but that his opponents called a coup. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge…

/ Middle East Issued on: 25/07/2021 - 22:47 Palestinian fishermen protest against the reduction by Israel of the Gaza fishing zone to six nautical miles at Gaza seaport on June 13, 2021. © Mahmud Hams, AFP Israel on Sunday reduced by half the fishing zone off Gaza, defence officials said, after incendiary balloons launched from…

news, health, mr fluffy, asbestos, asbestos map, national asbestos map, canberra, canberra asbestosFor former Mr Fluffy homeowner Felicity Prideaux, news about a new federal system tracking properties with asbestos could not have come soon enough. "We had been worried about not all the homes being known about, so for the government to publish a list…

news, latest-news, asbestos, asbestos map, national asbestos map, asbestos heat mapA national public database that could help predict which homes across the country contain asbestos is being developed by the federal government. A national residential asbestos heatmap, which will draw on pre-existing state and territory data along with artificial intelligence, is in the early stages…

Shares of content discovery firm Outbrain started trading in a debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, giving the firm founded by Israelis in 2006 a valuation of almost $1.1 billion. The company’s shares opened at their initial public offering price of $20 per share, after the firm sold 8 million shares in the IPO on…

The US Treasury Department said that Payoneer, a fintech startup founded by Israeli entrepreneurs, has agreed to pay a fine of some $1.4 million as part of a settlement for more than 2,000 apparent sanctions violations, by processing payments for parties located in Iran, Sudan and Syria among others, the agency said in a statement.…

Asia FILE PHOTO: People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mobile vaccination unit in Beijing, China, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 25 Jul 2021 09:51AM (Updated: 25 Jul 2021 10:00AM) BEIJING: China reported on Sunday (Jul 25) 32 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Jul 24, down from 35 cases a day earlier, the…

Sport 25 Jul 2021 09:40AM (Updated: 25 Jul 2021 09:45AM) TOKYO: A typhoon brewing off the coast of Japan might save the Olympic surfing dream of Costa Rica's Carlos Munoz, who is racing to Tokyo as a late replacement for Frederico Morais following the latter's positive COVID-19 test earlier this week.Slated to compete in the…

China's Sun Yiwen celebrates with her French coach Hugues Obry after winning in the women's epee individual gold medal bout and Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates as he rides to the finish line to win the men's cycling road race during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Japan, July 24, 2021. — AFP China wins in fencing,…

Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir will ‘reveal his true character’Prince Harry’s brand new upcoming memoir is reportedly “reveal the true character” of the royal that has been completely “consumed by his public image.”The claim has been brought forward by the Pod Save the Queen host Anne Gripper.While addressing viewers she was quoted saying, “I can tell…

(Philstar.com) - July 24, 2021 - 4:11pm MANILA, Philippines — A gun ban is in effect in Metro Manila for seven days in preparation for President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address. Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar said only members of the police and the military performing official duties and in their…

(Philstar.com) - July 24, 2021 - 4:00pm MANILA, Philippines — Local health authorities on Saturday reported 6,216 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,543,281. Active cases: 54,401 or 3.5% of the total Recoveries: 6,778, pushing total to 1,461,749 Deaths: 241, bringing total to 27,131  The Department of Health said the "technical issue" which prevented…

A heat wave is expected to kill all juvenile chinook salmon in California's Sacramento River, wildlife officials say. Meanwhile, climate change and extreme heat waves are hitting Canada’s salmon, too, on both coasts. We look at how bad it is here and what can be done to save our salmon.A dead chinook salmon floats in…

Yogi Muise performed with the choir of former Cape Breton coal miners for over 50 years.Yogi Muise (left) performs with Men of the Deeps. (Submitted by Jenn Sheppard)Yogi Muise, a longtime member of Cape Breton's Men of the Deeps, has died. He performed with the choir of former coal miners for over 50 years. Muise,…