Report: NBA considering halting games for 7-14 days
The NBA had given every indication it plans to keep playing through the coronavirus pandemic.
Report recommends Winnipeg develop fourth branch of emergency services – Winnipeg
A report presented to Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee Wednesday suggests the city’s 911 service could be improved if there was better coordination between the various agencies at work, and societal issues that lead people to call for help were...
EU faces crisis as Hungary and Poland veto seven-year budget | World news
The EU is facing a crisis after Hungary and Poland vetoed the bloc’s historic €1.8tn (£1.6tn) budget and coronavirus recovery plan over attempts to link funding to respect for democratic norms. The move unravels months of negotiations over the scale...
Deluged by floods, America’s ‘oldest city’ struggles to save landmarks from climate crisis | Environment
The holiday season in St Augustine, Florida, is approaching, and residents are looking ahead to the annual Nights of Lights festival – a months-long tradition that sees millions of white lights strung along every corner of the city’s historic downtow...
Players union worried about South American qualifiers during COVID-19 crisis
Bern, Sept.23, 2020 (Reuters/Naija247news) The global players union FIFPRO has multiple concerns about next month’s World Cup qualifiers in South America, including the high incidence of COVID-19 in the region, travel difficulties and – for those bas...
Haftar, Saleh in surprise Cairo visit for crisis talks on Libya
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told the UN on Tuesday that the crisis in Libya continues to have repercussions for neighboring nations and is affecting international stability. In a recorded speech to the organization’s 75th General A...
Breaking News | Eerie photos show NYC’s Hudson Yards has been all but abandoned amid coronavirus crisis
Hudson Yards, known as the most expensive real estate project in American history, lays all but abandoned amid the country’s coronavirus pandemic. The $25 billion complex, located on Manhattan’s West Side, was once touted as the most exciting new at...
Greece sees end to Lesbos migrant crisis within a week
Issued on: 13/09/2020 – 12:18Modified: 13/09/2020 – 12:16 Lesbos Island (Greece) (AFP) Greece said Sunday it hoped thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe’s largest migrant camp could be rehoused within a week to end a crisis tha...
‘UN General Assembly backs ECOWAS stand on Mali crisis’
From: Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has the backing of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on efforts towards resolving the political crisis in Mali. The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kei...
Prince Andrew rushes to visit the Queen at Balmoral for ‘crisis talks’
Prince Andrew dashed to meet the Queen to talk about the Jeffery Epstein case. image: Twitter The Prince has been living at Windsor for the last five months of lockdown but according to reports, he has visited his mum to discuss the developments in t...